Diving into a Bizarre Steam Game Trial: Playing as a Piece of Feces with the Goal to Reach the Toilet
Steam Next Fest is currently underway, and gamers have found numerous engaging indie games. Yet, one stands out for its unconventional concept. Titled Unko Technica, this retro-inspired jumping adventure lets you play a character that is actually a turd trying to navigate to a toilet. In case you're wondering, "Unko" means "poop."
How you interact is straightforward: just use a jump control. Across one hundred fifty challenges, encounter mini-bosses and visit a shop to purchase skins for your dung hero.
Time your jumps carefully, as a wrong move forces starting over. Bounce off air pockets to launch the poop to new heights, navigate disappearing ledges, and activate buttons to unlock hidden paths. Gather UN-KOINS to purchase more difficult game content where the action ramps up.
Graphically, the experience shows off neon level designs and catchy soundtrack. Its minimalist graphics with shifting basic polygons could recall gamers of classic titles like Earthbound.
Although hard to think of other games where you are a piece of feces, video games often included scatological themes. For instance, in Death Stranding, you can create throwables from character waste. Titles such as Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved employ feces as plant food. And of course, fecal references appears heavily in Obsidian's South Park RPG The Stick of Truth.
Despite its silly premise, Unko Technica has already earned notable recognition, like being named best at a major publisher's GYAAR Studio in 2023. The demo is accessible currently on Steam, with the full game set to debut on computers on November 19.