Unveiling an Bizarre Steam Game Trial: Guiding a Poop in a Mission to Find the Toilet
Steam Next Fest is currently underway, and players have encountered plenty of engaging independent titles. However, one stands out for its quirky concept. Titled Unko Technica, this classic-feel platformer lets you play a character that is truly a piece of poop attempting to travel to a restroom. As a fun fact, "Unko" translates to "poop."
The gameplay is simple: press a one button to leap. Across numerous challenges, encounter boss fights and visit a market to purchase skins for your fecal avatar.
Execute your jumps precisely, since one wrong move requires restarting the level. Leap off floating orbs to propel yourself higher, navigate crumbling ledges, and interact with switches to open secret routes. Gather currency for buying more difficult game content in which gameplay ramps up.
Graphically, the game boasts neon stages and a killer music score. The simple graphics with morphing abstract forms may remind players of beloved games like Earthbound.
Even though tough to recall previous releases where you control a dung character, video games frequently included toilet humor. For example, in Death Stranding, players craft throwables from protagonist waste. Games like Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved use manure as soil enrichment. Unsurprisingly, this theme appears heavily in the adventure The Stick of Truth.
Putting aside its silly concept, Unko Technica has already garnered notable accolades, like winning at a major publisher's game competition in 2023. The demo is available now on Steam, with the complete version planned to launch on Steam this November.
