The Gunk

A marvelous, easygoing little adventure.

All aspects of the game are painless and satisfying. You'll be exploring simple but pretty levels with non-frustrating 3D platforming. The story is a fairly typical alien planet adventure, with plucky characters and ancient mysteries. Your main activity will be cleaning up gunk and collecting resources. There are also straightforward environmental puzzles, and even some combat, though it's a trivial and unnecessary addition to the game.

The gunk cleaning is super satisfying. The animation is smooth and visceral, and the burst of color you get when you fully clean an area feels like your parents telling you they are proud of you.

I wasn't wowed. I definitely wasn't challenged. But I enjoyed The Gunk a lot.