Fit check
Is The Next Penelope worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-racing fans who want combat abilities alongside driving
- Solo players who prefer choosing the order of campaign worlds
- Local multiplayer groups with access to a shared keyboard
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a straightforward racing game without exploration, bosses, or spaceship abilities
- Players who prefer low-pressure races, since weapon use trades offensive power against vital energy
- Players looking for a realistic vehicle or drone simulator
Our take on The Next Penelope
The fast-racing emphasis can make the game sound like a focused circuit racer, while its structure also includes open planet selection, story travel, boss encounters, permanent upgrades, and local multiplayer.
What is The Next Penelope?
The Next Penelope is an action racing game set in a futuristic Odyssey.
Penelope travels across the galaxy in search of Ulysses, with planets available in any order. Each world contains races, distinct scenarios, bosses, and permanent abilities for the spaceship. Weapons can be combined during races, but using them drains vital energy, creating a trade-off between offensive power and survival. Controls follow a MicroMachines-style approach, with another control option for newcomers. The game also includes local multiplayer for as many as four players sharing one keyboard, alongside additional solo content, language options, and other settings. Its campaign combines racing, exploration, combat abilities, and boss encounters.
How The Next Penelope plays
- 01Energy-based weapons
- Weapon use consumes vital energy, leaving the spaceship both highly armed and vulnerable.
- 02Open planet order
- Planets can be visited in different sequences during Penelope’s search for Ulysses.
- 03Planet-specific challenges
- Worlds include their own situations, races, bosses, and permanent spaceship abilities.
- 04Shared-keyboard multiplayer
- Local multiplayer supports as many as four players on one keyboard.
The Next Penelope compared to similar games
GRIP: Combat Racing focuses on high-speed combat races with wheeled and airborne vehicles and heavy weapons, while The Next Penelope adds planet exploration, selectable world order, bosses, and permanent spaceship abilities. The Next Penelope also includes local multiplayer for up to four players on one keyboard, whereas GRIP: Combat Racing’s description emphasizes vehicle variety and combat racing.
The Next Penelope: platforms & release
Is The Next Penelope worth it?
It is worth it if: action-racing fans who want combat abilities alongside driving. Skip it if: players seeking a straightforward racing game without exploration, bosses, or spaceship abilities.
Where can I download The Next Penelope?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Next Penelope's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Next Penelope on?
Windows and macOS.
