Diving into a Bizarre Steam Demo: Controlling a Poop on a Quest to Arrive at the Toilet
Steam Next Fest is now live, and enthusiasts have discovered numerous entertaining indie games. But, one catches the eye for its unconventional concept. Named Unko Technica, this retro-inspired jumping adventure lets you play a character that is truly a piece of poop striving to navigate to a toilet. In case you're wondering, "Unko" means "poop."
Player controls is straightforward: just use a one button to leap. Throughout numerous challenges, you'll face tough enemies and visit a store to purchase skins for your dung hero.
Plan your jumps carefully, since one wrong move means beginning again. Bounce off air pockets to hurl yourself higher, cross crumbling platforms, and activate switches to reveal new areas. Earn UN-KOINS to purchase tougher levels as gameplay ramps up.
Visually, the experience boasts eye-catching level designs and a killer background music. The simple visual style featuring morphing geometric shapes could recall fans of classic titles like Earthbound.
Although tough to recall previous releases where you control a dung character, video games have long featured toilet humor. For example, in Death Stranding, you can craft explosives from protagonist waste. Examples include Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved employ feces as soil enrichment. Unsurprisingly, this theme is present heavily in the role-playing game The Stick of Truth.
Putting aside its silly concept, Unko Technica has already earned notable accolades, like being named best at a major publisher's indie contest in 2023. The demo is available now on Steam, with the final release planned to launch on PC this November.
