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Steam Next Fest is now live, and gamers have found a variety of entertaining creations from small studios. Yet, one stands out for its unconventional concept. Called Unko Technica, this old-school styled platformer includes a hero that is actually a turd trying to make its way to a restroom. In case you're wondering, "Unko" means "poop."

How you interact is straightforward: just use a single jump button. Throughout one hundred fifty levels, you'll face boss fights and visit a market to buy customizations for your dung hero.

Execute your movements with caution, since one wrong move means starting over. Leap on air pockets to propel yourself upward, traverse fragile surfaces, and activate triggers to unlock new areas. Collect UN-KOINS for buying tougher stages in which the action intensifies.

Graphically, the experience boasts vibrant environments and an amazing background music. The retro visual style of shifting basic polygons could recall gamers of classic titles like Earthbound.

Although tough to name previous releases where you control a coiled turd, interactive entertainment frequently incorporated toilet humor. For instance, in Death Stranding, you can make throwables from protagonist waste. Titles such as Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved use manure as soil enrichment. And of course, such content is present a lot in Obsidian's South Park RPG The Stick of Truth.

Putting aside its silly concept, Unko Technica has already earned significant awards, such as being named best at a major publisher's GYAAR Studio in 2023. The demo is accessible now on Steam, with the complete version planned to launch on computers this November.