The Next Penelope
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…
The Next Penelope is an adventure developed by Arkedo Studio, released 29 May 2015 on Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Linux and Mac. It currently starts at $1.29 at Steam.
What The Next Penelope is
The Next Penelope is an adventure game developed by Arkedo Studio and released in 2015. It was published by Plug In Digital. It is available on Nintendo Switch, Wii U, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Construct 2.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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, so the player is very powerful and close to death at the same time! As Penelope is looking for Ulysses through the galaxy, the player is free to explore the planets in any order. Each world features unique situations, races, even bosses, and new permanent abilities to enhance the Penelope's spaceship.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 23 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
The Next Penelope holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 1.8 GHZ, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA GT/s 4xx or equivalent. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.29 at Steam, 90% below its usual price.
What it launched against
The Next Penelope launched on 29 May 2015, within three weeks of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm and Invisible, Inc.. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It was a Nintendo Switch launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Splatoon, Heroes of the Storm, Invisible, Inc..
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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