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Games like Penguin Noir

If Penguin Noir is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fractaloid Attacks!, Caromble! and Mine Safety — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Penguin Noir: Penguin Noir is a fast-paced pinball-style arcade game where the goal is to collect three pearls throughout each level, maintaining a combo of explosive actions to rack up massive scores.

2023Indie4.99 USDWindowsby Rabid Troll Studios LLC
Penguin Noir — Steam game cover

Players who liked Penguin Noir also play

Steam players who put hours into Penguin Noir also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Fractaloid Attacks!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Aim better. Destroy smarter. Explore and use Technologies. Pinball × breakout × platformer = ricochets, combos, fun! Fractaloids have taken over the system — crystalline trees grown from living code. Knowledge comes through destruction.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSteam ↗
  2. Caromble!

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Caromble! is the ultimate brick breaker. A 3D physics-based adventure that blends brick breaking with pinball, platforming and trick-shot puzzles. Guide the ball through a dynamic world, battle challenging bosses, and unlock game-changing powerups. Save the ball. Save the world.

    2026ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mine Safety

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    A fast-paced, high-score-focused game where you operate a mining platform with a progressive scoring system based on time.

    2025IndieCasual0.49 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cosmic Waves

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Blast-off for a brick-breaker adventure that’s out of this world! Control a super-powered paddle and emit cosmic force waves to smash blocks, shatter forcefields and destroy machines as you embark on a heroic mission to save the universe!

    2025Indie9.80 USDSteam ↗
  5. Shotgun Cop Man

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.

    2025ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    You like top-down-shooter with a film-noir singleplayer campaign, challenging fights against zombies and monsters, gory splatter effects and destructible level environments? Fight your way through an apocalyptic city in the single player story mode, and test your skills in the survival mode.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. ANTONBLAST

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Penguin Noir fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Penguin Noir at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Penguin Noir on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Shotgun Cop Man

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    GO TO HELL, ARREST SATAN. Propel yourself to justice and glory on a journey through hell in this punchy, crunchy, son-of-a-gun precision platformer from the creator of My Friend Pedro.

    2025ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    Flow gracefully through a colorful, hand-drawn 2.5D action platformer inspired by Japanese folklore. Engage in acrobatic aerial combat, unlock powerful mystical abilities, and explore an interconnected world of myth as you seek to unravel the mysteries of your origin.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. ANTONBLAST

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Penguin Noir.

    ANTONBLAST is a fast-paced explosive action platformer that's all about destruction. Play as the enraged Dynamite Anton (or his cranked-out coworker Annie) and use your Mighty F’n Hammer to demolish bizarre worlds, tussle with screen-filling bosses, and steal your Spirits back from Satan!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Penguin Noir

How much does Penguin Noir cost?
Penguin Noir is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Penguin Noir?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Penguin Noir are Fractaloid Attacks!, Caromble!, Mine Safety.
Who developed Penguin Noir?
Penguin Noir was developed by Rabid Troll Studios LLC.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Penguin Noir.

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