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The Gunk will ooze out on December 16thAn action adventure from the makers of SteamWorld

An action adventure from the makers of SteamWorld

A screenshot of The Gunk showing the protagonist hoovering up a mass of black goo on what looks like a rocky alien world.

The Gunkis a third-person action adventure from the makers of SteamWorld, set on a planet covered in a gelatinous goo. You hoover it up. It was announced last year, and we now know it’ll launch on PC via Xbox Game Pass on December 16th.

Thunderful haven’t made that footage available separately however, so here’s the trailer from this year’s Xbox event at Gamescom:

The Gunk - Gameplay TrailerWatch on YouTube

The Gunk - Gameplay Trailer

Cover image for YouTube video

Honestly, I feel like I don’t know much about how The Gunk will play, beyond walking around and vacuuming, but Image & Form have earned the benefit of the doubt across several excellent, genre-hopping SteamWorld games.

There is more SteamWorld to come, too. Thunderfulannounced SteamWorld Headhunterat tonight’s livestream, which a 3D action adventure much like The Gunk, but co-operative. Exciting stuff.

The Gunk is an Xbox console exclusive, but it’ll be available on PC on launch day via Xbox Game Pass. It’s not yet on Steam or any other digital store.