The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

Released Jun 2026

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is a sandboxy physics game for 1-8 players, with everything from sneaky heists to hilarious stupidity to baking pizzas. With continuous updates, plenty of maps, and hundreds of items, clothes and quests, it has something for everyone.

89% positive · 2,934 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time left Early Access and launched its full 1.0 release on June 3, 2026. The launch post described a complete package: 20 heists, a full story from beginning to end, 177 items, 192 clothing items, 30 skins, and over 1.5 hours of music. Two days before launch, on May 31, 2026, the developer explicitly stated: "We will fix any significant bugs for a while after release, then we'll continue on one of our other projects lined up for the future." This is a direct statement that content development on this game is finished, and the team plans to move on to new projects after a post-launch bug-fix window. Since launch, the developer has followed through on exactly that: a handful of bug-fix and feature patches addressing performance, Linux compatibility, and controller support — most recently on September 23, 2026. These are maintenance updates, not new content expansions. The only DLC listed is the official soundtrack, released July 21, 2026, which is a music product rather than a gameplay content addition. The short description mentions "continuous updates," but this language was written before the developer's post-launch statement clarifying their plans. The developer's direct statement about moving on to other projects takes precedence. All evidence points to a game that shipped as a complete, finished product and has been receiving routine post-launch maintenance as promised.
Evidence
Full 1.0 release launched with 20 heists, a complete story, 177 items, 192 clothing items, 30 skins, and over 1.5 hours of music — described as the finished product.
news post · Jun 3, 2026 source content shipped
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Developer explicitly states that after fixing significant bugs post-launch, they will move on to other projects — a direct indication that content development on this game is considered complete.
news post · May 31, 2026 source development ending
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

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Details

Developer
Publisher
That Fish
Achievements
51
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP

About this game

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is the one and only 1-8 player CO-OP physics-based heist game featuring a bunch of kleptomaniac penguins. You'll experience a blend of physics-based platforming with stealth, strategy, action, and CHAOS.

Being inspired by old-school stealth and heist games along with modern physics platformers, Penguin Heist aims to breathe new life into the genre with a modern physics engine along with multiplayer. You pick your mission, your loadout, and you set out on your mission. Use your tools, weapons, and wit to infiltrate, steal, and exfiltrate as well as you can. Unlock new weapons and items by completing quests and exploring the maps, and get the sickest penguin drip by spending your hard-earned money in the clothing store.

Choose stealth and complete the game without killing anyone, choose chaos and blow everything up with high-tech weaponry, or anything in between. No matter what level of expertise you are on, Penguin Heist will offer a challenge for everyone. If not, you can have fun slapping your friends with bananas and baguettes.

  • Online CO-OP with up to 8 people playing together

  • 20 very different heists with several side quests

  • Alternative game modes, such as pizza baking, zombie survival, and PvP

  • 100+ quests spread across the maps

  • 100+ weapons and items

  • 100+ clothes and skins

  • 20+ unique skins

  • Diverse playing styles from stealth to explosive chaos

  • Heist planner with custom loadouts

  • Daily challenges

  • Realistic penguin nooting

Penguin Heist features a variety of heist locations that all have their unique flair. One heist will have you stealing boats full of fish, another might have you stealing valuable works of art, and yet another may require you to kidnap a prized chef. However, it is the job of a penguin to figure out the way that they want to execute their heist. Loud or silent, lethal or non-lethal - there is no right answer... there is only the way you play!

Weapon Store

As you progress through the game, you will unlock new weapons, tools, and items. These range from normal guns to drones to explosives to food. Each item has a special feature that can be used to complete a heist. See a pair of penguins guarding a door? You can blast them into oblivion with dynamite and a minigun, you can poison them with stinky fish, you can lure them away and sneak in, you can distort gravity and run past.

Clothing Store

While a penguin can be proficient with every weapon and know heisting in and out, what is a penguin without style? Customize your penguin's skin, headwear, facewear, and clothes. There are hundreds of items to choose from!

Post Office

As an addition to the regular stores, the Post Office offers special deliveries as well as unique and epic items. It also serves as the purchase point for properties. Yes, you can buy land and a house, and decorate it as you wish with your hard-earned fish coins.

Library

In Penguin Heist, items and weapons are unlocked by finding blueprints. These can be obtained from completing quests or by exploring. Some are easy, others are hard, and that's why one of the features of the Library is to provide hints to the player.

Disclaimer: Please note that this is a physics game. The penguins have simulated joints and the controls are therefore not as responsive as your average game. You may find the controls "janky", which is completely the result of the physics simulation.

Last evaluated Sep 28, 2026
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