# Penguin Colony was made to ‘put the games industry on notice’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/penguin-colony-was-made-to-put-the-games-industry-on-notice/
- Published: 2026-11-02T01:00:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T01:18:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Polygon
- Original article: https://www.polygon.com/penguin-colony-interview-development/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming, Horror

## Key points

- Penguin Colony reframes Lovecraft’s Antarctic horror through an Indigenous lens.
- Tali Faulkner links its monsters to colonialism and fascism.
- Optional discoveries reward players who explore beyond the main path.

## Summary

Tali Faulkner says Penguin Colony was made to challenge the games industry’s reluctance to confront political atrocities. The lo-fi horror game recasts H.P. Lovecraft’s Antarctic story through an Indigenous perspective, using penguins, Nazis and cosmic horrors to explore colonialism and fascism.

Faulkner, a Māori developer from New Zealand, says player interaction lets the game create uncomfortable encounters that other forms cannot replicate in the same way. Optional discoveries, dialogue and photographs deepen its themes, while the level design and core mechanics were also central to making it playable.

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