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Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.

Owlboy is a pixel graphics, adventure and indie game developed and published by D-Pad Studio.
Released on November 01st 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 13 languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Norwegian.

It has received 5,874 reviews of which 4,918 were positive and 956 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.1 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for 4.97€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Owlboy into these genres:

Pixel Graphics Adventure Indie Platformer Metroidvania 2D Story Rich Atmospheric Fantasy Action Puzzle-Platformer Singleplayer Retro Action-Adventure Flight Funny Cute 2D Platformer Great Soundtrack Pirates

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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 *: Windows 7/8/10/Vista
  • Processor: Dual Core
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Pixelshader 3.0 enabled graphics card(DirectX 10 capable graphics card)
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 600 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: Lion 10.7.5, latest macOS release strongly recommended
  • Processor: Dual Core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
  • Storage: 600 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported
Linux
  • OS: glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit
  • Processor: Dual Core
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)
  • Storage: 600 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: SDL_GameController devices fully supported

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
This is honestly one of the most beautiful, sad, difficult and fun games I've played. I discovered this game thanks to Savant, and I'm thankful for it. It is honestly a really good heartwarming game with a story told in such a good way I didn't mind it lack of complexity. It is a fun game, difficult but not so much, and a good story to trap you in it and wanting to know more about where the story is going.
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Feb. 2025
That was beautiful. A relaxing time with a good story. 100%-ing this game is very difficult so I won't attempt it but I recommend this one for sure.
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Jan. 2025
i mean what can i even say about this game that could ever do it real justice? you should really just stop reading now and play it! i went in blind myself. a buddy of mine came to visit and shared his steam library with me JUST so he could sit there and watch as i started playing this game! just so he could see me begin to enjoy the true masterpiece that this game is for the first time! everything about this game is brilliant. the art style is retro yet legitimately one of the most beautiful games ive ever played. the music is fantastic! one of the few times i went out of my way to find and buy the sound track to a game ever, its that good. the writing and story are moving and funny and just oh so good, with so much emotion expressed with just text and a little bit of timing and sound effects. and the gameplay is this genius mix of platformer and twin stick shooter. i literally cant say enough good about this game! tldr: a brilliant fusion of retro style and gorgeous art and music and a fun and moving story! seriously. just play it already!
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Nov. 2024
Pros: - Impressive Pixel Art - Cinematics - Likable Companion + Protagonist - Combat - Enemy Variety - Final Boss - Music Mixed: - Story Presentation - Heavily encouraged to use a guide to get everything Cons: - Lack of map - Re-exploring areas can be tedious - Story dump in final section - Side character stories are hidden or lacking Overall, I liked it and the pixel art is still impressive in 2024. Lack of map really hurt the game (for me) and the ending comes at you quick since half the story is told in the last hour. Would really like a sequel/prequel to expand on the story. 8.5/10
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July 2024
This game is fine, just with some caveats especially because it is not what I expected. Firstly, THIS IS NOT A METROIDVANIA!!! I have to say that in all caps because, as a big big fan of vanias, I feel kind of suckered into this buying this game that was labeled as a vania. I repeat, it is not, there is no world map, there's no real reason to backtrack, the abilities you acquire are linear-based designed for a rather linear game. To that end, this is not a strictly open-world game either. There's collectibles you can go back to and access after you get your new abilities but after 9 hours I can tell you - you get very little game & story progression going back to retrieve any leftover items. What Owlboy actually is, it's a linear story-based game with some novel designs. In that you will find yourself going back to areas you've explored before but only as it lines up with the story of the game. Which is fine, there's a fair bit of 'all is lost' moments here if that's where you like to get your feeling of tension. For the pros, there's actually a fair bit of variety in terms of gameplay, the story and writing is decent enough, the pixel work is pretty fantastic. Although, this is also a fairly frustrating game to play cuz you'll run into your fair share of BS as your trying to get through everything. That said, all you really have to do is pay attention and you'll get by. Which, y'know, for me that would be fine if I was actually playing a game I was expecting. Again, this is not a vania exploration 'search action' game. It's a story driven game with a fair bit of tough gameplay that you can overcome after a few attempts. I don't wanna be too harsh on Owlboy cuz it is a pretty solid game, just wanna make it clear that it is not really as labeled/advertised. As, again, I was looking for a vania cuz that's my jam, and instead I'm getting thru a flight game that I'm refusing to let defeat me before I defeat it.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Owlboy is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.

Owlboy is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.

Owlboy received 4,918 positive votes out of a total of 5,874 achieving a rating of 8.13.
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Owlboy was developed and published by D-Pad Studio.

Owlboy is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Owlboy is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Owlboy is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Owlboy is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Owlboy. Explore additional content available for Owlboy on Steam.

Owlboy does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Owlboy supports Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Owlboy 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.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Owlboy.

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Owlboy PEGI 7
19.50€ -75% 19.50€ 4.97€
8.1
4,918
956
Game modes
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Online players
9
Developer
D-Pad Studio
Publisher
D-Pad Studio
Release 01 Nov 2016
Platforms
Remote Play
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