PANELKI

Released Mar 2022

A utility worker earns for a ticket to leave the endless Siberian city of panel houses. Permafrost, day/night cycle, dynamic weather and open world. Feel the atmosphere of the northern city, having been in the role of a handyman. Now with multiplayer!

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Done

All announced content has been released

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Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

PANELKI launched on March 4, 2022 and received steady post-launch content over its first couple of years. The developer shipped four major updates: the Skyscrapers mode (May 15, 2022), the Delivery DLC and new soundtrack (July 15, 2022), the multiplayer and Graffiti Pack update (December 22, 2022), and finally the engine-upgrade update 1.4.0 (September 20, 2024). All three DLC items are released and no unreleased DLC is listed on the store. On September 20, 2024, the developer published a clear statement explaining that he had been working on a new project with his team for over a year and had decided to stop supporting PANELKI. He described update 1.4.0 as "the last one (not counting hotfixes or minor changes), at least for now," and closed the post with a heartfelt thank-you to players "for this journey." This is a direct developer communication confirming the end of content development for the game. A hotfix followed on October 4, 2024, and a small Polish localization patch shipped on November 27, 2024 — both consistent with the "hotfixes or minor changes" exception the developer mentioned, and neither representing new content. An April 20, 2025 post invited people to submit resumes to help build "the PANELKI universe," and a March 4, 2025 anniversary post reflected on the game's history. Neither of these walked back the September 2024 statement about stopping development, and neither announced new content for the existing game. The universe recruitment post is ambiguous and could relate to the developer's new project rather than PANELKI updates. With the developer's own words confirming PANELKI's content development is complete, and all DLC released, the game is a finished product. The last meaningful content delivery was the November 27, 2024 localization patch, which represents the final state of the game.

Evidence

Developer explicitly states he has been working on a new project for over a year and has decided to stop supporting PANELKI. Describes update 1.4.0 as 'the last one (not counting hotfixes or minor changes), at least for now,' and closes with a thank-you 'for this journey.'

news post · Sep 20, 2024 source development ending

high

Update 1.4.1 adds Polish localization and bug fixes — consistent with the minor/hotfix exception the developer mentioned. Last official update to the game.

news post · Nov 27, 2024 source development ending

medium

Content

3 of 3 released · no outstanding content

Released

PANELKI - Graffiti Pack DLC

Dec 2022

Released

PANELKI – Delivery DLC

Jul 2022

Media

Details

Developer

Alexander Gromyko

Publisher

Alexander Gromyko

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Snow Atmospheric Open World Sandbox Procedural Generation First-Person Cinematic Walking Simulator Relaxing Simulation Life Sim Exploration Cute 6DOF Multiple Endings

About this game

In childhood parents told you that you would become a janitor in future, but you did not live up to their expectations and became a top manager? Even if not, in this game you will be able to play the role of utility worker.

Carry out various assignments from utility services, get money for it and enjoy the atmosphere of the Siberian city. Your task is to save up for a ticket to leave the city and start a new life.

Open world:

You enter the endless open world of the city of panel houses. It consists a lot of procedurally generated objects: roads, houses, playgrounds, garages, schools and other structures. The main feature of the Sibreain city are panel houses, uniquely generated both outside and inside. No house is like any other.

Snow digging:

In Panelki you can interact with snow. Dig snowdrifts in the entrances, cars, clean the roofs of houses or just build a giant snow tower. With the help of different shovels you will be able to dig more and more snow.

Weather and time of day:

The Panelki world has dynamic weather and day/night cycle. Full immersion in weather conditions: from a heavy blizzard at night to a quiet snowfall at noon. If you stay in the cold for a long time, the player starts to freeze. You can warm up in the indoors.

Items:

Come into the basement. There you will find useful items such as shovels, intercom keys, light bulbs, snowman carrots, a flashlight, or other things. You can turn on heating in the basements.

Cinematic mode:

In Panelki you can stop anytime and anywhere, turn on the camera and capture the harsh view of the Siberian city. Due to a lot of image settings, you can give the picture any mood. You will also need a camera in the game: if you have completed all the actions in the house, you can take a photo of it from the outside and get some in-game money for the picture.