The Gunk is a rather awkward little game at times. While it does a lot right, it also feels like a game that needed just a little bit more mechanics to actually have it all work properly.

Take the core gameplay of using Rani's glove to hoover up the titular Gunk feels well realised but it all becomes a little too one note and you start wishing there was more active Gunk or more ways to destroy it.

The same goes with the enemies in the game, while there is combat and its perfectly functional, there just isnt enough variety in enemy type to really make them anything more than a bother. The resource collectables and upgrade systems suffer as a result as you never feel like you need any of them to progress.

Its a shame as its a very pretty game and unlike some of the other reviewers, I enjoyed hanging around with the leads a lot and while there was a lack of variety, this only really became a real issue as the game hit its endgame thanks to how short the game is. It feels perfect for gamepass because of this.

Overall its a game that has potential but be it through budgeting or scope, that potential never really is met.