Entertainment · Gaming · 2 hrs ago
Penguin Colony is blocked from sale in Israel at developer’s request
Origame Digital asked to block Penguin Colony sales in Israel, and publisher Fellow Traveller confirmed it is unavailable there.
Fellow Traveller said the studio wanted the restriction to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine.
Penguin Colony is a horror game in which players control penguins whose home is invaded by human factions searching for an ancient being.
The game is based on H.P. Lovecraft’s story At the Mountains of Madness and was released for PC.
The game’s closing scene criticizes the games industry’s response to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, reflecting the studio’s stated political position.
Console versions are planned for 2027.
Origame Digital asked its publisher to block sales of Penguin Colony in Israel.
Publisher Fellow Traveller said the restriction was intended to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine and that it supported the developer’s decision.
The game is a Lovecraftian horror title in which players experience the story through the eyes of a penguin.
A post-credits scene in the game criticises the games industry’s response to the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.
Penguin Colony is available on PC, with console editions planned for 2027.
- Who
- Origame Digital asked for the sales block, and publisher Fellow Traveller implemented it.
- What
- Penguin Colony was made unavailable for sale in Israel.
- When
- The publisher confirmed the restriction in a Steam forum thread before the articles were published on October 19 and 20, 2026.
- Where
- The game is unavailable for purchase in Israel.
- Why
- Fellow Traveller said the developer wanted the restriction to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine, in the absence of more organised sanctions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A Steam user living in Israel asked why Penguin Colony was unavailable in their region.
Fellow Traveller confirmed in the Steam thread that the developer had asked it to block sales in Israel.
- Developer
- Origame Digital
- Publisher
- Fellow Traveller
- Game
- Penguin Colony
- Blocked market
- Israel
- PC availability
- Available on PC
- Planned console editions
- 2027
3 sources
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What people are saying
In the absence of more organised sanctions, this act is intended to demonstrate solidarity with Palestine.
We fully support their decision.
The cowardice of the Games Industry during the ongoing genocide of Palestine by Isreal will be recorded by the art it makes.