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The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time

That Fish · 2026-06-03

Steam

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 02, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 02, 2021 (Linux), Jul 02, 2021 (Mac)

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

13
playing now
89%
positive of 2.9k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

The Heists 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 an 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! The Base To support all your heists you are provided with a base that exists in the most remote parts of Antarctica. In your base you have t(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 130 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,795 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 59k–132k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,926 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $7.49 at Steam (2026-07-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15415420212026Week of 2021-07-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1912026-08-11 19:00 — 13 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 3 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 19 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 6 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 6 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 11 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 1 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 14 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 5 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 1 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 17 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 7 players2026-08-26 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-27 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 05:00 — 8 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$7.492021-07-022026-07-282021-07-02 — best price $11.992021-09-23 — best price $10.042021-10-28 — best price $9.892021-11-24 — best price $9.892021-12-22 — best price $9.892022-01-27 — best price $9.892022-04-06 — best price $9.742022-05-29 — best price $9.742022-06-24 — best price $9.742022-12-03 — best price $9.742022-12-23 — best price $9.742023-01-23 — best price $9.742023-03-16 — best price $9.742023-04-21 — best price $9.742023-06-20 — best price $9.742023-06-29 — best price $9.742023-09-11 — best price $9.742023-11-21 — best price $9.742023-12-21 — best price $9.742024-02-03 — best price $9.742024-03-14 — best price $9.742024-06-27 — best price $9.742024-10-15 — best price $9.742024-11-27 — best price $9.742024-12-19 — best price $9.742025-02-07 — best price $9.742025-03-13 — best price $9.742025-04-16 — best price $9.742025-06-26 — best price $9.742025-09-29 — best price $9.742025-12-18 — best price $9.742026-03-19 — best price $9.742026-06-03 — best price $9.742026-07-21 — best price $7.492026-07-28 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

51
achievements tracked
91.7%
earned "Murder!"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller Support1 DLC

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,5931%51

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPCo-opFunnyHeistActionComedyPhysicsSandboxCartoonyMultiplayer

Census log

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

Recent updates

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