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Steam Next Fest is currently underway, and players have encountered a variety of interesting creations from small studios. However, one is particularly notable for its unconventional concept. Titled Unko Technica, this classic-feel platformer features a protagonist that is truly a dung attempting to make its way to a restroom. As a fun fact, "Unko" means "poop."

The gameplay is simple: just use a one button to leap. Across 150 levels, you'll face boss fights and unlock a market to purchase skins for your poop character.

Time your actions with caution, since one mistake means starting over. Leap on air pockets to hurl your character to new heights, navigate disappearing platforms, and interact with triggers to reveal secret routes. Gather UN-KOINS and use them on tougher game content in which things gets crazy.

Graphically, the game shows off vibrant level designs and a killer music score. The simple graphics featuring morphing abstract forms evokes memories of fans of classic titles like Earthbound.

Although hard to recall similar titles where you control a coiled turd, video games often incorporated fecal matter. As an illustration, in Death Stranding, you can create explosives from protagonist waste. Games like Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved utilize dung as fertilizer. Unsurprisingly, fecal references shows up a lot in Obsidian's role-playing game The Stick of Truth.

Putting aside its goofy concept, Unko Technica has already earned impressive recognition, including being named best at a major publisher's game competition in 2023. This trial version is available at present on Steam, with the full game scheduled to launch on PC on November 19.