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 11K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 17 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 0
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
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 10,816 reviews are positive · 88% of 17 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.
Screenshots and trailer
A Bird Story system requirements
As published by the developer.
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.
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 1
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian.
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.
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