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The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time
The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is a sandboxy physics game for 1-8 players, with everything from sneaky heists to hilarous stupidity to baking pizzas. With continuous updates, plenty of maps, and hundreds of items, clothes and quests, it has something for everyone.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
26 of the 75 reviews raise this.
11 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoy playing this game. It's chaotic. You're a penguin with guns and laxatives. It's fun to play with other people. You can noot at each other. The penguins are so cute. I hope that they continue to update the…”
4 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“I really enjoy playing this game. It's chaotic. You're a penguin with guns and laxatives. It's fun to play with other people. You can noot at each other. The penguins are so cute. I hope that they continue to update the…”
“It's alright. It takes a lot of space and makes my computer hot for what seems not to be a very complex game. It doesn't run super smooth and the levels feel kinda liminal and empty at times. But the premise is very…”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this.
“The game doesn't work. Can't join servers without someone not appearing. Maps are broken, penguin starts auto walking or damage doesn't register until 5 minutes later. Then you die. and respawn, then die again because…”
“Its so good its soo goooodddd i coulkdnt stop cakcleing its soooo goooooodoododod its soooo goood if it was 100$ id still but it its soooooo goood”
15 of the 75 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“buggy game and not very good and funny thing is the pool mini game in the 2nd level is not good either lmao like you hit the ball too hard it goes flying off the table and on a reset after a game is over the 8 ball…”
7 of the 75 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“buggy game and not very good and funny thing is the pool mini game in the 2nd level is not good either lmao like you hit the ball too hard it goes flying off the table and on a reset after a game is over the 8 ball…”
“The game doesn't work. Can't join servers without someone not appearing. Maps are broken, penguin starts auto walking or damage doesn't register until 5 minutes later. Then you die. and respawn, then die again because…”
“okay i didnt like the game personally, lots of things i didnt like and bugs, but i do know they are updating and i think wanna release full version soon, so ill recheck the game after that, but for what it is now i…”
6 of the 75 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“The game doesn't work. Can't join servers without someone not appearing. Maps are broken, penguin starts auto walking or damage doesn't register until 5 minutes later. Then you die. and respawn, then die again because…”
“pretty good but gets boring without people to play”
“Even though i cant play with my friend recruitmarrow together cus he has no weapons (he suppost to have weapons) an pickup ammo screen on his screen forever and if he joins while im not in a mission he cant do anything…”
3 of the 75 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's alright. It takes a lot of space and makes my computer hot for what seems not to be a very complex game. It doesn't run super smooth and the levels feel kinda liminal and empty at times. But the premise is very…”
Counted across 75 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Me and my bro tried to rob a small city and agreed we would only kill if needed (to save ammo). 15 seconds later, the city is on fire, the cries of innocent penguins fill the air as they are mowed down without reason or remorse. 10/10”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“You get to be a penguin. What more could you ask for 🐧”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs played“I feel my previous review was too harsh, and not constructive enough. The problem with this compared to other "friend group" games is that it focuses harder on The Meme than it does the gameplay. The penguin part goes as deep as a penguin joke will go; you noot, and you shoot.…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Full Soundtrack Available Now
Noot noot! The game's soundtrack is now available on the Steam page for those of you who have requested it. It contains both released and unrealeased tracks that were made during the course of Early A
Full Release Patch #3
Hey, everyone! We've dug deeper into the issues with the Linux version of the game, and have found that OpenGL can be incompatible at times. Instead of falling back to Vulkan, it continues to run even
Full Release Patch #2
We've had some negative reviews regarding performance/optimization (but no bug reports, which doesn't help at all), so we've decided to go back to DirectX 12 now that it's more stable and see if it wo
Full Release Patch #1
Some small (but important) fixed coming through. Make sure to restart Steam if the game doesn't update automatically, and in worst case verify the game files. Fixed and clarified weapon unlock och pur
FULL RELEASE
NOOT NOOT!Penguin Heist is out of Early Access! A big thanks and shout-out to everyone who has supported us during these years, you made this possible.What's in the game now?20 heists - each one with
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie, Early Access |
| Player tags | Early Access · Heist · Comedy · Cartoony · Sandbox · Action-Adventure · Choices Matter · Funny · Multiplayer · Co-op · Physics · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * * |
| Achievements | 51 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (Intel Iris Graphics 6100 or better) Storage: 7 GB available space