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| Muck | |
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| Developer(s) | Dani |
| Programmer(s) | Dani |
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| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | 5 June 2021 |
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| Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Muck is a free-to-play video game created by developer and YouTuber Dani (also known as Daniel Sooman. It released on Steam on 5 June 2021[1] for Windows and later received a MacOS and Linux version.[2][unreliable source?]
Premise and Gameplay
editPremise
editMuck is a roguelike survival video game,[3] where you spawn on a island in the middle of the ocean, and try to obtain materials to rebuild the crashed ship to sail away. After rebuilding the ship, you need to collect 5 gems via beating 'guardians' to collect a gem. After finishing collecting the gems, a dragon appears named 'Bob', acting as the final boss.[citation needed]
The players can also challenge 'Gronk', a miniboss wielding two swords.
Gameplay
editThe game features a building and crafting system. Users can join 'lobbies' to play with friends,[1][4] albeit it is possible to play in 'singleplayer'.[3][a] It contains procedural generation for the island,[5] acting very similar to the 2011 game Minecraft.[6][7][4] Power-ups are also obtainable with joke names such as 'Spooo Bean'.[8]
Reception
editMuck received an overall positive reception, reportedly having over 16 thousand players online at peak hours in 2021[9] and having over 12 million downloads on Steam.[10] It gained a "very positive" rating on its Steam page[5] from about 70 thousand reviewers,[1][7][8] and once had a very active speedrunning community, holding number 2 on speedrun.com's top speedrunned games.[citation needed]
The game has been praised for its uniqueness with Ali Jones from GamesRadar+ described it as 'a parody low-res survival game' and called the game 'genuinely good'.[11] Sarfraz Khan from GameRant described it the look of Muck as 'colorful visuals and [a] vibrant world'.[12] Many also enjoy Muck due to its ability to run on low-end PCs.[4]
Development
editDevelopment started after Sooman received a comment challenging him to create a survival multiplayer game.[7] Sooman reportedly a few months for it to develop, and it was released on 5 June 2021 on Steam, with a devlog releasing the same day.[13]
Developer
editSee also
edit- Crab Game, another video game created by Dani
Notes
edit- ^ Lobbies can be reportedly locked to disallow players to join, effectively making it singleplayer, albeit in technicalility this is not the correct term.
References
edit- ^ a b c Teixeira, Miri (7 June 2021). "Popular survival game 'Muck!' was created by YouTuber Dani out of spite". NME. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Muck is a crazy-popular free procedural survival game out now for Linux". GamingOnLinux. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b Bolding, Jonathan (6 June 2021). "Free, popular survival game Muck exists because a YouTuber got salty". PC Gamer. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Padua, Alec (9 July 2021). "Muck Review: A Surprising Roguelike Survival Experience". WhatIfGaming. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Muck". Steam. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Latour, Jamie (7 June 2021). "Free Steam Game Muck Was Made Literally Just To Prove A Commentor Wrong". TheGamer. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b c Pooley, Jack (18 August 2021). "10 Video Games Probably Made Out Of Spite". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ a b Alston, Harry (15 June 2021). "Muck Update Adds New Boss, Weapons And Powerups". HappyGamer. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Free Survival Game Muck Gains Popularity on Steam". Gamepressure.com. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Coleman, Jack (14 September 2023). "Crab Game Creator Says He Would Owe Unity $5.6M Under New Prices". DualShockers. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Jones, Ali (13 September 2023). "Viral developer says their free survival game and Squid Game parodies would have cost them $5.6 million under new Unity rules". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Khan, Sarfraz (2 December 2023). "10 Best Roguelike Survival Games". Game Rant. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ Dani (5 June 2021). He said I Couldn't Make a Multiplayer Survival Game... So I Made One!. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via YouTube.