- Publisher: Thunderful
- Release Date: Dec 16, 2021
- Also On: Xbox One, Xbox Series X
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LEVEL (Czech Republic)Jan 30, 2024The unassuming act hides a few hours of pleasant, soothing fun, where you don't have to stress with difficult enemies or overly complex puzzles. [Issue#317]
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Dec 16, 2021Enjoyable, but rather slight, The Gunk is an intriguing journey through an alien planet while vacuuming up goop. There isn't much to it, though, which I found a bit disheartening.
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Jan 24, 2022The Gunk is a little-big surprise. It is an unconventional platforming game with puzzle elements and interesting gameplay aspects. It offers a strange world, fun game mechanics, although it doesn't have many fights and its story is a bit clumsy.
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Jan 10, 2022The Gunk is a game that does a decent job of offering ideas that other titles have explored in better ways. The gameplay is fun at first barely evolves. The story, especially the interactions between Becks and Rani, is decent but has nothing especially memorable to offer. The game has everything it needs for some cool cooperative play moments but does not offer those mechanics.
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Dec 20, 2021It doesn't hit the highs of the SteamWorld series, but The Gunk is enjoyable. When you break things down, the game doesn't offer up a plethora of things to do, but it remains enjoyable thanks to how satisfying it is to clean up gunk. There's payoff for the curious in the form of extra materials to power up your arm faster, and even though it is familiar, the story remains satisfying. Its short length makes it perfect for the Game Pass service, but it is also a worthy purchase if you like brisk, uncomplicated adventures.
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Dec 16, 2021The Gunk is good rather than great, then, but given it's on Game Pass you'd be silly to pass it up. Maybe it's just the time of year, but watching each region unfurl in a bubble of light and colour, not knowing what it's going to look like until the last minute, feels very much like pulling back the windows of an Advent Calendar, with each de-gunking revealing yet another jaw-dropping treat for the senses. It's Christmas comfort food for lazy afternoons on the sofa, and at just under five hours, it can be done and dusted in just a couple of sessions, too. Very good vibes indeed.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 73
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Mixed: 19 out of 73
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Negative: 31 out of 73
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Dec 21, 2021
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Dec 22, 2021The game is good
1- Art style: 10/10
2- graphics: 9/10
3- Gameplay: 9/10
4- The Story: 8/10
5- The Music: 10/10
6- Time play: 9/10
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Dec 22, 2021Highly tedious, uninteresting story and somehow even less interesting characters