Choose Recollection
Choose Recollection if you want the Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Adjustable Difficulty side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. Recollection launched in 2023.
Recollection vs Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Recollection and Gibbon: Beyond the Trees both land in Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam. Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (2022) is 1 year older than Recollection (2023). Recollection scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (91.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Gibbon: Beyond the Trees
Choose Gibbon: Beyond the Trees if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards, Keyboard Only Option, and Touch Only Option. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Gibbon: Beyond the Trees launched in 2022.
Both Recollection and Gibbon: Beyond the Trees sit in Indie, Adventure, and Casual on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Recollection |  Gibbon: Beyond the Trees | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 1.99 USD | 12.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 100% positive (42 reviews) | 91.1% positive (326 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Erkberg Games | Broken Rules |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam.
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (2022) is 1 year older than Recollection (2023).
- Recollection scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (91.1% positive).
- Recollection is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (1.99 USD vs. 12.99 USD).
- Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Recollection has no Deck rating yet.
Recollection vs Gibbon: Beyond the Trees — FAQ
- Should I play Recollection or Gibbon: Beyond the Trees first?
- If you want chronology, Gibbon: Beyond the Trees (2022) came out before Recollection (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Recollection and Gibbon: Beyond the Trees similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.