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The Gunk

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App ID 1087760
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Thunderful Publishing
Franchise Thunderful Publishing
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 29766528
Last Record Update 26 June 2025 – 15:08:21 UTC ()
Release Date 29 April 2022 – 14:59:58 UTC ()
😎 82.76%
2k reviews
204
In-Game

The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…

Additional Information

Developer Image & Form Games
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community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Thunderful Publishing
Store Release Date 29 April 2022 – 15:00:01 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 29 April 2022 – 14:59:58 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 2 June 2025 – 16:29:46 UTC () (1748881786)
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Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 11 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 8792270
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First seen on SteamDB 14 May 2019 – 08:46:48 UTC (), in changelist #6242870

Supported Languages

11 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes
Arabic Yes

Tags

🌄 Action-Adventure 🌫 Atmospheric 🚀 Sci-fi 👪 Family Friendly 🦘 3D Platformer 🧘 Relaxing 🌠 Space 👩 Female Protagonist 👤 Third Person 🗺 Exploration 🎨 Colorful 🗺️ Adventure 🎮 Controller 📏 Linear 💨 Metroidvania 📚 Story Rich 👤 Singleplayer 🌿 Nature 📚 Narrative 💥 Action

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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