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2022 PCPlayStationNintendo Switch 12.99 € 90 % positive Very positive, 457 reviews on Steam

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.

What defines Gibbon: Beyond the Trees:

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for Gibbon: Beyond the Trees are Bound, The First Tree and A Memoir Blue. 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

92 %

2016 PlayStation

  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation
  • Accessible and relaxed

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.

The First Tree

Accessible and relaxed

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.

A Memoir Blue

Accessible and relaxed

A short, poetic journey through swimmer Miriam's memories of her mother, told with a blend of 3D animation and hand-drawn art. Dreamlike, tactile interactions and emotion take priority over challenge.

Beyond Eyes

Lavish presentation

You guide Rae, a blind girl searching for her lost cat, through a world that only appears in watercolor-like colors as she senses it through sound and touch. A gentle, emotional exploration adventure with no combat.

Dordogne

Accessible and relaxed

A calm, watercolor-styled narrative adventure in which Mimi revisits her childhood summers in the Dordogne while sorting through her late grandmother's house. Gentle puzzles, sounds and keepsakes make it a deeply emotional journey.

Dear me, I was…

Accessible and relaxed

An interactive adventure where you relive the ordinary life of a woman, with its joys, sorrows and growth. Watercolor art combined with rotoscoping gives this narrative journey a distinctive look.

If Found...

Accessible and relaxed

An emotional interactive story about a young trans woman returning home in 1990s Ireland. You erase diary pages to reveal memories, all in a striking hand-drawn style.

Dear Esther

Lavish presentation

A contemplative walk across a desolate Hebridean island while a narrator reads fragmented letters. With almost no traditional gameplay, it relies on dense atmosphere, poetic writing and striking scenery.

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