Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

Name: Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Rating: 4.9 (10942 reviews)
Author: Broken Rules

An ecological adventure

11K Ratings
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9+
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Adventure
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Broken Rules
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EN
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1.1
GB

Two new game modes let you race your friends to see who has the best swinging skills in the jungle! Apple Design Award Winner 2022 A beautiful new adventure by multiple award winning developers of Old Man’s Journey and ELOH, in which a family of gibbons finds themselves lost in a dangerous world beyond their understanding. - Experience free-flowing dynamic movement based on brachiation, the way real gibbons swing through the trees - Master acrobatic moves, including launching from another gibbon’s hands in mid air - A touching adventure of a family of gibbons trying to survive amid an encroaching human threat. - Play through an hourlong adventure in story mode, or race to freedom through a procedurally generated jungle in liberation mode. - Compete in the leaderboards and see how far you can swing, backflip and slide in Daily Run mode! - Stunning 2D hand painted visuals that breathe life into a rapidly vanishing world. - Explore varied environments, from the wild jungles of Southeast Asia to the hectic human world beyond. - Collect all encyclopedia entries and find out more about gibbons and their habitat. - Gibbon: Beyond the Trees deals with challenging but acute environmental topics, including deforestation, poaching and climate change. Accolades: - BAFTA Games Awards: Game Beyond Entertainment nominee 2023, UK - D.I.C.E Awards: Mobile Game of the Year nominee, 2023, USA - Apple Design Award: Social Impact winner 2022, USA - Bitsummit: International Award winner 2022, Japan - Sense of Wonder Night: Pocky Award winner 2022, Tokyo Game Show, Japan - IndieCade: Visual Design nominee 2022, USA - Japan Prize: Digital Media Division first runner-up, 2022, Japan - D&AD Awards: Digital Design, Illustration, Shortlist, 2022, UK - Pedagogic Media Award: Winner 2022, Germany

Ratings & Reviews

4.9

out of 5

11K Ratings

Gibbons are apes.
08/04/2023

Mothman with a croissant
Hi so I like this game. It’s very fun. I find it entertaining and gibbons are my favorite ape because of this game. I also liked reading about gibbons in the book thing. I have noticed no glitches so far (If I do I’ll edit the review. In general, the developer has done a great job with this beautiful game and doesn’t have to read the rest of the review because they know gibbons are apes. This review is meant to be read by everyone who keeps writing those reviews calling gibbons monkeys, or just in general calls gibbons monkeys. GIBBONS ARE APES. NOT MONKEYS. TELL ME WHEN THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A GIBBON WITH A TAIL. This isn’t the first time I’ve been annoyed by something like this. I recently went to a zoo because there was a new baby gorilla. There was this obnoxious group of kids that kept calling the gorillas monkeys. Don’t call apes monkeys. And don’t call white tigers albino tigers if their stripes are black. I’m just… telling? Correcting? Telling you that you’re wrong because I’m an older sibling? Idk. But if you call gibbons or any kind of ape monkeys STOP. -MONSTRKTTY
Gibbons are apes.
08/04/2023

Mothman with a croissant

Hi so I like this game. It’s very fun. I find it entertaining and gibbons are my favorite ape because of this game. I also liked reading about gibbons in the book thing. I have noticed no glitches so far (If I do I’ll edit the review. In general, the developer has done a great job with this beautiful game and doesn’t have to read the rest of the review because they know gibbons are apes. This review is meant to be read by everyone who keeps writing those reviews calling gibbons monkeys, or just in general calls gibbons monkeys. GIBBONS ARE APES. NOT MONKEYS. TELL ME WHEN THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A GIBBON WITH A TAIL. This isn’t the first time I’ve been annoyed by something like this. I recently went to a zoo because there was a new baby gorilla. There was this obnoxious group of kids that kept calling the gorillas monkeys. Don’t call apes monkeys. And don’t call white tigers albino tigers if their stripes are black. I’m just… telling? Correcting? Telling you that you’re wrong because I’m an older sibling? Idk. But if you call gibbons or any kind of ape monkeys STOP. -MONSTRKTTY
Love it, one problem, still 5 stars absolutely recommend ❤️
05/02/2025

Luismi38
I love this game. I’ve played through it more times than I can count. The landscape is beautiful, the physics of it is really well done, and it’s just overall a really amazing game! However, I have noticed a really annoying problem. If you are swinging over a large gap on a vine and you are at the end of it, it ends the game/run, which can be really annoying for daily runs. You can clearly see that the gibbon has made it to the trees on the other side because whenever you die the game shows a few seconds after, and it shows the gibbon making it to those branches, but it still ends the game. I’m not sure if this was meant to be, but I think it is a glitch that is caused by the game noticing that you have gone too low. Please fix this so that I can get normal scores on daily runs. This is still a super awesome game and I would highly recommend, just the one glitch that I would love to be fixed. Thank you!
Love it, one problem, still 5 stars absolutely recommend ❤️
05/02/2025

Luismi38

I love this game. I’ve played through it more times than I can count. The landscape is beautiful, the physics of it is really well done, and it’s just overall a really amazing game! However, I have noticed a really annoying problem. If you are swinging over a large gap on a vine and you are at the end of it, it ends the game/run, which can be really annoying for daily runs. You can clearly see that the gibbon has made it to the trees on the other side because whenever you die the game shows a few seconds after, and it shows the gibbon making it to those branches, but it still ends the game. I’m not sure if this was meant to be, but I think it is a glitch that is caused by the game noticing that you have gone too low. Please fix this so that I can get normal scores on daily runs. This is still a super awesome game and I would highly recommend, just the one glitch that I would love to be fixed. Thank you!
Definitely a keeper!!
12/23/2025

1uv5kyy
Hey there! im sure the developers of this game wont see this, I dont mind at all! but first a message to the devs of this. Dont listen to all the haters, this games is one of the bests ive played in a while! compared to a lot of other console games, and mobile games. The controls, story, graphics. In general to sum this up. Everything about this is absolutely fantastic. It provides a great amount of challenge, but easy to figure out if you put your mind to it. Now to all the players, or people who are wondering about downloading this. I would definitely recommend this game, if you are looking for a time passer, but you want a challenge and good story, This game will definitely take to your liking, as I stated, The challenge, controls, and overall story. Is what makes this game absolutely worth playing. Keep making this game great Developers! Amazing work.
Definitely a keeper!!
12/23/2025

1uv5kyy

Hey there! im sure the developers of this game wont see this, I dont mind at all! but first a message to the devs of this. Dont listen to all the haters, this games is one of the bests ive played in a while! compared to a lot of other console games, and mobile games. The controls, story, graphics. In general to sum this up. Everything about this is absolutely fantastic. It provides a great amount of challenge, but easy to figure out if you put your mind to it. Now to all the players, or people who are wondering about downloading this. I would definitely recommend this game, if you are looking for a time passer, but you want a challenge and good story, This game will definitely take to your liking, as I stated, The challenge, controls, and overall story. Is what makes this game absolutely worth playing. Keep making this game great Developers! Amazing work.
Literally Gorgeous
02/27/2022

Bruh01801
This game has amazing meaning and has a wonderfully intuitive feel, it lets me be a Gibbon while I play it. The artwork is captivating and the mechanics are very easy to get good at quickly. A lot of activist groups will be overbearing and sappy, the developers of this game definitely did not shove their message in my face, but they subtly showed me how hard the life a Gibbon is because of a changing world. One suggestion I would make to the developers is that occasionally the Gibbon will be completely out of view when either walking in certain areas or when swinging in certain areas. This isn’t a huge deal but a slight camera angle change would be nice in those situations. Love the game and I can’t wait to see what future changes the developers will make. Happy swinging!
Literally Gorgeous
02/27/2022

Bruh01801

This game has amazing meaning and has a wonderfully intuitive feel, it lets me be a Gibbon while I play it. The artwork is captivating and the mechanics are very easy to get good at quickly. A lot of activist groups will be overbearing and sappy, the developers of this game definitely did not shove their message in my face, but they subtly showed me how hard the life a Gibbon is because of a changing world. One suggestion I would make to the developers is that occasionally the Gibbon will be completely out of view when either walking in certain areas or when swinging in certain areas. This isn’t a huge deal but a slight camera angle change would be nice in those situations. Love the game and I can’t wait to see what future changes the developers will make. Happy swinging!

Two new game modes let you race your friends to see who has the best swinging skills in the jungle! This update introduces Sprint and Endurance runs, taking advantage of the new Game Center Challenges to deliver an even more engaging way to compete with your friends. Sprints - Compete in quick, intense races over 800m to see who can swing to the goal line the fastest. Endurance - You'll need good stamina for this one. In this race over 7000m, concentration and consistency are key to success. Stay in the flow to keep your speed up and avoid any chasms, otherwise you'll receive time penalties.

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