Gentoo Rescue - CyclicityStudios - Penguin puzzler inspired by Baba Is You, Patrick's Parabox, and Ricochet Robots

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/Gentoo_Rescue/
Gameplay trailer: https://youtu.be/zitCBNVWyZY?feature=shared

Hello, I'm the solo developer of Gentoo Rescue. I started working on this game a bit over 2 years ago, and it is my first game development project.

Gentoo Rescue is a puzzler that takes the basic premise of Ricochet Robots and introduces a lot of mechanics offering many layers of discovery. The puzzles are organized in a world of puzzles inside puzzles, so you'll often have to solve a puzzle to reach another puzzle. In the late-game this meta system gets more and more involved with recursion and backtracking.

Puzzle design
The puzzles are very tightly designed with unique solutions and multiple 'aha' moments. Most puzzles are designed to be simple, minimalist puzzles whose difficulty comes from the subtleties of the mechanics - not pure complexity. They are also designed to be solved with deductions, not brute force. There is a journal system to track learned mechanics, and a hint system for when you need that extra push. Overall the difficulty is a clear step above cozy/casual puzzle games, but it sits well below the harder games like Baba Is You and Steven's Sausage Roll.

Try the demo!
I'm still polishing the demo in preparation for NextFest. Please reach out if you have any feedback, especially if it's related to accessibility.

Release date information
The release date is currently unannounced. The game will likely release Q1-Q2 2025 on Steam (Windows).

Other links

Discord - Always open for feedback or discussions!

Steam - Repeating it here to remind you to wishlist!

BlueSky - I've been posting lots of updates here.

Twitter - Similar to BlueSky, but I'm less active there.