A Bird Story
Short, wordless pixel-art adventure about a boy and injured bird
Freebird Games · Released Nov 7, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 8,798
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 86% of 37 in 30 days
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 weeks ago
- Oct 15, 2026
Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)
What is A Bird Story?
A short, single-player pixel-art adventure follows a boy who finds an injured bird, with scenes that blur reality and imagination. You guide him through an interactive story without dialogue that takes about an hour.
For you if...
- +you like short stories told without dialogue
- +you appreciate pixel art and music-led storytelling
Not for you if...
- −you want puzzles or complex game mechanics
- −you prefer brisk pacing and frequent interaction
What players say
85% of 8,798 reviews are positive · 86% of 37 in the last 30 days
Players praise the soundtrack and pixel art, and many find the wordless story moving. Their main complaint is the slow pace and limited interaction; some find the story predictable.
How many players finish A Bird Story?
49% of Steam players have unlocked «Tomorrow», 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
A Bird Story system requirements
Minimum: 1024x768 High Color +, 2 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run A Bird Story?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- XP, Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- > Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
- Graphics
- 1024x768 High Color +
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 200 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Usually runs on anything more than a baked potato.
Does A Bird Story have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does A Bird Story run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- Cloud saves are not shared across platforms
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 1
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.
Does A Bird Story 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
- Indie
- Story Rich
- Great Soundtrack
- Pixel Graphics
- Short
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Interactive Fiction
- 2D
- RPG
- Atmospheric
- Visual Novel
- Emotional
- Retro
- Walking Simulator
- Casual
1 DLC available.
