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2022PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified90 % positive12.99 €

You swing gracefully through the jungle canopy as a gibbon in a short, emotional tale of family, loss and habitat destruction. The fluid brachiation movement is the highlight, paired with a clear environmental message.

Jumping and platforming
Distinctive, stylised art style
Lavish presentation
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Gibbon: Beyond the Trees are Bound, Gris and Arise: A Simple Story. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Gibbon: Beyond the Trees special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Bound

94 %Match

2016PlayStation

Jumping and platforming
Lavish presentation
Distinctive, stylised art style

Bound is a short, poetic 3D platformer where you dance through an abstract, faceted world that mirrors a pregnant woman's memories. Its strength lies in art direction, music and emotional storytelling rather than challenge.

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Gris

Accessible and relaxed

A poetic platformer about grief, almost wordless and with a watercolour look.

Arise: A Simple Story

Strong, story-driven narrative

A wordless platform adventure that tells a couple's life story through memories, from old age back to childhood. You bend time to get past obstacles, backed by a moving orchestral soundtrack.

Lost Words: Beyond the Page

Jumping and platforming

An emotional 2D adventure where a girl travels through her diary, using words themselves as platforms and puzzle pieces. The hand-drawn look and a gentle story about grief and loss take center stage.

Leo's Fortune

Jumping and platforming

A lovingly crafted platformer where you play Leo, a fluffy mustachioed ball chasing the thief who stole your gold. Momentum-based platforming, light puzzles and painterly levels make for a charming, short adventure.

A Juggler's Tale

Strong, story-driven narrative

You guide the string puppet Abby through a fairytale circus world where her strings are both a prison and a gameplay mechanic. A poetic, story-driven 2.5D adventure mixing platforming and puzzles.

Floating Point

Easy to pick up

A free, tranquil game about swinging gracefully with a grappling hook through randomly generated spaces above and below water. Points reward smooth, fast, elegant movement without hitting anything.

Hue

Easy to pick up

A minimalist puzzle platformer where you change the background colour of the world to make obstacles vanish and open new paths. The search for the protagonist's missing mother provides a quiet, simple story.

The First Tree

Strong, story-driven narrative

A calm, emotional exploration game where you play a fox searching for her family while a parallel story about a grieving couple unfolds through collected mementos. It focuses on mood and narrative rather than challenge.

Planet of Lana

Jumping and platforming

An atmospheric puzzle-platformer in which a young girl and her animal companion Mogo travel through a painterly sci-fi world to save their home. It focuses on wordless, emotional storytelling, a moving soundtrack and gentle puzzles built around using your companion's abilities.