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A Bird Story

📅 Nov 7, 2014
Freebird Games
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
84.9Rating
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1Achievements

About This Game

A Bird Story is a adventure/indie game designed for single-player, developed by Freebird Games and released in 2014. With an estimated 389,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 10.6k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 84.9/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 1.22 hours, with side content bringing that to 1.35 hours, and a completionist run can reach 1.45 hours. Players commonly describe it as Indie, Story Rich, Great Soundtrack, Pixel Graphics and Short.

Media

User Reviews

84.9
Overall Score / 100
8.5/10
Steam (10631 rev)

Playtime Estimates

1.22h
🎯 Main Story
1.35h
⭐ Main + Sides
1.45h
💯 Completionist
Based on 40 player submissions

DLCs (1)

A Bird Story - Original Soundtrack
A Bird Story - Original Soundtrack
$2.99

Game Information

Release Date
November 7, 2014
Developer
Freebird Games
Publisher
Freebird Games
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
$3.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
389.1K
(311.3K - 466.9K)
VRI ScoreLearning
78.7
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Adventure
Indie
RPG
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Partial Controller Support
Steam Cloud
Family Sharing
Tags
Indie
Story Rich
Great Soundtrack
Pixel Graphics
Short
RPGMaker
Adventure
Singleplayer
Interactive Fiction
2D
RPG
Atmospheric
Visual Novel
Emotional
Retro
Walking Simulator
Casual
Surreal
Top-Down
Cute

Supported Languages

Text Only
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Russian

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
🐧 Linux
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
  • OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8
  • Processor: > Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1024x768 High Color +
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Usually runs on anything more than a baked potato.
Minimum:
  • OS: OS X 10.6.8
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 2400 or comparable
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Usually runs on anything more than a baked potato.
Minimum:
  • OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or higher
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Radeon HD 2400 or comparable
  • Storage: 200 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: This too usually runs on anything more than a baked potato; but one that you'd have to do the baking yourself and potentially tasting better afterwards.

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