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2021USK 16PC, Xbox, Steam 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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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

91 %Match

2024PEGI 3PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam 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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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.

Viewfinder

Calm and deliberate

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.

Deliver Us the Moon

Strong, story-driven narrative

A story-driven sci-fi adventure where you play a lone astronaut exploring abandoned lunar bases, solving environmental puzzles and uncovering what happened to humanity's last hope. Atmospheric and linear, focused on mystery and narrative rather than combat.

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.

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.

Heaven's Vault

Lots to discover

As archaeologist Aliya you sail the rivers of the Nebula and gradually decipher an invented ancient script. Your translations and decisions shape the tale of a vanished civilisation.

Tacoma

Strong, story-driven narrative

Tacoma is a quiet narrative adventure on an abandoned space station, where you piece together the crew's fate through augmented-reality recordings. Its appeal lies in the small human details and the relationships between the characters.

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.

Machinika Museum

Cosy, great for unwinding

You explore alien machines in a museum, solving their tactile 3D mechanical puzzles to piece together the story of their vanished owner. Calm, atmospheric and free of time pressure.

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