{"id":21180,"date":"2021-08-25T15:09:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/the-gunk-release-date-story-xbox-game-pass-gameplay-features-and-more"},"modified":"2024-07-20T03:24:54","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T03:24:54","slug":"the-gunk-release-date-story-xbox-game-pass-gameplay-features-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/the-gunk-release-date-story-xbox-game-pass-gameplay-features-and-more","title":{"rendered":"The Gunk: Release date, story, Xbox game pass, gameplay, features and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

After almost a full year of silence, we were finally able to learn more about The Gunk, a mysterious new game coming from the studio that brought us the SteamWorld series, Image & Form Games.<\/p>\n

Unlike SteamWorld games, which are a unique blend of platforming, exploring and turn-based combat, here it seems that we have something closer to a more traditional action-adventure game.<\/p>\n

Developers have been working hard over the last year, and now they are ready to share more details about the game, including the first gameplay trailer shown during the Xbox Gamescom 2021 showcase as well as a few new blogs post that reveal some elements of the story and the game’s setting.<\/p>\n

Join us to take a look at what we currently know about the game.<\/p>\n

What is The Gunk?<\/h2>\n
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Rani is the game’s protagonist. (Picture: Image & Form)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While we still don’t know much about the game at this point, developers have revealed a few more details about the game’s story and setting.<\/p>\n

Players will play as Roni, a space scavenger who travels across the universe with her partner Becks, searching to mine whatever has any value in order to survive the harsh future.<\/p>\n

One day Roni will land on “a seemingly barren planet” where they will find the gunk, a previously undiscovered substance that could mean a big payout.<\/p>\n

But the catch is, this black slimy ooze doesn’t look like something particularly safe, as it literally devours the whole planet, spreading rapidly across the surface and depriving the planet of any life.<\/p>\n

The Gunk gameplay<\/h2>\n
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Rani’s robotic arm is one of the main gameplay mechanics. (Picture: Image & Form)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

During the Gamescom 2021 Xbox showcase, developers showed us the first gameplay trailer, which admittedly hasn’t revealed much.<\/p>\n

We know that the game is a 3D action-adventure with a big emphasis on the exploration of an alien world.<\/p>\n

The mysterious world we have landed on consists of different biomes (a rocky canyon region, a dense jungle, deep subterranean caves…) and our main goal will be to remove the gunk as the life flourishes almost immediately upon the removal of the black goo.<\/p>\n