<s>
The	B-Application
Gunk	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Image	O
&	O
Form	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Thunderful	O
Publishing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunk	I-Application
is	O
a	O
story-driven	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alien	O
planet	O
features	O
various	O
biomes	O
such	O
as	O
canyons	O
,	O
jungles	O
and	O
caves	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
terrains	O
have	O
been	O
corrupted	O
by	O
a	O
black	O
slime-like	O
parasite	O
named	O
the	B-Application
Gunk	I-Application
which	O
is	O
actively	O
harming	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
its	O
wildlife	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rani	O
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
power	O
glove	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
suck	O
in	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
,	O
effectively	O
restoring	O
the	O
original	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
is	O
removed	O
,	O
wildlife	O
will	O
thrive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
Rani	O
's	O
scanner	O
to	O
scan	O
the	O
environment	O
and	O
learn	O
more	O
about	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
discovers	O
that	O
a	O
strange	O
organic	O
substance	O
she	O
calls	O
gunk	O
has	O
polluted	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
but	O
removing	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
with	O
Pumpkin	O
helps	O
to	O
restore	O
the	O
beauty	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rani	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
alien	O
species	O
had	O
built	O
a	O
thriving	O
society	O
but	O
fled	O
when	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
started	O
to	O
appear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alien	O
,	O
named	O
Hari	O
,	O
explains	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
lived	O
in	O
harmony	O
with	O
the	O
planet	O
for	O
centuries	O
,	O
but	O
when	O
an	O
entity	O
called	O
the	O
Gardener	O
arrived	O
,	O
he	O
had	O
caused	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
to	O
appear	O
and	O
forced	O
the	O
aliens	O
from	O
the	O
planet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beck	O
argues	O
with	O
Rani	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
head	O
towards	O
the	O
Garden	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
,	O
and	O
soon	O
stops	O
talking	O
to	O
her	O
,	O
leaving	O
Rani	O
on	O
her	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
wasteland	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
,	O
Rani	O
finds	O
her	O
mask	O
broken	O
and	O
her	O
health	O
starts	O
to	O
wane	O
from	O
exposure	O
to	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
,	O
but	O
she	O
is	O
rescued	O
by	O
Beck	O
and	O
Hari	O
,	O
Beck	O
having	O
a	O
change	O
of	O
heart	O
and	O
realizing	O
she	O
was	O
wrong	O
at	O
pushing	O
away	O
Rani	O
,	O
having	O
put	O
her	O
concern	O
about	O
their	O
financial	O
state	O
and	O
losing	O
their	O
ship	O
over	O
their	O
friendship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
the	O
systems	O
creating	O
the	B-Application
gunk	I-Application
and	O
after	O
saying	O
goodbye	O
to	O
Hari	O
,	O
return	O
to	O
populated	O
space	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
determine	O
what	O
story	O
they	O
will	O
tell	O
local	O
authorities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Image	O
&	O
Form	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
behind	O
the	O
SteamWorld	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
began	O
conceptualizing	O
ideas	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SteamWorld	B-Application
Dig	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
SteamWorld	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
many	O
platforms	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
3D	O
visuals	O
required	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
more	O
powerful	O
hardwares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
partnered	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
exclusively	O
on	O
PC	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Gunk	I-Application
was	O
officially	O
announced	O
on	O
July	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
during	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
Games	O
Showcase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Christian	O
Donlan	O
recommended	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
SteamWorld	B-Application
developers	O
 '	O
trademark	O
attention	O
to	O
intricate	O
detail	O
,	O
colorful	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
compact	O
nature	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
act	O
of	O
sucking	O
gunk	O
was	O
"	O
an	O
absolute	O
joy	O
"	O
while	O
citing	O
the	O
story	O
as	O
another	O
worthwhile	O
component	O
that	O
incentivized	O
finishing	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
