Penguin Isle

This is pretty biased because I like games that take time to play. I feel like that’s the point, to lower stress and anxiety. It’s not something that will take a week to do. No, it’ll take more than that. I like that, and I like that you need effort to play the game. Don’t play this if you expect it to be done within a day or a week. Don’t play this if you expect to get currency quickly. This game is meant to take time. Sure, it’s a little difficult to get money but that’s because you need to understand how to distribute it properly between the different habitats. Once you understand that, the game actually goes a little quicker. For the people who truly want to spend time on a game that’s slow paced and very gentle, I recommend this. It’s so relaxing and it calms me down a lot. I’m a very anxious and nervous person myself, so I like slow paced games. It takes a little bit to understand how the currency works and how to level up things properly, but once you understand it, it gets better. The only thing I can say is how much the habitats cost. You start at a low currency and once you unlock a new habitat, you need to reach an extremely high goal to get there. I think that they should be a little lower instead of being extremely high right off the bat. I know the point is to work for it, but for the people who like to play at their own pace, that might be a little soul crushing for them. That’s all. Happy New Years!

This game is a perfect combo for people who want a well-designed idle app mixed with serene relaxation. The mechanics of the game are what you’d expect from any idle title, but progression never seems to ramp way out of hand like in other games. I’ve spent no money on the game in almost two weeks of play and make regular progress every few days. Naturally, the cooler penguins are locked behind higher tiers to give you something to work for, but I would love to see the addition of chick options as further progress (like emperor chicks, for example). The one complaint I have is the presence of animals on my island that are natural predators to penguins. For example, I obviously want the bonuses provided by getting the polar bear upgrade, but it breaks the immersion to see a polar bear wandering around my island. It simply wouldn’t happen in nature. Devs, as someone who loves penguins as much as they love idle apps, I beseech you to remove or replace the cards that add animals that are natural predators to penguins. It really irks me seeing them so close to my little dudes. Despite this minor gripe, I want to thank the devs for finally giving me a game about penguins that is so classy and well made. This game has waddled into my heart, and I can’t thank the devs enough for that. 🐧❤️

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You basically can’t progress in this game without paying or watching ads. The idle time in this game is for such a short period of time and you only make a fraction of what you could from watching an ad. The only way you make any real money is from time skips which cost money or from gifts that you have to watch ads to open. It’s a pretty and serene exterior for a game that’s just about the app developers making money. I respect the hustle but at least make it somewhat feasible for someone who doesn’t want to pay for gems or doesn’t want to spend their time playing a game sitting and watching ads. It’s just the obviousness of it that makes me dislike the app so much. It could be fixed by simply letting it actually be an idle game where you can accumulate money while you’re gone rather than having to sit there watching ads for 1/2 an hour just to be able to “earn” the ability to let money accumulate for 1/2 an hour. Don’t worry! If you sit there for another 1/2 hour continuously watching ads you can boost that idle time to 1 hour! I don’t understand how there’s so many 5 star reviews. But maybe i just expect too much from a mobile app. Like it actually being a fun game. I think people are just so used to this being the norm and the formula.

While playing the game for a few hours I became addicted. Overtime I became more and more disappointed. You are forced to watch ads to gain certain “prizes” within the game whether that be coins or energy for tiers. I feel as if I am watching an ad every 2 seconds making it more annoying and stressful to play the game. As you progress in the game there is less to do. Things in the game become more expensive making it harder to play, making you watch more ads to get more coins and the game taking longer to progress. There is only one quest at a time. I wish there were more quests. Since you don’t see your next quest until you finish one I hope in the future for there to be more than one quest viewable allowing the player to multitask to earn more energy. I also hope for there to be less ads. Maybe another way to earn coins instead of watching a 30 second video all the time. Overall I think this game is great. It is very relaxing and it’s a wonderful structured idle game.

First off, I LOVE this app! I love the penguins and despite the complaints, I also love the polar bears, seals and all of the other animals. I only have a few wishes that would make the experience even better! Id love to see the seals and other animals be able to swim or use the amusement park because it would be quite adorable. Another thing, the hot air balloon penguin should be able to take other penguins on his trip! I assume these things are sort of like a mechanism so adding penguins could mess with it, but those additions would be adorable. Lastly, I don’t like the quests that require you to collect over 400+ hearts just to get 1 lightning bolt. That requires me to stay on the app for a long period of time if I’d like any advancement. It’s an idle game, so I like to leave it on it’s own for a while.