Free Low Poly Penguin 3D Model

Lightweight Animals
low-poly-penguin.glb
Faceted low poly emperor penguin standing upright with black back, white belly and golden-yellow neck patch
Low Poly Penguin 3D model (Lightweight, CC0)

Faceted low poly emperor penguin standing upright with a black back, white belly and golden neck patch, flat-shaded and light: a polar icon for snow levels.

Free under CC0 for personal and commercial use, no attribution. Download without login as GLB, FBX, BLEND, USDZ or OBJ. Lightweight with 2,992 triangles and a palette texture. Static pose, no rig.

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Download GLB 300 KB

CC0: no login, no attribution CC0 1.0

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Technical details

Quality tier
Lightweight Stylized, 2K or palette textures, game-ready
Triangles
2,992
Textures
24 px palette texture Base Color
Dimensions
0.64 × 0.54 × 1.16 m (W × D × H)
License
CC0 1.0 · public domain
Published
Category
Animals
Formats
Origin details are included in LICENSE.txt and manifest.json.

Size comparison

Low Poly Penguin: 0.64 m wide and 1.16 m tall, next to a 1.80 m person1.80 m1.16 m0.64 m
Low Poly Penguinperson 1.80 mBounding box to scale, next to a 1.80 m person.

About this model

An emperor penguin stands tall and upright, flippers hanging loosely at its sides and the beak tilted slightly upward. The classic tuxedo look is all there: a black head and back, a broad white belly and a warm golden-yellow patch that flows from the cheeks down onto the upper chest, with an orange stripe along the lower beak. Broad flat-shaded facets turn the smooth plumage into a crisp, graphic shape that stands out beautifully against snow and ice. The compact mesh and tiny palette texture keep it ready for real-time use, even in large colonies. Tip: line up a dozen copies with slight rotation and height changes to create a huddle, or add a waddle loop for a charming idle animation.

Good for

  • Colony in an Antarctic level
  • Winter holiday scene
  • Cute mascot for a casual game
  • Polar wildlife learning app

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Also available as

Emperor penguin standing upright with black back, white belly, golden-yellow neck patch and grey feet High detail version Penguin High Detail ▲ 412,948 GLB 17 MB

Engine import notes

Unity GLB · FBX

Import the GLB with the glTFast package or use the FBX. 1 m in the file = 1 Unity unit.

Unreal Engine FBX

Use the FBX. The model is built in metres. Unreal works in centimetres and converts on import, so it arrives at real size (1.16 m = 116 cm).

Godot 4 GLB · FBX

Drag the GLB into the FileSystem dock. Godot 4 imports it directly, with materials. The FBX works too (Godot 4.3+ imports it natively).

Blender BLEND · GLB

Open the .blend directly, or import the GLB via File › Import › glTF 2.0.

Use it in: UnityUnrealGodotBlender

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