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The Next Penelope cover art

The Next Penelope

Aurelien Regard · Plug In Digital · 2015-05-29

Steam

ActionIndieRacing

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 21, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), May 29, 2015 (Mac), May 29, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Wii U), May 29, 2015 (Linux)

Set in a futuristic Odyssey, "The Next Penelope" is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system. Weapons can be mixed and used at any time, but all these abilities cost vital energy!

The Next Penelope is an Action, Indie, and Racing game released in 2015, priced at $12.99, with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 282 reviews).

0
playing now
72%
positive of 283 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$12.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 7.1k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 283 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$1.29-90%
Steam$1.29-90%
GamersGate$1.30-90%
GreenManGaming$1.30-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.97 at GameBillet (2025-06-03) · bundled 5×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $12.99 · on sale 149 of 175 observed days · $0.32 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
121220152026Week of 2015-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 16:00 — 0 players2026-09-17 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 22:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 05:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 13:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 21:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 04:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 12:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 09:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 00:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 15:00 — 0 players2026-10-12 23:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 07:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 22:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
30Jan 2015Nov 2020Jan 2015 — avg 3 · peak 28Mar 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6May 2015 — avg 1 · peak 14Jul 2015 — avg 1 · peak 5Sep 2015 — avg 0 · peak 6Nov 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Jan 2016 — avg 2 · peak 17Mar 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4May 2016 — avg 0 · peak 3Jul 2016 — avg 1 · peak 4Sep 2016 — avg 1 · peak 10Nov 2016 — avg 0 · peak 5Jan 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2017 — avg 0 · peak 4Jul 2017 — avg 0 · peak 5Sep 2017 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Jan 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2018 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2018 — avg 0 · peak 4Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 3Nov 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Jan 2019 — avg 0 · peak 4Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 3May 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Nov 2020 — avg 0 · peak 1

No change (0) in avg players vs prior month — Nov 2020

Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$13.99$0.902015-01-162026-10-152015-01-16 — best price $9.992015-09-11 — best price $12.992016-02-19 — best price $6.492016-08-15 — best price $6.492017-06-15 — best price $3.252017-12-04 — best price $12.992018-06-28 — best price $3.252019-01-10 — best price $12.992019-05-10 — best price $2.592019-11-25 — best price $11.302020-01-28 — best price $2.592020-03-24 — best price $2.592020-07-03 — best price $12.992020-09-10 — best price $10.222020-11-06 — best price $12.992021-01-08 — best price $2.602021-03-06 — best price $10.942021-05-03 — best price $12.992021-07-03 — best price $2.592021-12-11 — best price $12.992022-04-29 — best price $12.992022-10-03 — best price $12.992023-02-14 — best price $1.292023-06-09 — best price $1.292023-09-15 — best price $1.292023-12-30 — best price $12.992024-04-08 — best price $1.952024-08-02 — best price $1.312024-11-30 — best price $10.222025-04-28 — best price $10.222025-08-29 — best price $12.992025-12-15 — best price $1.112026-03-23 — best price $8.792026-07-09 — best price $1.292026-08-26 — best price $1.292026-09-30 — best price $1.162026-10-15 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

23
achievements tracked
92.3%
earned "EARLY SUPPORTER"
3.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, French

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-04-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,8231%23
Switch (Nintendo)220%0

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

Player tags

IndieActionRacingTop-DownDifficultFuturisticShoot 'Em Up4 Player LocalLocal MultiplayerFemale Protagonist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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