Birds Watching

Psychological horror where your survival depends on satisfying demanding birds

Studio Ortica · Released Mar 6, 2026

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 347
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 94% of 19 in 30 days
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 month ago; Sep 7, 2026
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX 1050; 8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Birds Watching?

You are the last human after a global fire, living on a mountain the flames have not reached. In this open-world horror adventure, you observe and catalog birds with binoculars, search for hidden locations, and follow an animal companion.

For you if...

+you enjoy dialogue-heavy stories with dark, absurd humor

Not for you if...

−you want a lengthy campaign rather than a brief adventure

What players say

87% of 347 reviews are positive · 94% of 19 in the last 30 days

Players praise the unusual story premise and unsettling atmosphere. Bugs are a recurring complaint.

Screenshots and trailer

Birds Watching system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050/970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does Birds Watching have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does Birds Watching run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 25
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Italian.

Does Birds Watching 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam