Unveiling a Unusual Steam Game Trial: Playing as a Piece of Feces on a Quest to Reach the Toilet

Steam Next Fest is currently underway, and gamers have found a variety of interesting indie games. Yet, one is particularly notable for its offbeat concept. Titled Unko Technica, this classic-feel jumping adventure lets you play a protagonist that is truly a piece of poop attempting to travel to a toilet. In case you're wondering, "Unko" translates to "poop."

The gameplay is simple: just use a jump control. Throughout numerous stages, battle mini-bosses and visit a store to buy outfits for your fecal avatar.

Plan your movements carefully, as a wrong move forces starting over. Leap on bubbles to launch yourself to new heights, traverse fragile surfaces, and interact with buttons to reveal hidden paths. Earn coins for buying challenging stages where things intensifies.

Visually, the demo boasts eye-catching level designs and an amazing soundtrack. Its minimalist graphics of shifting basic polygons could recall fans of beloved games like Earthbound.

Although tough to name previous releases where you are a coiled turd, gaming have long featured scatological themes. For example, in Death Stranding, players make grenades from character waste. Titles such as Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved use feces as plant food. Unsurprisingly, fecal references appears extensively in the South Park RPG The Stick of Truth.

Putting aside its silly concept, Unko Technica has already received notable accolades, such as taking top honors at a major publisher's GYAAR Studio in 2023. This trial version is ready at present on Steam, with the final release planned to arrive on Steam on November 19.