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Game studio established in 2009. And Yet It Moves, Chasing Aurora, Secrets of Raetikon, Old Man‘s Journey, ELOH, VITRIOL and now: Gibbon: Beyond the Trees

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20 days
Let's get physical! We are partnering up with @SuperRareGames to release a boxed Gibbon: Beyond the Trees version! 🐒 Nintendo Switch 🤩 Limited 3000 copies 📆 Release date: October 10th Isn't it gorgeous? 👉
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Meet our latest adventure: Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, a hopeful game about the beauty of wilderness and the destructive force of human civilization.
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Our new game, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, is a a hopeful game about the beauty of wilderness and the destructive force of human civilisation. Apple Arcade, February 25th: Steam, Early 2022: Nintendo Switch: Early 2022
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We are very happy to announce that Old Man’s Journey is heading to #NintendoSwitch :
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Announcing Old Man’s Journey, a game about life, loss and hope.
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A video game about life, loss and hope. Old Man's Journey is out now on iOS, Android, Windows & Mac.
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Check out our ecological adventure Gibbon: Beyond the Trees on #NintendoSwitch ! OUT NOW! 🥳 👉  We’re thrilled to be part of the latest #IndieWorld showcase. Thank you so much @NintendoEurope & @IndieWorldNA ! 🐵 ❤️
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A video game about life, loss and hope. Old Man's Journey is out now on iOS, Android, Windows and Mac.
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ELOH is out now! A chilled out musical puzzle game to help you relax and find your groove. Get it here:
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7 years
We are proud to announce that #OldMansJourney is joining the #Nindies family on #NintendoSwitch on Feb. 20th!
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First look at the gameplay of Old Man's Journey. Watch the video here:
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Our hopeful ecological adventure Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺! 🥳 Follow a young gibbon swinging away from the safety of their family tree into an unrecognisable world full of danger. 🐵 𝗚𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 👉
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees actually won an Apple Design Award for Social Impact! So proud of the team! Congratulations to the other winners and finalist, all of them exceptional apps & games! #WWDC22 #AppleDesignAwards
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We are very excited to announce that Old Man’s Journey is coming to PS4 on May 29th! Pre-order now at: #PSN #PS4 #PS4Pro
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, or just Gibbon for short, is a hand-drawn adventure following a lost gibbon as they embark on a dangerous journey into unknown lands. It tells a story of family and survival as you search for a home that may be lost forever.
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8 years
The old Watermill. #OldMansJourney
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Here's a gang of animals rolling through the jungle for #screenshotsaturday
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We are beyond excited and proud to announce that Old Man’s Journey received an Apple Design Award at #WWDC17 !
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Hey everyone! Yesterday we announced our new game and the response has been overwhelming! We're happy to hear that the themes resonate with so many people and we're excited to finally share more information about the game.
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9 years
Thanks for the kind words, @j_laeme ! Hey @FwugRadiation , we’d be happy to help! We ported Guacamaelee, Blek & Electronic Super Joy to Wii U.
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For all you #nindies fans out there: #OldMansJourney looks beautiful on #nintendoswitch : Full game trailer here:
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3 years
Today is the day! Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is out NOW on @AppleArcade ! Get it here: Wishlist it on Steam: For notifications on other platforms, sign up with out newsletter here:
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3 years
The game is coming exclusively to @AppleArcade on 25th February and later to Switch and PC Sign-up to get notified at launch: Apple Arcade: Steam: Newletter:
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7 years
Old Man's Journey is out now! PLUS this brand new trailer:
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9 years
Calling all 2d artists - we are hiring! Application deadline is 20th Jan. RTs appreciated!
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Indie Fund! IGF! Gameplay! Watch our new teaser for Old Man's Journey!
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7 years
1st sale estimates: recouping porting costs of #OldMansJourney in only 1 week after launch. #NintendoSwitch #eShop is a healthy ecosystem!
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6 years
Wow, now that is high praisal! We‘re wonderfully surprised and happy to hear that you played and enjoyed our little game. Thank you for your kind words. 🙏❤️
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I finished and enjoyed the beauty and emotional core of Old Man's Journey, a great puzzle game and a simple, truthful story, surrounded by gorgeous music, art and design.
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is OUT NOW on Apple Arcade! Swing through wildly beautiful environments and search for a home that may be lost forever. Steam and Switch coming in early '22. Whishlist: Signup:
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Old Man's Journey is iPad Game of the Year 2017. We're so proud! Check out the graphic @AppStoreGames made for us. #Bestof2017 #oldmansjourney
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7 years
Did you know that Old Man’s Journey has a Steam page? It’s wishlist time!
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Wow, Old Man’s Journey was rewarded as the Standout Indie game at the #GooglePlay Awards! 😯😻🤩 How cool! Thank you @GooglePlayDev ! 🙏 #io18
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So, as we are nearing launch of Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, we thought it might be interesting to talk a little bit about the background of how the game came to be. Make yourself cozy, it’s story time!
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8 years
Happy New Year everyone! Are you ready to travel with our old man in 2017?
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Gibbons are amazing animals and their plight, as that of many other wildlife animals, is real and incredibly tragic. With this game we hope to raise awareness about these issues. For more information, please visit
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Our ecological adventure Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is nominated for the #BAFTAGamesAwards . We are so excited for the awards show next Thursday! 🎩 You can always try it out yourself on @AppleArcade !
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees finally has a release date on Steam - and it is just a couple of days from now 🥳 Our game launches on May 18th 2022! 🐵 Wishlist now!
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This is a first for us! Very proud to help bring more variance to the game engine market! Go Godot!
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We're happy to welcome @brokenrules as a new Silver Sponsor for #GodotEngine ! Thank you for supporting open source 💙
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Gibbon: Beyond the Trees coming to PlayStation June 1st! Follow Pink, Yellow & Lilac swinging away from the safety of their family tree into a dangerous world beyond their understanding. 🙈 Cross-buy PS4 & PS5 🙉 Daily Runs 🙊 Encyclopedia Wishlist 👉
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we know that #NintendoSwitch fans are very fond of their game icons. What do you think of #OldMansJourney ’s made by @LipComarella ? #Nindies
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Wohooo! Gibbon is nominated in two categories for the Apple Design Awards 2022! We are proud to be part of this outstanding selection of games & apps! #WWDC22 #AppleDesignAwards
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We are back to the #Nindies family. #OldMansJourney is available in the US #NintendoSwitch eShop: Spread the word 👉
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#OldMansJourney on #NintendoSwitch will be out TODAY in Europe at 3pm (local time). Only a few hours to go. Russia will be first ;) #Nindies
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3 years
Time to reveal a secret: we have been working on a new game! For almost three years now. Time flies!
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Gibbon won the BitSummit's International Award!! Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️ @BitSummit #BitSummitXRoads #Bitsummit
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#OldMansJourney just took the Best Visual Art and Grand Prix awards at @TaipeiGameShow !! ❤️❤️😭🏆🏆
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Finally Old Man’s Journey will hit the #PS4 in NA and EU TODAY! Japan soon to follow. Hope you are going to enjoy it as much as we did developing it ;)
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8 years
Take a look at a level in Old Man's Journey in full 3D. #MadeWithUnity #indiedev
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We wonnnnnn two prizes! Runner Up and Unity Winner! Yeah! Thank you #PlayIndie !
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ELOH won an Apple Design Award! Thank you for the honor, @AppStore !
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In just a few days #OldMansJourney will land on #NintendoSwitcheShop . Watch our launch trailer here: #Nindies
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We just found out that Gibbon is nominated at the #Webbys for Social Impact! 😮🎉 If you liked our game you can vote for it here: We'd be very grateful! 💚🙏🏻
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So #OldMansJourney on #NintendoSwitch is out in Europe, Australia and in the US. Japan to follow Feb. 22nd Couldn’t be happier. #Nindies
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How are you going to play #OldMansJourney on #NintendoSwitch ? Retweet: On the go! Like: At home on your TV! RT & like: both! #Nindies
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ELOH is an Apple Design Award Winner 2019 because of its amazing team: @jcstranger , @LipComarella , @scntfc , @v01pe_ , @mcloister , Daniela Comarella and Simon Griesser. Keep creating astounding work!
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We managed to persuade @Ungapants of Snipperclips and Tangle Tower fame to work with us on the art direction of the game. We don’t want to toot our own horn (yes we do), but please look at these group of singing frogs. Expect greatness!
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It's a new dawn, the road ahead is long and winding. #OldMansJourney
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OMG, @Apple is even using our screenshots on to sell iPads. Woooohhhaaa! #oldmansjourney
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#OldMansJourney on #NintendoSwitch looks wonderful on a big TV, don’t you think? #Nindies
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We got 10 #OldMansJourney Android keys (valid until June 29th) that we’ll give away to the first 100 people to RT this tweet!
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Just in case you missed it - we announced a release date for Old Man's Journey! Watch the announcement video here:
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It's a new dawn, the road ahead is long and winding. #OldMansJourney #screenshotsaturday
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Our Apple Design Award has finally arrived. Look how much he enjoys our office patio!
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#OldMansJourney is out NOW in all of Europe and Australia: Spread the word and go and get it! 👉
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Holy smokes, we won an award!!
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Wow, Old Man’s Journey is nominated as a standout indie game for the #GooglePlay awards. We’re proud to be part of such an astonishing selection!
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Ready to pull off moves like this one? Gibbon: Beyond the Trees will be part of Steam Next Fest next week. Including a playable demo!
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2017 will be the year of gorgeous hand drawn games. Look at this beauty by @honigstudios !
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Old Man's Journey is part of the Leftfield Collection and will be shown at @EGX Rezzed March 30th - April 1st. Check it out Londoners!
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Long story short, David was up for the challenge and soon delivered a prototype that got everyone pretty excited. Here’s a shot capture of a build from many moons ago.
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While developing Gibbon we learned that @GibbonProject and @gibbonsociety dedicate enormous efforts, passion and love in getting poached gibbons back into the jungle. Find out more in this video #EarthDay #gibbon
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We revealed the gameplay of #OldMansJourney , our partnership with Indie Fund and our IGF nomination all in one new video.
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We are joining forces with @REDARTGAMES to release Old Man's Journey in physical form. Our very first boxed game, so exciting! Pre-orders start on Thursday.
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We are very happy to present with Old Man’s Journey! The first of a long #NintendoSwitch games list (also available on #PS4 ) Meet this beautiful and thoughtful visual narrative about life’s precious moments🎗️ ➡️ Preorders on Thursday 4 PM UTC on
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Our story begins with a small house on a cliff. Slightly updated title screen for #OldMansJourney . #screenshotsaturday #madewithunity
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Looking for a game to play this summer? Old Man’s Journey is joining @NintendoEurope ’s #NintendoSwitch Summer Sale on #eShop .
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From a playing perspective, the game is about smooth, free form movement that is modeled after brachiation, the unique form of locomotion that gibbons employ to move through the canopies.
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Indie dinner in Tokyo with a lot of beautiful people! #TokyoGameShow2022
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How to get back to that beach feeling? Slow down, start listening and find your groove! #COMINGSOON
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Ooooohh, we forgot to mention it but check out what came with the mail last week! Thanks @REDARTGAMES !
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OMG OMG OMG. Old Man’s Journey has been nominated for Excellence in Visual Arts! And look at our co-nominees! We are so proud!
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Oh hey we are on top of the new and trending category on @steam_games !
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Big spontaneous indie dinner with ⁦ @StrayFawnStudio ⁩, ⁦ @_Toukana ⁩, ⁦ @BedtimeDG ⁩, ⁦ @TheRealHobel ⁩ and us. Indie 💚 forever!
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Old Man's Journey is back online on Google Play. Phew!
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Our Sense Of Wonder Night award has finally arrived and it’s a beauty! #oldmansjourney #TGS2017
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The new game we are working on is the biggest game we have ever worked on! 🙉
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Creating a lush & vivid jungle was one of the first visual goals for Gibbon: Beyond the Trees. Here are some early sketches & concept art by art director @Ungapants . #gamedev #indiegames #FromTheArchives Wishlist Gibbon on Steam:
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How do you hand-paint a lush jungle that is still readable for gameplay? Our art director @Ungapants thought long and hard about this. See the guidelines in our game direction #notion page: #gamedev #indiegames Wishlist on Steam:
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We’re preparing an announcement for you tomorrow. Stay tuned! #OldMansJourney
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危険な世界に迷い込んでしまったテナガザルの一家。 ジャングルの中をスイングするスリルとウキウキした気分が、絶望感へと変わっていき…… 『ギボン: ジャングルを超えて』はNintendo Switchで本日発売。 👉 @IndieWorldJP #IndieWorld
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We just realised we were part of three Apple Design Award winning games over the last three years. Hat trick! 2017: Old Man's Journey 2018: frost by @KunabiBrother 2019: ELOH with @jcstranger , @SalonAlpin and @scntfc
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Old Man’s Journey is a finalist at the Google #PlayIndie Games Contest. Yeah! Proud to be among such great games:
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Setting up our #madewithunity booth we just saw Old Man's Journey on this huuuuge screen! ❤️
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First ever console game of us in Japan! So excited. 皆さん、おはようございます! 👉 #OldMansJourney for #NintendoSwitch #Nindies
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Testing our share-a-screenshot feature. #OldMansJourney
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