Posted on: July 19, 2025
CyberBearGamer
Verified ownerGames: 13 Reviews: 2
Good game!
Easy controls, good story and easy to learn. Chill game.
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The Gunk
Description
The Gunk stars Rani, 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…
As they uncover the dormant secrets of a shattered civilization, they must battle the curse of a toxic gunk parasite, all while getting caught in a spiral of festering mistrust.
Use your trusty Power Glove to reverse the corruption, uncover secrets of old and heal the planet! Experience the evolving relationship of the crew, as you explore this unique planet.
Use your ingenuity as well as your quick reactions to overcome the challenges that await. What stories lay hidden in this mysterious abandoned world?
What does it all mean? What role can Rani play in the fate of this evocative, moody planet? Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith.
Uncover the mystery. Cleanse the Gunk. Save the planet.
Features:
- Engaging Exploration: Discover a lush jungle planet with damp caves, venture into the unknown and explore a bygone society.
- Corruption & Regrowth: Eradicate the gunk, restore nature, and transform the world around you. Employ the revived plant life to delve deeper into this strange and wondrous ecosystem.
- Intimate Narrative: The narrative is intrinsically linked with the exploration, where our two main characters keep in tight radio contact throughout the game. Fiona Nova lends her voice in a stellar performance as main character Rani.
- Music & Atmosphere: The Gunk invites you to take the time and listen to its soothing tunes. An explorative atmosphere conveyed through an evocative art style. Kick your feet back and enjoy an adventure like no other!
© 2022 - Thunderful Publishing AB
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Charge Off
Make one charge off a cliff
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Give me Five
Installed five upgrades
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Learning on the Go
Scanned fifteen objects
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Two Birds With One
Threw one on another
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60.72%
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5.5 h Main + Sides
6.5 h Completionist
5.5 h All Styles
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Eurogamer
Recommended
Rewild an alien world in this elegant and thoughtful game.
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7/10
Nothing here will surprise seasoned gamers but The Gunk has enough diverting action and puzzle-solving in its brief runtime to keep players' attention
Read full review »IGN
7/10
The Gunk is a simple little platforming adventure full of malicious messes that are plenty fun to clean up.
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Posted on: July 30, 2025
strope.761
Verified ownerGames: 528 Reviews: 4
Good, not great
This game reminds me of Lost in Random. They both have beautiful worlds that I want to get lost and spend more time in, but they come across as a little shallow. The world is lovely and interesting. I really did enjoy exploring the planet and wanted to see more of it. The limited "combat" in the game felt kind of half baked, but was never too difficult. In fact it had the opposite problem. This game is very easy. There were onlty a few instances where I got even slightly stuck. The story has promise, but it feels a little underbaked too. From a technical aspect, the game usually runs pretty smoothly and there aren't a lot of major bugs. My only 2 complaints is that you occasionally get stuck in between 2 objects. Thankfully this never caused me to have to reload the game. The other, biger technical issue is the elevator in the latter half of the game. I panicked when my frame rates dropped to single digits as I'm going up. There's absolutely no reason for that slowdown to occur. All in all, this was a nice change of pace compared to a lot of current games. I would lightly recommend it. It starts off good, but never really gets better throughout your playthrough.
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Posted on: August 4, 2025
redzuzu
Games: 172 Reviews: 1
super game
Really liked it. very intuitive, i really recomment it. It is single player, loved the story, and it's not difficult. LOVED IT. I played it in 3 days, somewhat 2 hours a day, so u have 5 hours and a half of game.
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Posted on: August 14, 2025
matapollos
Verified ownerGames: 188 Reviews: 2
the sound stops working
randomly the sound stop working and i have to reset my computer to have sound again... never happened me before with any other game i ever played... its a shame the game looks good, but unpayable without sound...
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Posted on: August 21, 2025
dmaravelis
Verified ownerGames: 319 Reviews: 4
Great 3d platform action adventure
I enjoyed "The Gunk". Have simple mechanics that make easy the character control. The playthrough run smoothly as it should. At my opinion is the kind of those little gaming jewels that worth playing.
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