Penny’s Big Breakaway reveals a PS5 platinum from Sonic Mania devs

Penny's Big Breakaway has revealed a PS5 platinum trophy from some of the people who made Sonic Mania — only the platforming fun is entirely in 3D this time!

Penny’s Big Breakaway reveals a PS5 platinum from Sonic Mania devs
Lee Brady

Lee Brady

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Before you try unlocking those Penny's Big Breakaway trophies, you might want to warm up on some of the other PS5 platformer games — otherwise, you might find yourself ending your play session with nothing to show for it. All this to say that Penny's Big Breakaway's PS5 platinum trophy has been revealed and you're going to need to be on your A-game if you want to add it to your collection.

Penny's Big Breakaway PS5 platinum trophy revealed

Penny's Big Breakaway will have 31 trophies at launch, which happens to be Thursday, February 22, 2024, so you're already able to pick this game up on the PS Store. The 3D platformer is a new IP from indie developer Evening Star Studios — a team notable for being comprised largely of ex-Sonic Mania staff, including lead developer Christian Whitehead and art director Tom Fry.
The vibrant platformer stars Penny, a street performer, and her newly sentient yo-yo, named Yo-Yo. Together, they'll swing, zip, and glide through classically tricky 3D platforming levels. The game leans far closer to the classic 'Course Clear' style of 3D platformer rather than the 'Exploration' heavy style, so think more Sonic Adventure, Rayman 2, and Crash Bandicoot — less Banjo-Kazooie, Jak and Daxter, and Super Mario Odyssey.

Penny's Big Breakaway won't be dishing out the trophies for nothing as you play — most of these need to be unlocked by performing specific actions on specific levels. For example, you'll need to speedrun Pengoville 7-1 in under 3 minutes for a silver trophy, and you'll need to beat the Prologue without falling off the edge if you want an early-game bronze.
In that way, it really does feel like the 3D equivalent of those Sonic Mania trophies — most of which were awarded for performing certain actions or finishing a load of challenges rather than just playing the game. So, if you're a pro-3D platformer fan who's looking for a real challenge, this game definitely looks like it'll be your cup of tea. Check out the full Penny's Big Breakaway trophy list below.

Penny's Big Breakaway trophy list

Name Description
Breakout Star Get all of the trophies. icon
Perfect Prologue Complete the Prologue Level without falling off the edge. icon
Steeeeerike! Land a strike with the penguins in Vanillatown 1-3. icon
Ready Set Yo! Escape the Penguinball. icon
Hydrophobic Complete a Stage in Tideswell without falling into the ocean. icon
Ship-Shape Repair Sheila's Ship. icon
On The Blue Fill all the Golf Holes in Zaphara 3-1. icon
Corner Pocket Knock some sense into Mr. Q. icon
Let Her Cook Cook all of the Food in Moltobene 4-1. icon
Hang Ten Surf on a wave for 10 seconds in Bubblin. icon
Royal Flush Beat Eddie at his own sumo game. icon
Double Up Double Puppet Penny's coin count by the end of the race! icon
Winter Sprinter Complete Pengoville 7-1 in under 3 minutes. icon
Demolition Expert Hit a Bomb with the Yo-Yo in mid-air in the Industria. icon
Percussive Maintenance Shut down the Giant Penguin. icon
Sweet Freedom Free all of your cellmates in Lawberry. icon
Adjourned for Recess Tip the Scales of Justice in your favor. icon
Pengo Penthouse Find the secret Penguin room. icon
Iconoclast Knock down every portrait of Eddie in a single Edditorium Stage. icon
I'm Designer Complete Edditorium 11-4 under 4 minutes & 30 seconds. icon
One for the Ages Bring down the house at the Edditorium. icon
Close Shave Shake off 4 Penguins icon
Together Forever Fall off a ledge with a penguin attached to Penny icon
Squeaky Clean Complete a level without losing Gusto or letting Penguins attach to you. icon
Everyday I'm Buskin' Complete a perfect Busker Bonus mini-game at the top tier. icon
Hundo Club Get a Combo over 100 icon
I Love Gold Collect 10,000 Coins icon
Lights Camera Action! Collect All Show Pieces icon
Model Denizen Complete All Denizen Dilemmas icon
Cosmic Aspirations Clear one Star Globe level icon
Reach for the Stars Clear all of the Star Globe levels icon
Will you be picking up the Penny's Big Breakaway platinum trophy now that the game's out on PS5? Do you think it stands strong enough to make our best indie games on PS5 list? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments below.
Written by Lee Brady
Staff Writer Lee keeps one eye on the future (Astro Bot), one eye on the past (PS1, PS2, and PS3 games), and his secret third eye on junk he really likes (Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Sonic). A PlayStation fan for over 25 years, he loves replaying classic games via PS Plus.
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