The Gunk is an adventure game that stars Rani, one part of our duo of gritty space haulers, struggling to make a buck as they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they've hit the jackpot... The Gunk stars a duo of gritty space haulers, struggling to make a buck as they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They’ve come to gather alien plants and other valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot… However, as they start uncovering the dormant secrets of a shattered civilization, they realize that they must save the planet from the curse of a corruptive gunk parasite – while desperately keeping themselves from getting caught in a spiral of festering mistrust.
AdventureActionfemale protagonistblack protagonistpreviously on - prime gamingXbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
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Character
Contemporary, earnest, classical in form and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
- Developer
- Image & Form
- Publisher
- Thunderful
- Released
- December 16, 2021
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 5 h rushed · 5.5 h main story · 8 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.5/10 from 73 ratings.
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