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Steam Next Fest is now live, and enthusiasts have discovered numerous entertaining indie games. But, one is particularly notable for its unconventional concept. Named Unko Technica, this classic-feel platformer includes a hero that is actually a piece of poop attempting to navigate to a restroom. For those curious, "Unko" is Japanese for "poop."

The gameplay is straightforward: just use a single jump button. Across 150 levels, you'll face boss fights and visit a shop to purchase customizations for your dung hero.

Plan your jumps with caution, since one wrong move forces beginning again. Bounce on floating orbs to propel the poop higher, cross crumbling platforms, and touch switches to unlock new areas. Earn coins for buying tougher game content in which the action intensifies.

In terms of design, the game boasts vibrant environments and a killer music score. Its minimalist visual style of shifting basic polygons evokes memories of fans of classic titles like Earthbound.

While it's difficult to think of other games where you control a piece of feces, interactive entertainment often included fecal matter. For example, in Death Stranding, players make throwables from protagonist excrement. Titles such as Palworld and Ark: Survival Evolved utilize manure as plant food. Naturally, fecal references is present extensively in Obsidian's role-playing game The Stick of Truth.

Putting aside its goofy premise, Unko Technica has already received impressive accolades, such as taking top honors at a major publisher's indie contest in 2023. This trial version is ready currently on Steam, with the full game scheduled to arrive on Steam on November 19.