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2021PCXboxSteam Deck playable86 % positive24.99 €

As space hauler Rani, you use a vacuum-like arm to clean a toxic goo from an alien planet, uncovering secrets and a story about exploitation and nature. It is a short, relaxed adventure with light puzzles and traversal.

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  • Cosy, great for unwinding
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The closest matches for The Gunk are Europa, Viewfinder and In Other Waters. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Gunk special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Europa

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2024PCNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified86 % positive14.79 €

Brings what grabs you about The Gunk: lavish production, a sci-fi setting and a cosy mood to unwind.

As the android Zee you explore a painterly terraformed moon and the ruins of a fallen utopia. Gliding, flying and gentle puzzles carry a calm, atmospheric story about the last human alive.

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Viewfinder

Distinctive, stylised art style

You snap photos with an instant camera and then place them in the world, turning the images into real paths, bridges and platforms. The result is a series of inventive perspective puzzles in a stylish sci-fi setting.

In Other Waters

Lots to discover

You guide biologist Ellery Vas's diving suit across an alien ocean planet entirely through a minimalist map interface. Calm exploration, sample collecting and light puzzles drive an atmospheric story about loss and ecology.

A Story About My Uncle

Cosy, great for unwinding

A non-violent first-person platformer where you swing with a grappling hook through colorful caverns and floating worlds while a boy searches for his missing uncle. The fluid sense of speed and freedom is the heart of the game.

The Talos Principle II

Lots to discover

A philosophical first-person puzzle game set in a post-human world, where you solve clever logic puzzles in striking environments while pondering consciousness and humanity. The story and conversations with fellow robots matter as much as the puzzles.

Paper Beast

Cosy, great for unwinding

A poetic VR experience from Eric Chahi: in a desert world born from forgotten code, you guide paper creatures using wind, sand and water while solving gentle environmental puzzles.

Harold Halibut

Strong, story-driven narrative

A story-driven adventure with a handcrafted, stop-motion look: as clumsy janitor Harold you explore a stranded ark ship beneath an alien ocean and uncover its secrets. It focuses on dialogue, characters and dry humor rather than action.

Cosmonious High

Cosy, great for unwinding

You play the new kid at a wacky alien high school, using quirky alien powers and wildly interactive objects in VR to figure out what's breaking the school. It's funny, colorful, relaxed and very approachable.

Planet of Lana

Strong, story-driven narrative

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer in which a young girl and her animal companion Mogo travel through a painterly sci-fi world to save their home. It focuses on wordless, emotional storytelling, a moving soundtrack and gentle puzzles built around using your companion's abilities.

Umurangi Generation

Lots to discover

A first-person photography game set in a bleak near future in Tauranga, New Zealand. As a courier you capture photos in stylized scenes using unlockable lenses and gear, while an looming crisis and political themes simmer in the background.

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