The Gunk
Third-person sci-fi adventure about clearing pollution from an alien planet
Image & Form Games · Published by Thunderful Publishing · Released Apr 29, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 6,049
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 86 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 11
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- May 25, 2022
What is The Gunk?
This third-person action-adventure follows Rani, a space hauler searching an alien planet for valuable resources. You use a powered glove to clear toxic gunk, restore plants that open paths, and explore jungles, caves, and the remains of a lost civilization. Platforming and occasional combat punctuate the exploration.
For you if...
- +you like calm sci-fi adventures built around exploration
- +you want approachable platforming and simple puzzles
Not for you if...
- −you seek demanding combat with varied enemies
- −you want a long, open-ended game
What players say
86% of 6,049 reviews are positive · 84% of 86 in the last 30 days
Players praise the colorful environments and the satisfaction of clearing gunk. They frequently criticize repetitive cleanup and the story or dialogue, while some report bugs that block progress.
Screenshots and trailer
The Gunk system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
- Processor
- AMD FX-6100/Intel i3-3220 or equivalent
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX 580/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 1700/Intel i7-6700K or equivalent
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56/NVIDIA Geforce GTX 970
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 11 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 17
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Tags
- Action-Adventure
- Atmospheric
- Sci-fi
- 3D Platformer
- Family Friendly
- Female Protagonist
- Relaxing
- Third Person
- Space
- Exploration
- Colorful
- Adventure
- Linear
- Controller
- Metroidvania
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- May 25, 2022 · The Gunk - Fixes and Improvements Patch (Patch Notes)
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