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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.

A Bird Story is a indie, story rich and great soundtrack game developed and published by Freebird Games.
Released on November 07th 2014 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese and Russian.

It has received 10,276 reviews of which 8,718 were positive and 1,558 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.54€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified A Bird Story into these genres:

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

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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.
MacOS
  • 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.
Linux
  • 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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May 2025
Recommended for: Just like the game I can make this review very short. It's basically a walking simulator with a nice story. There are a few moments that have a bit more interaction, but it is still 99% pressing the directional keys to go from one scene to the next. If you like those sorts of games you can check it out. My experience: Personally I don't like walking simulators. The only reason I bought this game was because I really liked [url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/To_the_Moon/]To The Moon from the same developer, plus it had a huge discount. If it weren't for those two things I would have never bought this game. Fortunately it is very short and I did like the story. For this reason I will give it a thumbs up, but I rather wish Steam had a neutral option. Technical: I had no technical issues while playing. (Win10,7800X3D,RX7800XT) Personal Rating: 2/5
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Feb. 2025
Nice short story to pass the time, definitely worth at 80% off.
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Jan. 2025
Good game i guess... Nice soundtrack, it's basically there where it shines. After completing it, seems its main purpose is to set the stage for the next game called ( maybe? ) Finding Paradise. Hope i will be rewarded at the next game, as of now this one just takes a barely positive review...
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Dec. 2024
Positives - It is a Story with a Bird - Absolutely beautiful soundtrack Negatives - Little to no combat - Barely any collectibles - Game basically tells you what to do - No experience or levelling system - Limited movement options - No cosmetic customisation - No dialogue options - Really only one boss battle - No sexualised female characters - No New Game + - No deep lore to explore - No co-op or battle royale mode - No battle pass - Wait these are just more positives Okay time for the real review: If this is an 'experimental' game, then I would call the experiment a resounding success. I haven't played any of Freebird's other games, so maybe that's a good thing after reading other reviews of people who were expecting something like their other games. All I knew going into it was it was a story about a boy and a bird. And that's sort of what it is, but it's so much more. I would recommend going into it without knowing too much, as long as you enjoy slower-paced games that tell a story, I think you'll enjoy the couple of hours spent in this game. I felt such strong feelings of empathy with the boy, I understood him and went on a journey with him both in the real world and his daydreams. The humanity and connection was so well done, and all without dialogue or walls of text. Simple gestures, movements, little exclamation marks or facial expressions convey everything needed. I shared his hopes, his dreams, his disdain for school - well, that part probably already existed! His daydreams blended into reality magically, and I particularly liked the forest exploration bits. The ending was bittersweet, and made this blackened husk of a heart actually feel something. If you think games can be art, you should play this absolute work of art.
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Aug. 2024
Why you should play this game: - Title is accurate; it is a story that prominently features a bird - Prequel to Finding Paradise in the To The Moon series - Imaginative - Short - Good soundtrack - No dialog means it's accessible across all languages Why you shouldn't play this game: - Walking simulator - Sees no need to further explain itself (something that isn't entirely clarified in Finding Paradise) - May come off a bit odd if one hasn't played any other games in the series
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A Bird Story is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

A Bird Story is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.

A Bird Story received 8,718 positive votes out of a total of 10,276 achieving a rating of 8.27.
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A Bird Story was developed and published by Freebird Games.

A Bird Story is playable and fully supported on Windows.

A Bird Story is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

A Bird Story is playable and fully supported on Linux.

A Bird Story is a single-player game.

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A Bird Story does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

A Bird Story does not support Steam Remote Play.

A Bird Story is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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A Bird Story
3.99€ -87% 3.99€ 0.54€ -67% 3.99€ 1.35€
8.3
8,718
1,558
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Freebird Games
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Freebird Games
Release 07 Nov 2014
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