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Gibbon: Beyond The Trees' demo has some real rad backflipsAn ecological tale with a truly bananas moveset
An ecological tale with a truly bananas moveset
When Broken Rules announced their colourful 2D swingathonGibbon: Beyond The Treesat the beginning of February, I was immediately on board. Finally, I could live out my dream of sliding down tree branches like Disney’s Tarzan, all while playing another gorgeous adventure from the makers ofOld Man’s Journeyand Secrets Of Raetikon. Admittedly, I was surprised when I saw it was going to be part of this week’sSteam Next Fest. The developers have said upfront that the game is only around an hour long, and with this week’s demo stretching to a generous 20 minutes, part of me’s now quite sad that I’ve already seen a third of it in action.
The other part of me, however, is absolutely thrilled, and it’s all down to my gibbon’s sick, speed-boosting backflips.
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Announcement TrailerWatch on YouTube
Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Announcement Trailer
Running is slower than swinging, but hold left trigger on a down slope and your gibbon will enter that aforementioned Tarzan slide, cruising down branches at lightning speed. It’s all very satisfying stuff, combining the momentum-building moments of Secrets Of Raetikon with the stunning, linear environments of Old Man’s Journey. Your fellow yellow gibbon pal is also on hand for some rad assists every now and again, too, as demonstrated below:
I may already be a chunk of the way through Gibbon: Beyond The Trees, but I’m also deeply invested in seeing how it ends, too. Old Man’s Journey took us to some truly lovely places in its similarly brief running time, and from thelooks of things, Broken Rules have some equally good pitstops lined up here, too. I also just want more of those heart-swelling backflips and slow-mo assists. Is it too much to hope for an endless runner mode, perhaps?
Gibbon: Beyond Trees is currently dated for early 2022 on PC and you can play the demo for yourself over on itsSteam page. For more Steam Next Fest recommendations, check out some of our otherfavourite demos to help you get started.
