Penguin Slide
Play Penguin Slide free online. Slide a hungry penguin across slippery ice. It only stops at rocks, snow or the edge, so plan each slide to land on the fish.
How to Play Penguin Slide
A hungry penguin is standing on a frozen floe, and there is a fish somewhere on the ice. Choose a direction and the penguin slides that way. On ice it cannot stop: it keeps going until it bumps into a rock or reaches the edge of the floe.
The penguin only eats the fish if it comes to rest on the fish. Sliding over it does not count. So you have to find a way to bounce from rock to rock until one slide ends exactly on the fish.
From floe 8 on, snow patches appear. A slide stops on a snow patch, which gives you new places to stop. From floe 15 on, there is open water. The penguin will not go in, so a slide into water is cancelled and it stays where it was.
Each floe has a par, the fewest moves it can be solved in. Solve it in par for three stars and 300 points, within two moves of par for two stars, or in more moves for one star. There are 30 floes, and End run finishes the game early with your score so far.
Controls
Touch
- Swipe in a direction to slide, or tap the ice on that side of the penguin. Undo, Restart and End run are buttons under the ice.
Mouse
- Click on the side of the penguin you want it to slide toward, or drag in that direction.
Keyboard
- Arrow keys or WASD slide the penguin. U or Backspace undoes a move, R restarts the floe, and X twice ends the run. P or Escape pauses, M mutes.
Tips and Tricks
- Work backwards. Look at the fish and ask which rock or edge would stop a penguin right there.
- Undo is free. Try a slide to see where it ends, then take it back if it leads nowhere.
- If the penguin gets stuck in a corner it cannot leave, press Restart instead of undoing many times.
- Snow patches are often the key to a floe, because they are the only stops in open ice.
About the Game
Penguin Slide is a calm logic puzzle built on the classic sliding-ice rule from old adventure games. There is no timer and no way to lose a floe, only the challenge of finding the shortest route.
Every floe is made from a fixed seed and checked by a solver, so each one can always be solved in its par. The art is soft pastel ice with a round little penguin. Your best score is kept in this browser and can go on the Top 10 board.
Penguin Slide FAQ
Why did the penguin slide past the fish?
On ice the penguin keeps going until something stops it. It only eats the fish when a slide ends exactly on it.
What do the snow patches do?
A slide stops on a snow patch, so snow works like a soft wall you can stand on.
Is every floe solvable?
Yes. Each floe is checked by a solver when it is made, and the par shown is the true fewest moves.
How many stars can I earn?
Up to three on each floe, so 90 in total across all 30 floes. Each star is worth 100 points.
