ActionFit check
Is Tall Trails worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who enjoy exploration and platforming in a strange, story-led world
- Collectors who want hats and upgradeable badges as optional goals
- Players who want varied movement abilities and procedurally generated replay modes
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a combat-centered game rather than one focused on climbing, movement, and exploration
- Players who prefer a strictly linear adventure without randomly generated replay modes
- Players who want a game built around multiplayer or competitive play
Our take on Tall Trails
The exploration pitch highlights five biomes and repeat runs, but gives little indication of their individual size or how much New Game+ and Randomizer change the adventure. The purpose-driven story is framed as a mystery rather than a clearly outlined narrative.
What is Tall Trails?
Explore a strange world as Alp, a small golem searching for a purpose.
Movement centers on a Rocket Boot that consumes found items for different aerial actions: hot peppers provide upward thrust, whirligigs enable hovering, and spiders allow swinging on webs. Run, climb, reach mountain summits, assist at camp, and search for treasure across five biomes. Badges can be found and upgraded to increase platforming abilities, while hats offer another collection goal. After completing the main story, New Game+ and Randomizer modes create new adventures in randomly generated worlds. The game includes controller support, remappable controls, flexible difficulty settings, and numerous unusual characters.
How Tall Trails plays
- 01Item-Fueled Movement
- Collected objects power different Rocket Boot actions, including upward launches, hovering, and web swinging.
- 02Five Exploration Regions
- The adventure spans five biomes with different ways to move through and investigate them.
- 03Upgradable Badges
- Found badges can be improved to raise Alp’s platforming abilities.
- 04Post-Story Modes
- After the main story, two modes generate new worlds for additional adventures.
- 05Flexible Controls
- Controller support, remappable keybinds, and adjustable difficulty settings are included.
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Tall Trails: platforms & release
Is Tall Trails worth it?
It is worth it if: players who enjoy exploration and platforming in a strange, story-led world. Skip it if: players seeking a combat-centered game rather than one focused on climbing, movement, and exploration.
Where can I download Tall Trails?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Tall Trails's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Tall Trails on?
Windows only.
