The Gunk

The Gunk

Steam Deck Playable

Image & Form Games · Action-Adventure · Apr 29, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $18.45. It has been as low as $2.76.

86%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 179 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise36% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-i wish there was a bit more development of the supporting characters (Curt for example - he seems like a lot of unused potential),
179 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is extremely easy, often boiling down to vacuuming harmless “gunk,” with underwhelming combat with some mildly enjoyable puzzles.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-good graphics and visuals,
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
-good voice acting,
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game runs well for the most part even on Steam Deck but due to the beauty of Unreal Engine, there are texture loading glitches and massive frame rate drops upon entering a new area.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
no the x button should not be the sprint toggle buttion, yet on keyboard its shift like the controller forgot you can press in the joystick???
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters179 reviews
Gameplay102 reviews
Graphics84 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat49 reviews
76%
Performance22 reviews
77%
Difficulty20 reviews
80%
Optimization8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs15 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $18.45. The lowest we've tracked is $2.76.

5 points recordedtoday · $18.45

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.