Muck (video game)

Muck is a 2021 free to play survival roguelike video game. It was created by Norwegian developer Dani and released on Steam on June 5. The game was developed in Unity and is a parody of the survival genre.

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Gameplay

Muck is set on a procedurally generated island, where the player has to collect resources, obtain food, craft tools and build a base in preparation for the night, when waves of enemies spawn. More and stronger enemies and bosses are encountered the longer the player survives. Killing monsters grants coins, which can be used to open loot chests containing powerups. Progress is reset upon death. Muck features both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. The gameplay was inspired by roguelike and survival games like Risk of Rain and Minecraft.

Reception

Alec Padua of WhatIfGaming praised the gameplay and visuals. Jonathan Bolding of PC Gamer wrote that it was "not awful". Ali Jones of GamesRadar+ wrote that "Not only was Muck genuinely good, it was also an interesting insight into game development, thanks to Sooman's video about the process of making the game."