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SteamWorld dev Image & Form unveils lovely looking action-adventure The Gunk

Coming to Xbox and PC next year.

Image & Form, the ever-reliable developer behind the acclaimed - and enormously varied - SteamWorld games, has announced The Gunk, a lovely looking third-person action-adventure that's heading to Xbox One, Xbox One Series X, and PC toward the end of next year.

The Gunk casts players as a duo of space explorers, setting them off on a quest of goo-hoovering and puzzle-solving across a "vast and exotic" world that's been besieged by a parasitic gloop. There's a mysterious ancient civilisation to be uncovered and a planet to be saved, and you can get a taste of its striking action in the reveal trailer below.

Cover image for YouTube videoTHE GUNK – Official Trailer

There's not a whole lot more in the way of details to report just yet, but The Gunk will launching on PC and as a console exclusive on Xbox One and Xbox Series X next autumn.