Emotional wordless storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This short game has no dialog, but still made me cry so much.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
A Bird Story
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Freebird Games2014Interactive Fiction · Adventure · RPG
$3.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A short, wordless, music-driven pixel story about a lonely boy and an injured bird that moves many players. Skip it if you want real gameplay or dislike slow pacing.
Great for
Fans of To the Moon and Finding Paradise, and players who like short, emotional, cinematic stories
Main risk
It's closer to an hour-long slow cutscene than a game, so many find it boring or not worth the price.
What players love
Beautiful, moving soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The music essentially becomes the dialogue.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Great companion to Finding Paradise
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“A wonderful prelude and made the playing of Finding Paradise all the more impactful.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Short and sweet, no wasted time
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Such a beautiful story packed in 1 hour.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Charming pixel art and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The sprites are really expressive and the pixel art is super pretty!”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Worth the price, especially on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Well worth the price and the hour it takes to play, especially on sale.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Barely any gameplay, mostly cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“literally every second there is a cutscene , like a damn boring short film.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Slow, boring pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“it's just a slow, boring pixel slideshow.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Simple, predictable story that fails to move
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the story was painfully predictable”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Disappointing next to To the Moon
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The story might be kinda cute but it gets nowhere near to the emotional depth of To the Moon.”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Not worth the price, too short
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“If you must, buy on sale only; £3 is not enough for 90 minutes.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Small window, no fullscreen, clunky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Please please please give me a way to zoom in or increase the size.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable200 MB
Minimum
OSXP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor> Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1024x768 High Color +
Storage200 MB available space
OSXP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor> Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics1024x768 High Color +
Storage200 MB available space
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analyzed 2 d ago
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