The latest game joining Apple Arcade puts climate crisis front and center

The last new game joining Apple Arcade this month, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, is an ecological adventure with platforming elements. Developed by Broken Rules, the same studio behind the critically acclaimed Old Man’s Journey, Gibbon is trying to turn players’ attention to the climate change that already has devastating effects around us.

One of the important topics handled by Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is deforestation, as players are tasked with moving from the heart of a jungle to outward territories through increasingly barren and dangerous areas, on a quest to save a baby gibbon from human poachers.

Various NGOs and local organizations have been consulted before and during development, so Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, while a game first, it’s also an educational tool that directs players to resources that can better explains players how they can help heal the world. Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is available for free on iOS, exclusively via Apple Arcade, but a PC version is in the works too.