MENTAL PENGUIN
Mental Penguin: a pixel penguin on a dusk battlefield, with knights and a lich facing off
The Mental Penguin, swirly-eyed and holding a heart

Pixel games with a mind of their own

Mental Penguin is one person, one penguin and far too many ideas. I'm Simon, and I make pixel games: strategy, toys and tools, most of them a single file that runs on almost anything.

Out now

Banners & Legends cover: two pixel armies face off at dusk
Fantasy strategy · Windows · Linux · free browser demo

Banners & Legends

A turn-based fantasy conquest with over 2 million peoples to roll, battles where every soldier fights for themselves, 9 ways to play, and a rival AI that never cheats.

Can you beat it?

In the workshop

Coming later

Banners & Legends: Tavern Nights

A full minute behind the bar of The Last Tankard every night: break up brawls, serve the tables and deal with guests who all want something.

In progress

Lunabit

Learn to code in Lua by playing.

In progress

BOXY-48

A tiny fantasy console.

In progress

Dream Harp

A harmonica-style music toy.

Say hello

Questions, bug reports, ideas or just a hello: [email protected]. Follow Mental Penguin on itch.io to hear when new games land.