The Gunk

released on Dec 16, 2021

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...


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An underrated Xbox exclusive. The gameplay is simple but engaging, the game has a good pacing and introduces new mechanics exactly when the player feels that he has already seen everything.
The characters are well written and, even if the plot is not original in the context of science-fiction, I feel that The Gunk has a lot of humanity into itself. Everytime I wake up in the morning to go to work, I feel like the two main protagonists.
Simple, but solid. Truly recommended.

Eis que o Level Design carrega a qualidade do game nas costas

Aventurinha bastante linear, nenhum desafio de plataforma ou puzzle que te empacam, bem bonito e polido.

Bem curtinho, sabe a hora de acabar antes que fique enjoativo.

It was quite cathartic hoovering up all the gunk. The story told was nice, the level design was good, and the game ramped up in difficulty for the third and final act.

Before that, it was too easy. No incentive to upgrade or use the upgrades you got, and when you got some of the later combat-specific ones, mostly all the combat parts were over.
One of the characters got a bit annoying too.

Weak mechanical premise, but the rest left me pleasantly surprised! Voice performances are really good and fun, and the soundtrack's strong at setting the mood throughout. Really good looking too, I almost get a clay or tilt shift vibe from it, something about it just really looks impressive in motion. I simply am not immune to having a good time on a fourish hour adventure