Penguin Isle

A Google user

5 years ago

Great game that could be 5/5 dragged down by a tidal wave of ads. This game is fun, relaxing, and super cute. But there are way too many ads. Whenever I have to watch them for a quest I just put my phone down and do something else. I'd rather just be able to pay $10 to remove these ads that could ruin your experience. I only have 2 areas left to unlock and it is already insane how many ads I have to watch to continue the research tree

A Google user

5 years ago

Fun for a couple of days, but dies off quickly as it takes longer and longer to buy upgrades. Also got really slow and stuttery on PIxel 3a XL after about a week. Too much reliance on ads. If you're aren't watching 20+ mins of ads a day with this app you'll never get anywhere. The UI is well done, the game just gets old quick. *Open, watch ads to get boxes, close because I can't afford any upgrades*

A Google user

5 years ago

Addicting, but gets frusteratingly boring. It had me glued to my phone for the first several habitats, but now I'm to the point where it takes several days to weeks of collecting coins and spawning new penguins to get the next habitat. Also, the ads seem kind of excessive. While you don't have to watch them, the amount of waiting between habitats would be doubled without taking advantage of a LOT of ad-supported rewards.

A Google user

5 years ago

Cute graphics, and the game has potential, but they missed the mark. There's constant ads, and you have to watch several 30 second ads to progress even slightly. After a while, it's impossible to progress without watching the ads or making in game purchases. Not the sort of relaxing idle game I was hoping for. Can't even pay to get rid of ads. Really disappointed in this game.

A Google user

5 years ago

Just an ad viewing machine. This is a relaxing game with soothing ambient music. Perfect for zoning out and de-stressing. However, like a lot of games these days it quickly becomes clear they want you watching ad rolls for points critical to use the game. As the game progresses, the currency system changes exponentially and you must watch more & more ad rolls. There are three different kinds of currencies in the game, some which are so rare, you almost need to purchase them. Shame.

Google Review Guy

1 year ago

Not a bad game. I am not a fan of the fact that watching ads is part of a quest. I do understand the developer does have to make money, but its a have to thing not a watch this ad for this and get x2 or do it this other way. The game is very relaxing and I do really enjoy the graphics as well as the little cute penguins. Its fun just to watch them interact. Update: The game still has it required for the player to have to watch ads as part of quests. The ads require you click on them usually.

A Google user

5 years ago

Overall amazing game!! Love the premise and collecting various penguins. Ideas to improve the game is to have more decoration or that some interactive decorations can make low money making places better like the albotrass or dolphins. Another idea is that we can see upgrades to the places as it gets better. Later in the game I'd like to see more opportunities to buy more penguins and have other challenges. Stunt jump is very hard to get to and challenges are entertaining for me .

A Google user

5 years ago

I really love this game, it's so much fun and it keeps my attention. I don't mind the ads at all, I like how they give a fair amount of coins/gems/hearts for watching a short ad but the problem with the ads is sometimes they won't load and it will freeze up my game and I can't do anything but sit and wait for it to crash. It gets quite annoying after a while, will you please fix this issue? Other than that this is a great game! Thank you (:

A Google user

5 years ago

On the surface, it's a relaxing and aesthetically pleasing clicker type game. In my first 20 minutes I found that ads were nearly mandatory to watch, as they rewarded exponentially more resources than waiting. Upon looking for an ad free option, I discovered they monetized the heck out of this game. There was no ad free option, but there were 'ad skip tickets' which you could buy an amount of with real money. Terrible monetization, do not encourage this please.

A Google user

5 years ago

This game is exactly as described, a relaxing clicker based around a community of cute penguins. It really is just supposed to be a little game to pass the time, but I've gotten so addicted to it. I unlocked the danger shore (which I think is the last habitat to buy) and am at a loss on what to do next. I think there's some big potential in making some sort of end goal to look forward to. Maybe growing the island could give you some sort of popularity points to spend on some other goal.

Natalie Piscitello

1 year ago

I'm so sad. I've been playing this game for a really long time now, but the most recent update crashes my entire system's UI whenever I try to open it! I've also pretty much beaten the game, as I've gotten all the achievements and research upgrades, so I'm really hoping for more items to get added to the game. More decorations, attractions, and customizability. The only attraction I don't have is The Rollercoaster.

Miranda Bogard

1 year ago

Put 5 stars so everyone would see this . It's a good game , it's a good concept ... BUT it gets really irritating when almost every time I get on , the videos won't load for coins and hearts . It's super irritating , especially when I have a perfect internet signal and it STILL does it most of the time . EDIT: it's years later and I love this game , it's relaxing and it's fun and I love that they have added events and such to it ! I don't have the problem I did years ago with the ads not loading

Alexandra Flores

1 year ago

I've had this game for a long time and have obtained everything but the rollercoaster. Never paid for anything, just chillin. I love the game, but unfortunately it won't give me any more ads to watch for coins/gems. Portions of the game are flickering as if they're crashing. Too scared to uninstall and reinstall even though I'm signed in through Google Play. Otherwise a great game, I've stuck with it longer than any game I've had before.

Robyn Adams

1 year ago

Amazing game but I NEED SOME HELP!!! I absolutely adore this game. But recently I've been running into issues. It started when I was no longer able to watch ads regardless of whether I was connected to the internet or not. And now the game no longer starts. I press the icon and the screen goes black and it sends me back to my home screen. I've tried everything from restarting my phone to clearing my cache. I'm too scared to delete and redownload bc idk if it will save my progress. Pls help!!!

Lindsay Halter

1 year ago

This is a very cute game and I got a lot of hours out of it. But after your first week they remove the ad skips (which is fine, you can pay to skip ads or watch an ad to get whatever reward, my issue became the ads would never load so the ad skips were the only way to summon ships for the quests) but it becomes clear the more you play the more you need to spend money to decorate or have more penguins

Maggie Myers

1 year ago

Update*: The game videos have been broken for weeks now and no one seems to be fixing anything. So I guess this is how you play, not being able to level up because their video ad button is broken. * I'm not sure what has happened. I have been playing for 3 years now and the game has really lost its special-ness. A lot of repeat events, no real prizes, the main quests are ridiculously long, etc. I play cause I like yo watch my penguins but it is a shame. Was a 5 star game.

Calvin Ng

1 year ago

can't seem to watch ads so I'm stuck...other than that, peaceful game. edit, reinstalled the game after clearing cache and reset advertising ID. I can watch ads again and continue to progress. thanks team! edit2, why am I crafting a cafe table that takes 10 days to finish? is this a bug? I don't remember starting that nor do I have the crafting recipe for it. edit 3, it's fixed, might be a bug