Get penguins home safely in Gentoo Rescue! Penguins must coordinate with walruses, who just want to escape into the water. Items let you break the rules in progressively more extreme ways. They come with drawbacks, though, so tread carefully.

Featuring
Penguins, walruses, and fish. They bring opposing win criteria, which complements the "blessing and curse" nature of the mechanics.
Rapidly expanding set of mechanics and emergent interactions.
Over 300 diverse, hand-crafted levels that are simple, instructive, but deceptively difficult.
An interconnected network of puzzles with item-based progression and metagame twists.
Journal for tracking mechanics, which also lists entries needed for the current puzzle.
A tiered hint system for when you're truly stuck. These teach a deduction-based approach.
16 biomes distinguishing areas and mechanics.
Original music.

Accessibility
No time-sensitive inputs, with undo and redo binds that work through resets.
Use controller, keyboard, or mouse with customizable binds. (Note: Puzzle editor requires a mouse.)
Colorblind friendly with customizable colors.
Most puzzles are optional for progression, and a setting makes any puzzle skippable.
Map navigation system for quickly returning to anywhere you've been.
Old solutions are saved.
Many other QoL features and options.
Wishlist and join the discord
Join our small community and say hi! I love bouncing ideas off of players and answering questions.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here\'s what\'s happening with Gentoo Rescue:\n\n
Thinky Awards
\nGentoo Rescue was nominated for three categories at the 2025 Thinky Awards!\n- \n
- Game of the Year\n
- Best Challenging Game\n
- Best Puzzle Design\n
Puzzle Depot
\nThe Gentookeeper bundle (with Glowkeeper) has been extended to include another great 2025 puzzle game, Puzzle Depot. The bundle is active now with a 10% bonus discount, and you can get this discount even if you already own some of the three games. We were surprised to see that Steam doesn\'t let us easily rename the bundle, but hopefully in a few days this will become the Gentookeeper Depot bundle .\n\n\nSoundtrack
\nThe full OST of Gentoo Rescue is now available . It\'s only $2, and can be obtained at a small discount of 5% if you buy it with the game.\n\n\nWinter Steam Sale
\nGentoo Rescue is 15% off until January 5th. It\'s a great late Christmas gift!\n\n\nPatches
\nUpdates 1.1.3 and 1.1.4 both went in recently. If you haven\'t played for a while, definitely check back to see a 1-2 new puzzles and a bonus. Also check out the community levelpacks on Steam Workshop! There is so much content that I\'m struggling to keep up...Minimum Setup
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended Setup
- Storage: 1 GB available space
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