Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner

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Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner is a single player arcade platformer game. It received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

Swipe, dodge, grab bananas, and unlock wild skins in a funny 3D runner.

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97%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,020 reviews

graphics256 positive mentions

monetization93 negative mentions

Amazing and addictive gameplay with intuitive but challenging controls, suitable for both casual and hardcore gamers.
Exceptional graphics and soundtrack that evoke strong emotions and a high level of immersion, often compared favorably with AAA titles.
Deep, well-crafted, and emotionally impactful storyline and character development that resonates with players and offers replayability.

Recent major updates (such as the city building mode) have removed beloved original mechanics, leading to player dissatisfaction.
Frequent and sometimes intrusive ads can disrupt gameplay, though they are generally considered less annoying than in other mobile games.
Occasional bugs and glitches, such as levels not ending properly, soft locks, and progress loss, which affect the user experience.

graphics
447 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics of the game are universally praised as stunning, highly realistic, and on par with or surpassing AAA console titles, featuring vibrant, detailed, and immersive visuals that enhance the overall experience. Reviewers highlight smooth animations, impressive lighting effects, and optimization that allows high-quality graphics to run smoothly on various devices. The art style is noted as unique, charming, and emotionally impactful, contributing significantly to the game's widespread acclaim.
- “The graphics were astounding, I forgot I was playing a game after a while and thought I had become a flying gorilla; the animation was smooth and very well done. It was clear the sound design had heart and soul put into it, I even listen to it outside of the game, and the gameplay is on a whole nother level, and keeps me playing for hours and hours.”
- “First off, the graphics are absolutely stunning, it seems like a game you'd spend $60 on; Elden Ring has nothing on this!”
- “The graphics are breathtaking and incredible.”
- “The graphics are off-putting at first but after getting used to it you really get that nostalgic feeling of old CGI movies.”
- “Graphics might be horrible at first, but they get way better.”
- “The music and graphics are pretty weird so prepare when you decide to download this.”
story
315 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story of "Flying Gorilla" is widely praised as deeply emotional, intricately crafted, and exceptionally immersive, often compared to top-tier narrative-driven games like Red Dead Redemption and The Last of Us. Players highlight its compelling plot twists, rich character development, and powerful themes that evoke strong emotional responses, making the story a standout element that profoundly enhances the overall gaming experience.
- “The main story of this game is just too immaculate to put into words; it is truly the best story mode in all of video games.”
- “The story is masterfully written, the graphics are almost photo-realistic, and the sound design was breathtaking to say the least.”
- “The storyline is captivating, filled with twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end.”
- “I've had it for a week, and my experience has been rad, but I believe the latest update has messed with my story mode.”
- “Unlocked every plot and the majority of buildings, opened the game to check on the progress, everything was gone and I was back at the tutorial.”
- “The story that the game presents is full of moments that made me cry more than Infinity War or Red Dead Redemption; one of these moments, for example, is when Flying Gorilla flew into the Twin Towers.”
gameplay
310 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of the game is widely praised for being simple yet deeply engaging, addictive, and uniquely entertaining, often described as a perfect blend of challenge and fun. Reviewers highlight its smooth controls, innovative mechanics, fast-paced action, and immersive experience that rivals top AAA titles, contributing to hours of gameplay enjoyment. Despite some minor criticisms of feature removals or ads, the gameplay, combined with exceptional graphics and soundtrack, is consistently regarded as a standout, integral strength of the game.
- “The gameplay is beyond entertaining, very fast paced and intense at times, complemented by a great soundtrack.”
- “The simple yet addictive gameplay, vibrant visuals, and fun sound effects make it a joy to play.”
- “The gameplay mechanics are incredibly smooth, offering a perfect balance of challenge and enjoyment.”
- “The gameplay gets a tiny bit harder and it would be more enjoyable with longer levels; it doesn't take much skill to get good.”
- “The gameplay is basic, and very difficult too.”
- “Although the skill system is nothing new, at times maybe even lacking, definitely solid, backing up gameplay and progress.”
music
207 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music in the game is widely praised as exceptional, emotionally evocative, and masterfully composed, often described as a key factor enhancing the immersive and unforgettable experience. Players highlight its powerful impact—ranging from calming and inspiring to heartbreaking—and its seamless integration with gameplay and visuals, elevating the game to a near-artistic masterpiece. Though some miss older tracks or wish for sound improvements, the soundtrack consistently receives acclaim for its quality and emotional depth.
- “The soundtrack is so beautiful and the gorillas are so majestic when they dance.”
- “The soundtrack is the most beautiful masterpiece my ears have ever been blessed with, but lastly the community, we love you guys.”
- “The soundtrack, the plot, the dialogue, the graphics, it is glorious on every level.”
- “Sidenote, the music and sound effects could be a bit better, I usually turn them off or down.”
- “The new building update ruined the game; it replaced the old menu music with a weird one.”
- “It changes everything about the game, makes wifi required to play, the only good thing about the game now is the little song that plays while loading the game, and even then, you removed the song from the opening screen with the dancing gorillas!!”
monetization
103 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Reviews indicate the game features frequent, short, and mostly skippable ads that are generally well-received or considered unobtrusive compared to other mobile games. There are no intrusive microtransactions, with an option to disable ads for a small fee. Overall, the monetization via ads is seen as a fair trade-off for the engaging, high-quality gameplay and offline availability.
- “For me, it's the best game ever—very cool and addicting with no advertisements and free to download and play.”
- “Limited microtransactions, fun, captivating gameplay, and charm that I haven't seen in years.”
- “I personally have played so much I have unlocked most things, so I haven't played in a while. However, from what I remember, the game has no in-game purchases and therefore you earn things instead of buying your way to the top.”
- “2/3 of the app is just ads.”
- “Long unskippable ads.”
- “Old review on bottom, I re-downloaded this game after years only to find out that it's unplayable because of a soft locking issue, and that they have majorly increased the ads.”
emotional
84 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game "Flying Gorilla" delivers a profoundly emotional experience, with many players moved to tears by its heartwarming and inspiring storyline, realistic graphics, and compelling character development. The narrative's depth and emotional complexity, combined with touching voice acting and music, create a powerful connection that profoundly impacts players, often described as life-changing. Overall, it is praised as an emotionally gripping masterpiece that resonates deeply with its audience.
- “The story is comparable to the likes of Red Dead Redemption or The Last of Us with moments that are guaranteed to bring a tear to your eye no matter how emotionally adept you think you are.”
- “Flying Gorilla has fantastic music and sounds, characters, gameplay, and mechanics, all wrapped up tight with a heartwarming story about finding your place in the world.”
- “At first it was just another silly game but as I got deeper into the story and got invested in the characters such as the flying gorilla and the evil pigs I couldn't help but grow an emotional connection to them as the story unraveled, the epic battles, the emotional depth of each conversation, everything just everything.”
humor
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's humor is widely praised for its quirky, silly, and meme-inspired style that makes the gameplay fun and entertaining. Players enjoy its playful sound effects, ragdoll physics, and humorous art style, which create a lighthearted experience without taking itself seriously. However, some feel the addition of AI-generated content and more complex features has diluted the original simple, funny charm.
- “I'm not going to say this game is particularly good or stands out gameplay wise but it is really funny and stupid so 5 stars will continue to jam out to flying gorilla builder theme.”
- “The humor and playful sound effects make every crash hilarious rather than frustrating.”
- “This game is a perfect blend of humor, challenge, and pure fun that keeps me coming back for more.”
character development
19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features exceptional character development that deeply engages players, with a compelling and emotionally impactful storyline that resonates on a personal level. Its well-crafted, visually stunning character designs and multiple endings enhance the narrative, making the protagonists' journeys memorable and inspiring. Overall, character development is widely praised as a standout aspect that elevates the entire gaming experience.
- “The character development is top-notch, making me truly care about the protagonists and their journey.”
- “The graphics are absolutely astounding, the character development is enough to make a grown man cry, the gameplay is even better than the likes of Mario games, Call of Duty, and even Minecraft.”
- “Life changing game, it's a technological masterpiece; the plot is so complex it's insane and the soundtrack is the most beautiful and soothing in history. The main protagonist has the most interesting character development I've ever seen in a game.”
grinding
10 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is a mixed experience: while many players find it engaging and rewarding, especially with unique elements like gorilla skins and in-game currency, others criticize frequent progress wipes and tedious updates that diminish the fun. Despite some frustration, the gameplay generally feels dynamic and motivating rather than overly grindy.
- “It was such a beautiful game had everything I needed: gacha system, gambling with bananas, grinding mechanisms; now it's just a Clash of Clans AI slop that is not even fun to grind for, not to mention that I lost all of my skins and my wings that were extremely rare and hard to grind for.”
- “After a while, a couple more updates started wiping all my progress, but as of today, this update to show how to play the game as a tutorial wiped all of my progress after several weeks of grinding.”
- “Grinding for the legend skin was hard but well worth it.”
optimization
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is highly praised for its exceptional optimization, running smoothly at high frame rates with minimal lag and efficient use of hardware resources. Users highlight its impressive graphics and performance on even older devices, attributing this to smart rendering techniques and overall excellent optimization.
- “It's highly addictive, highly optimized, highly inspiring, and it's highly free.”
- “Flying Gorilla is an amazing game. Based on my personal gaming experience with gorilla-based RPGs, I have three reasons to recommend it: outstanding graphics, incredible ray tracing, and perfect solutions to lag such as minimalistic style models, excellent use of my iPhone 4s graphic card, and smart rendering of unseen objects for performance.”
- “The title screen alone looked better than Elden Ring, but was optimized so well that my phone actually became cold.”
- “Flying Gorilla is an amazing game I have downloaded. Based on my personal gaming experience of gorilla-based RPGs, I have three reasons for why I think I would recommend Flying Gorilla to you: 1) its graphics are truly outstanding, the incredible ray-tracing and its perfect solutions to lag such as minimalistic style models, excellent use of my iPhone 4S graphic card, and a smart way of rendering unseen objects for game performance.”
- “This game was truly a flying gorilla; the graphics are top-notch, the storyline is emotional, and the characters were peak performance.”
replayability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers exceptional replayability through unique mechanics and varied characters, keeping each playthrough fresh and engaging. Its creative and artistic level design, combined with rich storytelling and humor, provides lasting enjoyment and frequent reasons to replay. Overall, players find it highly replayable and rewarding.
- “Not to mention the fact of the limitless replayability due to the slight but noticeable changes that each gorilla brings to the table.”
- “I love the gameplay and its clever mechanic that makes it fun and replayable, and the levels are very unique and creative, like a true work of art.”
- “The replay value is there for sure, it leaves me begging for more.”
stability
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is mixed, with some users experiencing occasional bugs such as freezing during character changes, issues with currency deduction, and progression getting stuck, while others report smooth, glitch-free gameplay. Overall, stability may vary depending on gameplay conditions and specific features.
- “No glitches and everything runs great.”
- “After playing this game for a bit longer, I've noticed that it can be a bit buggy. For instance, you can end up with negative bananas at the slot machine, and when you leave the egg screen, it's suddenly completed upon returning. Also, the bananas don't deduct properly at the slot machine.”
- “There are a few glitches from time to time, like on infinite mode where it gets stuck on 200 and I can't unlock the progression gorillas from levels. Please help.”
- “I have a glitch where if I change my character and then press play, the game freezes and I can't play the level.”
atmosphere
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere is praised for its immersive and rich qualities, greatly enhanced by an exceptional soundtrack and detailed sound effects that bring the game world to life. These elements, combined with stunning graphics and story, create a captivating experience that deeply engages players.
- “The soundtrack is almost godlike and it fills the game with such a beautiful atmosphere.”
- “Even though the graphics and story were incredible enough, the experience of the rich atmosphere, the delight of hearing the pigs squeal each time you bump into them, and the euphoric thrill of turning the lottery wheel were the small details that brought out the true essence of the game and kept me glued to the screen for hours.”
- “I recommend going in completely blind to be fully immersed in the flying gorilla legendary atmosphere.”

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3h Median play time

135h Average play time

2-400h Spent by most gamers

*Based on 3 analyzed playthroughs

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Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner is a arcade platformer game.

Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

On average players spend around 135 hours playing Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner.

Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner was developed by Flying Gorilla Studios.

Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Flying Gorilla: Jungle Runner is a single player game.

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