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Penny’s Big Breakaway

Evening Star · Private Division · 2024-02-21

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 21, 2024 (Nintendo Switch), Feb 21, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 21, 2024 (PlayStation 5), Feb 21, 2024 (Xbox Series X|S)

Ready. Set. YO! - Join Penny & Yo-Yo in a kinetic 3D-platformer bursting with innovative gameplay! Showcase your catalog of tricks and chain impressive combos to deliver Penny & Yo-Yo's perfect breakout performance. Take the stage with this vibrant pair in Penny’s Big Breakaway.

Penny’s Big Breakaway is a $29.99 Adventure and Indie game released in 2024, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (80% of 1309 reviews).

0
playing now
80%
positive of 1.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
62/100
IGDB user rating (7 ratings)
4.22★
PlayStation Store rating (835 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Penny's Big Breakaway is a 2024 platform game developed by Evening Star and published by Private Division. It was released on February 21, 2024, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. The game was announced during a Nintendo Direct presentation which aired on June 21, 2023. The game follows Penny and her yo-yo, who must evade Emperor Eddie and his army of penguins after causing a stir.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 132 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 29,201 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 26k–59k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,309 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.89-67%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.68 at eTail.Market (2026-05-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 83 of 139 observed days · $3.21 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
25325320242026Week of 2024-02-01: 253 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

802026-09-15 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-17 02:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 10:00 — 3 players2026-09-19 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-22 09:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 16:00 — 4 players2026-09-25 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 07:00 — 2 players2026-09-27 15:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 22:00 — 5 players2026-09-30 06:00 — 2 players2026-10-01 13:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 21:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-05 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 20:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-09 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 18:00 — 3 players2026-10-12 02:00 — 7 players2026-10-13 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
393Mar 2024Aug 2026Mar 2024 — avg 39 · peak 118Apr 2024 — avg 20 · peak 57May 2024 — avg 13 · peak 40Jun 2024 — avg 10 · peak 32Jul 2024 — avg 14 · peak 44Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 21Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Oct 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Dec 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jan 2025 — avg 5 · peak 19Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 23Mar 2025 — avg 5 · peak 25Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 41Jun 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Jul 2025 — avg 5 · peak 16Aug 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Sep 2025 — avg 4 · peak 13Oct 2025 — avg 3 · peak 12Nov 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 19Feb 2026 — avg 5 · peak 17Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Apr 2026 — avg 4 · peak 16May 2026 — avg 5 · peak 22Jun 2026 — avg 5 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$6.732024-02-212026-10-152024-02-21 — best price $29.992024-03-28 — best price $29.992024-05-06 — best price $26.992024-06-07 — best price $17.222024-07-04 — best price $29.992024-07-27 — best price $26.992024-08-21 — best price $29.992024-09-24 — best price $26.992024-10-18 — best price $17.992024-11-09 — best price $26.992024-12-03 — best price $25.792024-12-22 — best price $17.992025-01-16 — best price $26.992025-03-15 — best price $19.792025-05-02 — best price $15.992025-05-22 — best price $26.992025-06-10 — best price $16.492025-06-28 — best price $14.672025-07-13 — best price $24.872025-08-16 — best price $14.752025-09-06 — best price $26.222025-09-30 — best price $14.692025-10-19 — best price $26.222025-11-08 — best price $29.992025-12-04 — best price $23.992025-12-23 — best price $14.992026-01-23 — best price $11.022026-02-25 — best price $11.092026-03-26 — best price $13.352026-04-17 — best price $25.192026-05-12 — best price $22.492026-06-02 — best price $27.842026-06-23 — best price $25.492026-07-16 — best price $29.992026-08-06 — best price $9.852026-08-27 — best price $29.992026-10-15 — best price $9.89
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

377462026-05-29 — 95 pageviews2026-06-02 — 55 pageviews2026-06-06 — 73 pageviews2026-06-10 — 80 pageviews2026-06-14 — 60 pageviews2026-06-18 — 58 pageviews2026-06-22 — 84 pageviews2026-06-26 — 88 pageviews2026-06-30 — 58 pageviews2026-07-04 — 67 pageviews2026-07-08 — 65 pageviews2026-07-12 — 68 pageviews2026-07-16 — 97 pageviews2026-07-20 — 46 pageviews2026-07-24 — 61 pageviews2026-07-28 — 54 pageviews2026-08-01 — 57 pageviews2026-08-05 — 104 pageviews2026-08-09 — 61 pageviews2026-08-13 — 82 pageviews2026-08-17 — 78 pageviews2026-08-21 — 77 pageviews2026-08-25 — 75 pageviews2026-08-29 — 88 pageviews2026-09-02 — 58 pageviews2026-09-06 — 63 pageviews2026-09-10 — 57 pageviews2026-09-14 — 72 pageviews2026-09-18 — 50 pageviews2026-09-22 — 98 pageviews2026-09-26 — 80 pageviews2026-09-30 — 75 pageviews2026-10-04 — 46 pageviews2026-10-08 — 377 pageviews2026-10-12 — 108 pageviews2026-10-14 — 77 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
73.6%
earned "Perfect Prologue"
17.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,9125%30

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3DFunnyIndieCartoonColorfulAdventureControllerPlatformerTime AttackSingleplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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