Press release

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Releases on Nintendo Switch™ in Physical Format on 10th October!

Get ready for a beautiful adventure as Super Rare Games swings with Broken Rules to bring you...Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, in an exclusive physical format on Nintendo Switch™! 🐒

 

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a hand-drawn adventure following a lost gibbon as they embark on a dangerous journey into unknown lands. Play through an hour-long narrative that captures the real struggle of living creatures around the world or race to freedom in liberation mode.

 

This release comes with:

📧 Exclusive pop-out Gibbon postcard which can be hung!

📖 Extended beautiful art manual packed with the story of Gibbon, concept art & information on the NGO's!

 

📅 Release Date: October 10th, 6pm BST (10am PDT/1pm EDT). 

 

3000 Switch Standard Editions available for sale worldwide at Super Rare Games Storepage. 

 

Store page | Presskit

 

Charity Plaque Auction! 💗



 

Super Rare Games will be running a charity auction for two Gibbon: Beyond the Trees Plaque's, in support of the charities linked with the game, which are the following:

 

Gibbon Rehabilitation Project

Gibbon Conservation Society

Rainforest Rescue

Bruno Manser Fonds

 

The plaques hold the game case, sticker and full set of trading cards, only four plaques are ever produced per release making it a true collectors item.

 

The auction will run from 10th to 20th October.

 

The winning bid in its entirety will be donated to the four charities mentioned above.

 

Watch the Gibbon trailer! 🐵

 

Find your way back home! 🏠

 


“A beautiful example of doing one thing but doing it to perfection.”

@Higher Plain Games

 

Features:

 

🌿 Experience dynamic movement inspired by real gibbons' brachiation.

 

🐒 Master acrobatics like mid-air launches from another gibbon's hands.

 

🌎 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.

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About Super Rare Games

Super Rare Games strives to be the indie's best friend. Defined by that mission, we are both a wholly original publisher as well as a publisher of limited physical content for the Nintendo Switch™. We operate alongside our partners to bring the most exclusive offering of the very best indie games to collectors worldwide. From the packaging of the products to opening the limited edition trading cards, we aim to provide gamers with the purest experience. As we continue to expand our collection of games, we hope you join us and grow yours too. You can find out more on the Super Rare Games website, Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

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A limited number of PR samples will be made available for this release. Please email the SRG Team at PR@superraregames.com for press enquiries.