Fun As Hell Free-to-Play Racing Game Faaast Penguin Slides to PS5 Next Week | Push Square

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Ridiculous racing game Faaast Penguin will slip-and-slide to PS5 from next week, when it’ll launch for free on Sony’s new-gen system. The game enjoyed a successful beta test last weekend, which was tried by over 10,000 players, according to developer Historia. It’ll initially release on Sony’s system and PC, before following on Nintendo Switch and Xbox with full crossplay.

And it's free-to-play

For those who haven’t been following this particular release, it’s a toboggan-style elimination-based racer, where you need to overcome obstacles in chaotic downhill events. You can play solo, with up to four friends, or in 40-player online events – and there are cosmetics to earn and unlock.

With the market for live service multiplayer releases quite saturated, it’ll be interesting to see whether this catches on. The gameplay is legitimately enjoyable, though, and it’s got a throwback aesthetic that reminds us of the early PlayStation era, with its expressive penguin characters and vibrant environments.

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I really enjoyed the demo. The title screen and connection error messages were among the best I’ve seen

@Kiefer-Sutherland Fun when it works, though! Hopefully they've fixed the issues.

I’m not going to lie, this genuinely looks good.

It’s coming out faaaster than I expected.

«it’ll launch for free on Sony’s new-gen system»

Wat? It's coming to PS6?

@Arkz ok, I giggled at this one. Good job.

YES! Great to see it being covered!
Really hope it's gonna be a true Fall Guys competitor

@get2sammyb it worked?

I tried all weekend and it never loaded cause if the issues