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Steam Next Fest is now live, and players have discovered numerous entertaining independent titles. Yet, one catches the eye for its quirky concept. Called Unko Technica, this classic-feel platformer lets you play a character that is truly a dung striving to travel to a restroom. In case you're wondering, "Unko" is Japanese for "poop."

The gameplay is simple: press a single jump button. Throughout numerous stages, encounter tough enemies and access a market to acquire customizations for your dung hero.

Execute your jumps carefully, since one mistake requires restarting the level. Bounce off air pockets to launch yourself upward, navigate fragile platforms, and touch buttons to reveal new areas. Gather UN-KOINS and use them on tougher stages where gameplay ramps up.

Visually, the demo features eye-catching environments and a killer soundtrack. The simple visual style with morphing basic polygons may remind gamers of old favorites like Earthbound.

While it's hard to think of other games where you are a piece of feces, video games frequently featured fecal matter. For example, in Death Stranding, players craft throwables from character droppings. Examples include Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved employ dung as fertilizer. Naturally, this theme appears a lot in the role-playing game The Stick of Truth.

Putting aside its silly premise, Unko Technica has already garnered notable awards, like winning at a major publisher's GYAAR Studio in 2023. This trial version is accessible currently on Steam, with the final release scheduled to launch on Steam on November 19.