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Penny’s Big Breakaway

Colorful 3D platformer built around yo-yo tricks and momentum

Evening Star · Published by Private Division · Released Feb 21, 2024

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 1,314
Recent reviews
Mixed
60% of 15 in 30 days
Players
1
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Mar 14, 2024
Minimum PC
GTX 750 Ti
4 GB RAM
Full requirements

What is Penny’s Big Breakaway?

A single-player, third-person platformer set across the world of Macaroon. As street performer Penny, you use a living yo-yo to cross stages, evade the emperor’s penguins, and clear your name after a troubled audition. Story Mode rewards chained tricks and high scores; Time Attack focuses on clearing stages quickly.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy learning movement tricks and chaining them together
  • +you like replaying stages to improve your times

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer slow platforming with simple controls
  • −you would rather explore freely than tackle individual stages

What players say

80% of 1,314 reviews are positive · 60% of 15 in the last 30 days

Players praise the colorful art, music, and movement once they learn the controls. They also say the controls can feel slippery, the automatic camera makes platforming harder, and collision bugs can interrupt or block progress.

How many players finish Penny’s Big Breakaway?

17% of Steam players have unlocked «One for the Ages», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Penny’s Big Breakaway system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750 Ti, 4 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics
Nvidia GTX 750 Ti or ATI Radeon HD 7850
Memory
4 GB RAM

Recommended

OS
Windows 11
Processor
Intel Core i7-4770K or Ryzen 5 1400
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or AMD Radeon R9 270X or Intel Arc A380
Memory
8 GB RAM

Does Penny’s Big Breakaway have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Penny’s Big Breakaway run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
30
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Penny’s Big Breakaway use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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