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- Gentoo Rescue
1.2.2 - Small UI fixes
It's been great seeing old players return to the game for some more penguin puzzling. Thanks to everyone that has shown support for the 1.2 Anniversary Update and our appearance in the Thinky Direct! Here's the trailer…
Patch notes7 changesUI/audioGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
1.2.1 - More puzzle tweaks (Windows/Linux only)
Hello! Originally I had plans to include these changes in a bigger patch that will drop once Simplified Chinese translation of all hints and puzzle names is finalized. However I did not want to delay some of these chang…
Announcement6 changesGameplayWorkshop - Gentoo Rescue
1.2 - Anniversary Update
The second major update is here! Here's the exclusive trailer for the Thinky Direct in case you missed it. Before anything else, I have a note for returning players. There's one thing that will be a little confusing if…
Store43 changesGameplayUI/audio - Gentoo Rescue
Happy 1-year Anniversary!
A year ago my goal for Gentoo Rescue was 100 reviews and 1k units sold. Thanks to your word of mouth, we're sitting well over both of these thresholds. So while the penguins blow out their candle, I want to thank everyo…
Announcement - Gentoo Rescue
Game Awards, Localization, and more
Hey everyone, it's about time for a small news update. Game awards I'm really excited to share that Gentoo Rescue won two big awards last month! The first was the "Best Challenging Game" award at The 3rd Annual Thinky A…
Event2 changesGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
1.1.5 - New puzzle, Inception Tweaks, Improved UI, and Bugfixes
The results from the Thinky Awards will be announced later today, so I thought it would be appropriate to drop this patch now. If you're available at 10am PST / 1pm EST / 6pm UTC today (February 4th), then please tune i…
Store14 changesWorkshopGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
Intel x86 Mac Support Fixed!
It only came to my attention a couple of days ago that the Mac build was completely broken on older Intel x86 Macs. Luckily this was fairly easy to fix, and a new Mac build for 1.1.4 has been pushed. This has actually b…
Announcement2 changesServerGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
Thinky Awards Nominations (including GOTY!) and Steam Bundle Updates
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Here's what's happening with Gentoo Rescue: Thinky Awards Gentoo Rescue was nominated for three categories at the 2025 Thinky Awards! Game of the Year Best Challenging Game Best Puzzl…
Store3 changesGameplayWorkshop - Gentoo Rescue
1.1.4 - Glowing locks and minor changes to early Transplant
Puzzle changes Made Transplant.Inductive easier by giving no option but to use the cane to change the parity of the traps. Moved Transplant.Base so that it must be played before Inductive. New features Locks for levels…
Store5 changesGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
1.1.3 - New puzzle, widescreen support, more custom colors, and more
This patch has been in the works for the last two months. It has ballooned in size to become quite a big patch. I hope you enjoy! This wouldn't have been possible without all of the feedback that I've been receiving on…
Store22 changesGameplayServer - Gentoo Rescue
Aliensrock, ThinkyCon 2025, festivals, and more!
Before getting into everything else, please note that Gentoo Rescue will be 20% off November 3 - November 17 to celebrate all of the below. This will be the biggest and longest sale yet, so don't let your friends miss t…
Event5 changesServerGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
1.1.2 - Hollow Knight inspired puzzle, some new features, and bugfixes
I've taken a small break from Gentoo Rescue development, but I'm back with a relatively large "small update". Most new features and bugfixes are for custom levelpacks, but there's also a new puzzle being added to the ma…
Store13 changesFixGameplay - Gentoo Rescue
1.1.1 - Bugfixes
I've been streaming daily since the major patch and have had some time to play a few of the workshop levels. I've had a fun time with meta in The Dragon, and also had this wonderful moment from Levels that shouldn't exi…
Announcement6 changesFixWorkshop - Gentoo Rescue
1.1.0 - Workshop Levelpacks, MacOS Support, performance improvements, and more!
That's right, it's Gentoosday! This is a huge patch that contains over a month of small updates, as well as some exciting new features like Steam Workshop and MacOS Support. I am incredibly grateful for all of your supp…
Event28 changesFixWorkshop - Gentoo Rescue
Milestones, development, and demo
It's been over a month since the last patch, so I wanted to make a quick post to keep everyone updated on what's happened and what's coming. Very Positive on Steam The game received its 50th review a few weeks ago, and…
Patch notes14 changesGameplayCompatibility - Gentoo Rescue
1.0.7 - Undo/Redo repetition change and some bugfixes
One more round of bugfixes before I transition to new features. Unless something higher priority comes up, the next patch will focus on improving the custom levelpack experience with a dedicated menu and custom level pr…
Store5 changesGameplay
