Birth
Point-and-click adventure collecting bones to build a companion
Madison Karrh · Released Feb 17, 2023
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 4,189
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 91% of 47 in 30 days
- Players
- 6
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Jul 21, 2023
What is Birth?
A hand-drawn point-and-click adventure set in a city of museums, shops, and alleys. You solve physics-based puzzles and collect bones and organs to assemble a companion in response to loneliness. You can also find hidden tokens and spend them to uncover secrets.
For you if...
- +you like exploring hand-drawn shops and searching for objects
- +you enjoy calm puzzles with gently eerie imagery
Not for you if...
- −you want a long game with a detailed story
- −you seek puzzles that require sustained problem-solving
What players say
96% of 4,189 reviews are positive · 91% of 47 in the last 30 days
Players praise the art and music and describe the atmosphere as soothing despite its morbid imagery. Common complaints are that the puzzles involve little more than clicking, the game is short, and the ending feels underwhelming.
How many players finish Birth?
65% of Steam players have unlocked «thanks for your time», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Birth system requirements
Minimum: Direct X 9.0c, 2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Birth?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1.8 GHz
- Graphics
- Direct X 9.0c
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does Birth have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Birth run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 7
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America.
Does Birth use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Point & Click
- Surreal
- Puzzle
- Relaxing
- Hidden Object
- Hand-drawn
- Stylized
- Atmospheric
- Physics
- Cute
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Indie
- Story Rich
- Horror
- Casual
Recent updates
- Jul 21, 2023 · Xbox Release + 1.4.0 Patch
- Apr 13, 2023 · 1.3.0 Patch Notes
- Feb 27, 2023 · 1.2.0 Patch Notes
- Feb 20, 2023 · 1.1.0 Patch Notes!