Gentoo Rescue

Released May 2025

A puzzler about sliding penguins and walruses. Pick up items to push, pull, bounce, swap, stop, steal, or explode. Uncover surprising twists hidden in a world of puzzles inside puzzles inside puzzles.

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $19.99

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Evaluation

Gentoo Rescue launched on May 22, 2025. On launch day, the developer posted a candid note stating the game was "content complete" at release — no missing achievements, mechanics, or puzzles — but outlined clear post-launch priorities including Steam Workshop support, puzzle editor polish, and additional features. The developer has followed through with a sustained and active post-launch update program. Major updates include: 1.1.0 on August 19, 2025 (Steam Workshop support, MacOS compatibility), and 1.2 on May 28, 2026 (the "Anniversary Update," adding secret puzzles across all worlds, new biomes, music, achievements, and significant puzzle redesigns). Between and after these major updates, the developer has shipped a consistent stream of feature patches — most recently version 1.2.3 on August 17, 2026, just two days ago. This patch introduced a new difficulty rating system, further puzzle refinements, and noted that a Simplified Chinese translation is nearly complete and expected in the next patch. In a February 2026 patch note, the developer explicitly stated it was "very likely that this will not be the final patch," reinforcing ongoing commitment. The only DLC listed is the soundtrack, which released on December 31, 2025. No specific future content has been formally announced, but the developer is clearly still actively working on the game with a demonstrated cadence of major updates roughly every 9 months and frequent smaller patches in between.

Evidence

Patch 1.2.3 ships with puzzle tweaks, performance improvements, a new difficulty rating system, and a note that Simplified Chinese translation of puzzle names and hints is nearly complete and expected in the next patch.

news post · Aug 17, 2026 source development ongoing

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Major 'Anniversary Update' 1.2 ships with secret puzzles for every world, 4 new biomes, 2 new music tracks, 2 new achievements, localization support, and extensive puzzle redesigns.

news post · May 28, 2026 source content shipped

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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Released

Gentoo Rescue Soundtrack

Dec 2025

Media

Details

Developer

Jagriff

Publisher

Jagriff

Achievements

Platform

Windows, macOS, Linux

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Verified

Players

Single-player

Puzzle Adventure Open World Logic Relaxing Difficult Sokoban Cute 2D 3D Top-Down Minimalist Cartoony Level Editor Grid-Based Movement

About this game

Slide animals to save baby penguins and escape with walruses. Change the rules with simple items like a hammer, a spring, or a magnet. Discover emergent uses of these tools, and how they interact with other mechanics. Explore an open world of nested puzzles by gaining new capabilities and knowledge.

Puzzles are designed to showcase with a "simple, but difficult" philosophy, with each puzzle bringing a new idea. They're carefully designed to be instructive, tight, and deducible.

Featuring

Penguins, walruses, and fish! Each introduces opposing win criteria.
Rapidly expanding set of mechanics and interactions.
Over 300 diverse, hand-crafted levels. No filler!
An interconnected network of puzzles with item-based progression and metagame twists.
Journal for tracking mechanics, which also lists entries needed for the current puzzle.
A tiered hint system that teaches a deduction-based approach.
16 biomes distinguishing areas and mechanics, with original music.
Puzzle editor with Steam Workshop support for sharing custom levelpacks.

Accessibility

No time-sensitive inputs, with undo and redo binds that work through resets.
Use a controller, keyboard, or mouse with customizable binds. (Note: Puzzle editor requires a mouse.)
Colorblind friendly with customizable colors.
Most puzzles are optional for progression, and a setting makes any puzzle skippable.
Warp navigation system for quickly returning to anywhere you've been.
Solutions, [redacted], and [redacted] are saved, so meta goals don't require any repeat work.