Free penguin games include arcade games where you bounce or run with a penguin, cooking and idle games where penguins run a diner, and puzzles, from match-3 to maths races. All ten here are rated Everyone. Two listings mention offline play, which helps on journeys.
Penguins are hard not to love. They waddle, they slide, they look as if they're wearing a tiny suit, and children seem to adore them at every age.
I read the Google Play listings for ten penguin games and kept a note of the developer, installs, content rating, ads and in-app purchases labels and offline wording. You'll find them below in no particular order.
The range is wide. One game has more than 100M installs, while three have only a thousand or so, and a couple are learning games that happen to star a penguin.
Penguin games in one table
| Game | Developer | Google Play installs | Ads / in-app purchases | Offline wording on the listing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouncemasters: Penguin Games | CASUAL AZUR GAMES | 100M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Super Penguins | Supersolid | 10M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Penguin Isle | Habby | 10M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Penguin Diner 3D Cooking Game | Bigwig Media | 1M+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue | Qublix Games | 500K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Penguin Venture | MTAG PUBLISHING LTD | 100K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | 'Play completely offline' |
| Penguin Puzzle Party | MSTAGE | 50K+ | Contains ads, in-app purchases | 'No wifi required!' |
| Tap-Tap Penguin | Gluwa | 1K+ | No ads label, no in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Penguin Math Race: Kids Game | CopperHand Studio | 1K+ | Contains ads, no in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
| Penguin Peek | Inspired Square FZE | 1K+ | Contains ads, no in-app purchases | No offline claim on the listing |
Meet the ten penguin games
Bouncemasters: Penguin Games
The giant of the group, with more than 100M installs. You bounce a penguin as high as you can with bats and boosters and try to beat your own and other players' records.
Super Penguins
A colourful runner where penguins jump obstacles, eat fish and rescue friends from an evil octopus. Its listing says simple touch and tilt controls mean everyone can play.
Penguin Isle
A relaxing idle game from Habby. You collect penguins and other Arctic animals, build their habitats and listen to the waves and calm music.
Penguin Diner 3D Cooking Game
A time management game where Penny the Penguin and friends run diners and feed very hungry penguins. Its listing says it's for kids and adults alike.
Penguin Pals: Arctic Rescue
A block-matching puzzle with limited moves, set in the frozen wilderness. You can play alone or compete with friends and family for high scores. Its listing's last update was Dec 19, 2024.
Penguin Venture
An idle restaurant game in which penguin chefs cook and serve while you upgrade. Its listing says it plays completely offline and keeps going while you're away.
Penguin Puzzle Party
A relaxing match-3 game in a snowy world. It says no Wi-Fi is required, but its listing's last update was Mar 24, 2022, so it's an older one.
Tap-Tap Penguin
A clicker where you tap to help your penguin gobble prawns and grow stronger. It's tiny, and it shows no ads or in-app purchases labels.
Penguin Math Race: Kids Game
A maths practice game where you solve sums on the ice to race past rival penguins. It covers addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and shows ads but no in-app purchases label.
Penguin Peek
A logic puzzle where each number tells you how many penguins hide in the tiles touching it. Its listing says no guessing is needed, and it shows ads but no in-app purchases label.
Bouncing, cooking, building or counting?
Bouncemasters and Super Penguins are quick arcade games. Penguin Diner 3D and Penguin Venture are about running a restaurant, one hands-on and one idle. Penguin Isle is a calm collection game. The puzzles cover blocks, matching, maths and logic.
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For a young child, start with the arcade or diner games. For a child who's learning sums, Penguin Math Race does double duty.
Penguin games for little learners
Penguin Math Race and Penguin Peek are the most useful here for children who like a challenge. One practises the four basic sums against the clock, the other builds patient, step-by-step reasoning. I can't promise they'll improve schoolwork, but they're a friendlier way to practise than a worksheet.
- Ratings: every game here is rated Everyone.
- Ads: eight show a Contains ads label.
- No ads label: Tap-Tap Penguin.
- Shops: seven show in-app purchases, so turn on approval for in-app purchases in Google Play first.
Two older listings worth knowing about
Penguin Puzzle Party's listing was last updated on Mar 24, 2022, and Penguin Pals on Dec 19, 2024. Older games can still run well, but if one won't open on a newer phone, that's the likely reason.
No Wi-Fi on the car ride
Penguin Venture and Penguin Puzzle Party are the two that clearly say they play without a connection. Download them at home and open each one once before you set off, so nothing needs to load on the motorway.
Bringing the penguins off the screen
A penguin waddle race down the hallway, with a ball held between the knees, is a reliably silly family game. For more ideas you can play together at home, my list of Diwali games for kids and families to play at home works for any celebration.
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Frequently asked questions
Are penguin games free?
Yes. All ten are free to install from Google Play.
Which penguin games play offline?
Penguin Venture and Penguin Puzzle Party both say so on their listings.
Are there penguin games without ads?
Tap-Tap Penguin shows no Contains ads label and no in-app purchases label.
Is there a penguin game that helps with maths?
Penguin Math Race practises addition, subtraction, multiplication and division through races.
What's the most popular penguin game?
Bouncemasters has the most installs here, with more than 100M.
Are penguin games suitable for toddlers?
They're all rated Everyone, but the arcade and diner games are easier for little hands than the puzzles.
What is Penguin Diner 3D?
A time management game where Penny the Penguin and friends run diners for hungry penguins.
