Detective Penguin
Physics-based detective adventure where a penguin questions suspects or throws punches
That Other Fish, That Fish · Released Apr 15, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 55
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 9 months ago
- Jan 25, 2026
What is Detective Penguin?
This single-player adventure follows Detective Nooter, a new graduate working for Penguin Village's detective bureau. You explore the village, gather clues for the Missing Mackerel investigation and side cases, play mini-games, and choose your detective's clothing.
For you if...
- +you like dark humor and cartoon animal characters
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-heavy games with little dialogue
What players say
85% of 55 reviews are positive
Players praise the story and character writing. The most common complaints concern awkward movement and controls, with some players also reporting glitches that leave them stuck.
Screenshots and trailer
Detective Penguin system requirements
Minimum: Integrated ( Iris 6100, 4 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Detective Penguin?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Dual Core 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Integrated Graphics (Intel Iris Graphics 6100 or better)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Quad Core 2.0 GHz
- Graphics
- Dedicated Graphics 2GB VRAM
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
Does Detective Penguin have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Detective Penguin run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Detective Penguin 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 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
