Diving into an Bizarre Steam Demo: Playing as a Piece of Feces with the Goal to Arrive at the Toilet
Steam Next Fest is now live, and enthusiasts have discovered numerous interesting indie games. But, one catches the eye for its quirky concept. Titled Unko Technica, this classic-feel jumping adventure lets you play a protagonist that is literally a turd attempting to navigate to a restroom. As a fun fact, "Unko" is Japanese for "poop."
Player controls is easy to grasp: press a jump control. Across one hundred fifty levels, you'll face mini-bosses and unlock a store to buy skins for your poop character.
Plan your movements with caution, as a error requires restarting the level. Jump on floating orbs to launch the poop higher, navigate fragile platforms, and interact with switches to unlock new areas. Collect currency for buying more difficult stages where things gets crazy.
In terms of design, the game shows off vibrant stages and an amazing soundtrack. Its minimalist graphics featuring shifting abstract forms may remind gamers of classic titles like Earthbound.
While it's difficult to name previous releases where you are a dung character, gaming frequently featured fecal matter. For example, in Death Stranding, you can create throwables from character excrement. Titles such as Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved employ manure as soil enrichment. Unsurprisingly, this theme appears heavily in Obsidian's role-playing game The Stick of Truth.
Putting aside its silly concept, Unko Technica has already garnered significant recognition, like being named best at Bandai Namco's indie contest in 2023. The demo is accessible at present on Steam, with the final release planned to arrive on PC this November.