Gorilla Tag

In Gorilla Tag, players assume the role of gorillas without legs, officially nicknamed "monkes". Control focuses on the player's hand movements, allowing the monke to walk, jump by pushing away from surfaces, and climb with its arms. A grip button allows the player to hold on to objects. Avatar cosmetics can be bought with an in-game currency, Shiny Rocks, which is obtainable through daily logins or in-app purchases. A match is formed through queues of multiple types, including minigame, which allows for matches with custom rules. The game has featured four main game modes. • Infection mode consists of a game of tag where a randomly selected player starts as a 'Lava Monke', who can turn other players into Lava Monkes by tagging. The game ends when every player is a Lava Monke. == Development and release ==

Gorilla Tag was originally developed as a solo project by Kerestell Smith, or LemmingVR. eventually competing in Echo Arena esports events. He described how the game's zero gravity mechanic reflected on an idea of internal logic and immersion within virtual environments, which inspired Gorilla Tag development. The arm-based locomotion mechanic was inspired by Hidden Path's Raccoon Lagoon, in which the avatars reach torso height, facilitating the collection of items from the ground. Smith also cited the lack of VR leg controllers. leaving Steam early access on January 1, 2023. It was launched for the PlayStation VR2 on November 8, 2024. == Reception ==

PC Gamer wrote that its "deceptively simple" gameplay was the main appealing aspect of the game, with movement controls that were "easy to toy with but tricky to master." Android Central described how the game experience was aided by "the physics-based simplicity" and how players can enjoy it if they endure the "poor" graphics and unwelcoming player behavior (toxicity). Popularity During its early access phase, Gorilla Tag reportedly reached 1.5 million lifetime players by the end of 2021 and 4.5 million by November 2022. By that month, it had surpassed Beat Saber in becoming the most user-reviewed game on the Quest Store, Gorilla Tag reportedly generated $26 million in lifetime revenue in January 2023 The Another Axiom team stated that the game was not subject to any substantive direct marketing. A large number of game clones have been released, which led VR platform SideQuest to decline further Gorilla Tag clone submissions in 2022 and the Meta Horizon Store to delist dozens of them in 2025. Fan-made hoaxes akin to creepypastas were spread online surrounding players ("ghosts") that play eerie sounds or display hacking capabilities inside matches. == References ==