The Gunk

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User Score
4.9

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 73
  3. Negative: 31 out of 73

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  1. justdreamseeker
    Jul 4, 2022
    6
    Not too bad.

    But story is boring.

    The Art is beauty .
    Graphics is great .

    Gamplay is very boring.
    only one button can play whole game.
  2. ANTtheKNEEEE
    Dec 27, 2021
    7
    Very pretty game, I like the platforming and the characters. It's just a bit repetative.
  3. JammyJames
    Jan 2, 2022
    6
    The Gunk is an intriguing little indie game that could have been a staple, given it had more mechanics. The platforming was simple, but tight and enjoyable. Some rolling, strafing and more abilities with the arm would have expanded this game into something far more enjoyable as opposed to the lack lustre gameplay that was presented.

    You can clearly see that cost effective cuts were made    The Gunk is an intriguing little indie game that could have been a staple, given it had more mechanics. The platforming was simple, but tight and enjoyable. Some rolling, strafing and more abilities with the arm would have expanded this game into something far more enjoyable as opposed to the lack lustre gameplay that was presented.

    You can clearly see that cost effective cuts were made for this game to even exist from the cliché facial animations to the not-so-cut-scene ending, given more of a budget, I think the developers could have turned this into a classic, iconic 3D platformer.

    It was good, but had the potential to be a lot better. 6/10    … Expand
  4. lucvsds
    Nov 22, 2022
    7
    Olha, é um jogo bom, mas confesso que peca em alguns quesitos. Os cenários por exemplo, após um tempo acabam se tornando muito repetitivos. O ambiente e os gráficos são legais. Não sei muito o que posso dizer sobre o jogo, eu até que gostei, mas não vai ser pra todo mundo.
  5. grihajedy
    May 4, 2022
    6
    The GUNK (like The Dirt), a former 4-month Xbox exclusive.

    In essence, a hand-vacuum cleaner simulator, you just walk, suck dirt, plants, enemies, sometimes jump, sometimes shoot at something, scan some kind of "generic alien space world", according to the screenshots, it seemed to me that there is a very cool visual, but in the game itself, everything looks very average, according to    The GUNK (like The Dirt), a former 4-month Xbox exclusive.

    In essence, a hand-vacuum cleaner simulator, you just walk, suck dirt, plants, enemies, sometimes jump, sometimes shoot at something, scan some kind of "generic alien space world", according to the screenshots, it seemed to me that there is a very cool visual, but in the game itself, everything looks very average, according to the plot, the planet is lifeless due to dirt + we are looking for rare plants here to earn money, and, oh what a surprise, we found some kind of ancient lost civilization here + dialogues on the radio with a partner + cute robot assistant (never seen anything like this, and here it is again :)

    In general, I didn’t find anything unique in any aspect of the game, everything is mixed up from everywhere, banal template ideas are taken, just to make .. okay playable game, it turned out such a mediocre high-budget indie, animations, graphics are not bad, but I don’t see some kind of new "ideas" or good story in the game, so I can’t recommend it.

    Subscribe on my Steam Curators page:
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    The GUNK (в пер. The Грязь), бывший 4-месячный эксклюзив Xbox.

    По сути симулятор руки-пылесоса, вы просто ходите, засасываете грязь, растения, врагов, иногда прыгаете, иногда по квесту во чтот стреляете, сканируете какой-то "generic инопланетный космический мир", по скриншотам мне казалось, что тут очень крутой визуал, но в самой игре всё выглядит очень средне, по сюжету планета безжизненна из-за грязи+мы ищем тут себе редкие растения, чтобы заработать, и, ой какой сюрприз, тут обнаруживается какая-то древняя затерянная цивилизация+диалоги по рации с напарницей+милий робот-помощник (нигде такого не было, и вот опять)

    В общем, ни в одном аспекте игры я не нашёл ничего уникального, всё понамешано отовсюду, взяты банальные шаблонные идеи, просто чтобы сделать.. окей играбельную игра, получилась такая посредственная высокобюджетная индюшка, анимации, графика, тут неплохие, но какой-то новой идеи или сюжета в игре не вижу, поэтому рекомендовать не могу.

    Подписывайтесь на Кураторство: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37365104/    … Expand
  6. lizzardsQueen
    Jan 10, 2022
    5
    Me ha parecido terriblemente básico, la verdad. Una historia simple que se alarga más de la cuenta. Está bien si es un juego del que no esperas gran cosa.
    Eso si, visualmente es súper bonito.
  7. 3t3rnal
    Apr 9, 2022
    5
    Fun casual platformer (and perhaps at times too easy) with a story that tries, but utterly fails, to tackle a very complex topic. The graphics style and design is pretty good, but technical aspects - especially low texture resolution, are worse, which goes contrary to the surprisingly high minimum required graphics card.

    The platforming works pretty well for the most part, and the game    Fun casual platformer (and perhaps at times too easy) with a story that tries, but utterly fails, to tackle a very complex topic. The graphics style and design is pretty good, but technical aspects - especially low texture resolution, are worse, which goes contrary to the surprisingly high minimum required graphics card.

    The platforming works pretty well for the most part, and the game does have a couple mechanics to spice it up a bit, but it reveals its hand a bit too soon and becomes a bit repetitive, despite being relatively short. The "power cleaner simulator" part of it is also a bit unbalanced in some parts of the game and turns it into a bit of a chore.

    An okay experience on gamepass or heavily discounted, but nothing special, if you are looking for a really good platformer, you'll have to look elsewhere.    … Expand
  8. WaraWana
    May 4, 2023
    6
    ABSOLUTELY ROBBED of meme of the year. No one gave this a chance. This game was a good kill-time for a few hours. Whatever they were smoking in the board room to get this approved I salute you. It must have been good. Either way, I finished it and it was a game to remember. Because it was just that much of a weird one, who was it made for? IDK.
    Thank you for reading. Enjoy Gaming.

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68

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 30, 2024
    80
    The 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]
  2. SECTOR.sk
    Jan 24, 2022
    75
    The 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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  3. PC Games
    Jan 11, 2022
    70
    The Gunk is a wonderful game about good friends Rani and Beck. They have a small scavening business and harvest resources in order to sell them. The fascinating story begins as soon as you land on a planet full of disgusting gunk. Once you cleared it up you can see the fantastic and colorful world that is hidden underneath the slime. Soon they even found signs of an ancient civilization. They realized that they have to discover the secret of the colorful planet in order to remove the gunk and save the former inhabitants from the threat.
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