Penny's Big Breakaway

Penny's Big Breakaway is a singleplayer third-person action and platform game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Demo

A demo is available from Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1955230\remote\Settings.cfg
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1955230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1955230\remote\SaveData.db
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1955230/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		FMVs and menus are pillarboxed to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		`Settings.cfg` suggests that anisotropic filtering is set to 4x.^{[dubious – discuss]}
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle. Unknown method.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Game options

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Two control styles ("Pro" and "Simple") are available.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4, DualSense
PlayStation button prompts		Dualsense Prompts only.
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		XInput devices always support hotplugging, PlayStation controllers must be plugged in or connected before the game launches.^[1]
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		PlayStation controllers do not support haptic feedback.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (Steam Virtual Gamepad/Legacy mode)
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)
Cursor detection

Controller preset ("Pro")
Controller preset ("Simple")
Keyboard rebinding settings

Audio

Sound options

Language options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate sliders for Music, SFX, and Speech volume.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio		^[2]

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Vorbis	^[3]
Cutscenes	Duck IVF, VP9	^[4]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD Ryzen 3 1200	Intel Core i7-4770K Ryzen 5 1400
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GTX 750 Ti ATI Radeon HD 7850	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 270X Intel Arc A380

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Although not officially listed in the requirements, the installation size is approximately 2.75 GB.^[5]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1955230/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1955230) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Synkro on 2025-02-14
↑ Hunter Bridges on X - last accessed on 2024-03-12
"When penguins cling on to you, it will trigger a MIDI timbale fill and transition to a 'pinch mode' track. These are generally faster and more frantic arrangements of the world themes."
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-03-12
Extracted Data###.rsdk and observed .wav, .ogg and .mid files are present.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-03-12
Extracted Data###.rsdk and examined the video files with ffprobe. libvpx is mentioned in the open source notices.
↑ Depot 1955231 for Penny’s Big Breakaway · SteamDB - last accessed on 2024-03-12

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1955230/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1955230) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1955230/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1955230) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Verified by User:Synkro on 2025-02-14

[3] Hunter Bridges on X - last accessed on 2024-03-12
"When penguins cling on to you, it will trigger a MIDI timbale fill and transition to a 'pinch mode' track. These are generally faster and more frantic arrangements of the world themes."

[4] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-03-12
Extracted Data###.rsdk and observed .wav, .ogg and .mid files are present.

[5] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-03-12
Extracted Data###.rsdk and examined the video files with ffprobe. libvpx is mentioned in the open source notices.

[6] Depot 1955231 for Penny’s Big Breakaway · SteamDB - last accessed on 2024-03-12

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Developers

	Evening Star
Publishers
	Private Division
Engines
	Retro Engine 6
Release dates
Windows	February 21, 2024
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform
Art styles	Cartoon