It's Penny's first birthday! Penny's Big Breakaway launched on February 21, 2024! To celebrate the occasion, Penny's Senior 3D Artist @oddrobot has prepared a papercraft Penny! You can print it out and build one yourself with these links:

Evening Star is looking for a Gameplay Programmer to help us create our new game! We are looking for a candidate with strong experience in C/C++/C# and experience shipping commercial titles. eveningstar.studio/careers/g…

Evening Star is looking for an Art Director to help us create our new game! Our ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of 3D art pipelines, and experience managing art production of 3D games with a mix of remote internal and external artists. eveningstar.studio/careers/a…

Evening Star is looking to add a new Level Designer to the team! While not a requirement, we are prioritizing prior experience on 3D Platforming and/or 3D Action games. We are aiming to start the role in November. Find out more on our website: eveningstar.studio/careers/l…

We just posted a new job opportunity on our website and LinkedIn! Senior 3D Character Artist (Contract) This role has a focus on anime-stylized characters with a strong emphasis on form and shape language Find out more: eveningstar.studio/careers/3…

To those of you at #GDC2025, check out two Penny talks today! 1:30pm - Jazz Platforming in ‘Penny’s Big Breakaway’ by @estebanthinks 3:30pm - Building ‘Penny’s Big Breakaway’ with Beef, a New Programming Language by @HunterBridges

Evening Star is moving away from further use of the “Star Engine” name, and unifying our technology under the name Retro Engine®. You can read more info on the new Evening Star Blog: eveningstar.studio/articles/…

Papercraft Penny, 8.5"x11" Letter (PDF) - eveningstar.studio/media/Pen… Papercraft Penny, A4 (PDF) - eveningstar.studio/media/Pen…

The team is proud to announce that pre-orders are now open for the Penny's Big Breakaway physical edition for Switch, PS5, and Xbox! This release includes a standard and Deluxe edition, so snag your copy today! 🪀

We are now rolling out Penny’s Big Breakaway version 1.05 for PlayStation 5. This is a platform-specific hotfix build to address a crash some players were encountering when triggering an Activity. Thank you for your patience as we worked through the fix!

Pre-orders are still open for the Penny's Big Breakaway OST vinyl from Kid Katana! Grab your copy here to give it a whirl soon🪀 kidkatana.com/shop/pennys-bi…

We are proud to announce that Hunter Bridges' first solo game, Zero Zero: Perfect Stop, has just been released on the Playdate Catalog! Check it out if you enjoy train driving games, amazing soundtracks, and a scenic ride along the way to Mt. Fuji.

Digital Foundry’s @dark1x brings you an in depth look behind the scenes of Penny’s Big Breakaway, featuring interviews with @CFWhitehead, @HunterBridges, @TomFryPWG, @bradflick55, and @theWithra! Whether you are a Penny fan, or interested in game engine tech, check this out! 🪀

We’re thrilled to announce the upcoming vinyl release for the Penny’s Big Breakaway OST, together with @kidkatanarec! Preorders are open today!