News The GUNK (by Image & Form) - announced for September 2021 (XO/XSX/PC)

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Thunderful Publishing and developer Image & Form Games announced The Gunk for Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC during the Xbox Games Showcase. It will launch in September 2021.

From the creators of the SteamWorld franchise—the action series that tells the tales of steam-driven robot adventures and that has garnered more than 100 awards and nominations—comes a completely new game, The Gunk. Embark on an all-new adventure in a vast and exotic world where you’ll encounter terrifying enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel the mystery of a forgotten planet, while saving it in the process.

Key Features
  • Save a dying planet from a slimy parasite, and restore it to its exuberant past.
    • Take it upon yourself to rid the planet of gunk, salvage what lies beneath… and save its inhabitants.
  • Master your power glove.
    • Absorb the tainting gunk and use it.
    • Manipulate the environment and then craft what you find to your advantage.
  • Fight corrupt monsters…
    • Do they have access to gunk? Are they alone or in a pack? Can I use nearby objects—or can they be used against me?
    • As nature heals you get access to larger areas of the planet, and can unearth the story behind its demise.
  • …and take a stand.
    • Why did you come here? To save this dying planet… or to strip it of its resources, and then leave?
 

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I loved the SteamWorld Dig games, but I was always wary of the non-Dig games in the series, as I felt Image & Form were using the IP a crutch to try and explore new genres while remaining commercially viable. But frankly, that made me lose interest, and the fact that Heist bored me emphasised that.

So I'm glad they're making a new IP rather than doing SteamWorld 3D Platformer.