Penguin Colony Developer Bans Sale in Israel, Calls Out Games Industry Silence on Gaza

Penguin Colony, a new game by Māori studio Origame Digital, directly condemns the games industry's silence on the Palestinian genocide and will not be sold in Israel. The game, a walking simulator featuring penguins in an Antarctic Lovecraftian setting, ends with a message stating the industry's "cowardice" will be recorded by its art. Publisher Fellow Traveler confirmed the sales ban as an act of solidarity with Palestine, supporting the BDS boycott. Origame's statement follows similar actions by other developers, including House House's refusal to sell Big Walk on Xbox. The studio encourages other developers to join the boycott, highlighting Microsoft's complicity in the genocide through its ties to the Israeli military.