Exploring an Bizarre Steam Game Trial: Playing as a Piece of Feces in a Mission to Reach the Toilet
Steam Next Fest is currently underway, and players have discovered plenty of entertaining independent titles. However, one stands out for its offbeat concept. Titled Unko Technica, this classic-feel jumping adventure features a protagonist that is actually a turd trying to travel to a restroom. In case you're wondering, "Unko" translates to "poop."
How you interact is simple: just use a single jump button. Throughout one hundred fifty stages, encounter mini-bosses and visit a market to acquire outfits for your fecal avatar.
Plan your movements precisely, since one wrong move requires restarting the level. Leap off floating orbs to launch yourself higher, navigate fragile ledges, and activate triggers to open secret routes. Earn UN-KOINS for buying tougher stages as things ramps up.
Graphically, the game shows off eye-catching environments and an amazing soundtrack. The simple art with morphing abstract forms may remind gamers of classic titles like Earthbound.
Although difficult to think of similar titles where you play as a coiled turd, video games have long included scatological themes. As an illustration, in Death Stranding, you can create grenades from protagonist droppings. Games like Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved use manure as fertilizer. Naturally, this theme is present extensively in Obsidian's South Park RPG The Stick of Truth.
Putting aside its humorous idea, Unko Technica has already garnered impressive accolades, such as being named best at a major publisher's GYAAR Studio in 2023. A playable preview is accessible at present on Steam, with the full game scheduled to launch on computers in the fall.