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The Gunk
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…
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Considering this game usually goes for 1 euro while on sale I didn't expect much but I was pleasantly surprisied. To be blunt, it's not exactly the most thrilling experience out there, the whole premise is scan this, take that resource and clean the annoying gunk. The visuals…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Game gave me some relaxed chilltime. Especially good as intermezzo between long sessions with other games or a stressfull day at work. Nice story. Feel good ending. Little to no fighting. Mostly puzzles and story. And a very tiny bit timing. Good for those of us that want to…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“For less than three bucks this was a complete steal. Fun mechanics, engaging story, charming characters, doesn't overstay its welcome. I really loved it. My one nitpick is that to get all the upgrades you really have to go find literally every single resource. A bit more leeway…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Hidden Artifacts found: The Gunk Steam Community Items available now!
To all you adventurers out there, We hope you all have a good start into the new week! If not we can hopefully help you out a little bit, because the Steam Community Items for The Gunk are now availab
The Gunk is 20% OFF for Steam Summer Sale! 👨🚀
On to adventure, friends! 🚀 The annual Steam Summer Sale starts in a bit and The Gunk is 20% off for the duration of it! Get it yourself, tell your friends and explore an evocative, moody planet as Ra
The Gunk - Fixes and Improvements Patch (Patch Notes)
Greetings Adventurers, We have just released a new update fixing some translation issues, bug fixes, and improved performance. Down below, you can find the full changelog! Changelog: Rani’s name and s
From The Depths Of Space To Your PC: The Gunk is NOW Available on Steam! 🚀
To all you adventurers out there, Happy Friday! And what a happy Friday that is! Because not only is the weekend upon us, FROM NOW our space exploring adventure The Gunk is available here on Steam! Me
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Action-Adventure · Atmospheric · Sci-fi · 3D Platformer · Family Friendly · Relaxing · Space · Female Protagonist · Third Person · Exploration · Colorful · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://thunderfulgames.com/games/the-gunk/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 version 18362.0 or higher Processor: AMD FX-6100/Intel i3-3220 or equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 580/NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 11 GB available space