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Escape into a world kept secret by a tyrant, and discover the truth about your freedom. Run, jump, and fly through forgotten lost kingdoms with a uniquely momentum-based flying mechanic.

The King's Bird is a action, platformer and indie game developed and published by Serenity Forge.
Released on August 23rd 2018 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 581 reviews of which 403 were positive and 178 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 2.51€ on Steam with a 85% discount, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified The King's Bird into these genres:

Action Platformer Indie Female Protagonist Parkour Great Soundtrack Colorful Stylized Time Attack Atmospheric 2D Score Attack Controller Relaxing Difficult Fast-Paced Singleplayer Replay Value Story Rich Side Scroller

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 1.7 GHz Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
Storage: 6 GB available space

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Jan. 2026

one of the best platformers i've ever played

Jan. 2026

The King's Bird is a top tier momentum focused platformer. It's astounding this game is not more well known. It's truly a beautiful game with brilliant and creative platforming. The core mechanic is your ability to soar for a limited amount of time dependent on velocity. There's also a dash ability that is used for wall run maneuvers. The third movement option is a standard jump. So how does the movement feel? Simply put, it's some of the juiciest video game movement I've experienced. Masterclass. I had an absolute blast flying through these levels. There's a big focus on speed in The King's Bird and it's not long into the game that you're asked to do some wicked nasty parkour tricks like ceiling runs, aerial loop-de-loops, or flinging yourself out of a half pipe pure blue hedgehog style. As a lifelong platformer fan, I found the difficulty to be just perfect. Checkpoints are mercifully frequent, because if you're at all like me, you'll die a lot. I impaled my bird person on spikes hundreds of times and had a great time doing it. There are accessibility options if things get too brutal. I appreciate how the game encourages experimentation. There are basically no explicit tutorials. You are shown only the very basics and then it's up to the player to figure out how to use their movement to progress. Teaching through example is my preference in any genre and The King's Bird nails it. The levels are the tutorial. There are some challenges, especially near the end of the game, that require creative thinking and the developer has faith in you to just figure it out. I have faith in you too. I have just two criticisms. 1. The collectables are sometimes the same color as the background and therefore can be difficult to see. 2. The final boss is just bad and feels shoehorned in. There is thankfully only this one boss in the whole game; the rest is all platforming. I recommend turning on invincibility (I won't report you) because the boss is so spammy and serves no purpose except I guess to gatekeep the credits. The art and music are lovely. There's a story here too but I didn't really pay attention. As usual with platformers, the story is mostly a framework to showcase gameplay. You're a bird person in ancient Greece or something. Bird fly. Flight feel good. Do parkour stuff. Don't hesitate on The King's Bird if you appreciate creative platformers. It's one of the best I've played.

Feb. 2025

Very fun and cozy little game. The controls fell SO good. Don't listen anyone calling it junky, you just have to get used to them and the game is teaching you to handle them better, from level to level. It just feels grand soring through its graphics. I recommend it to anyone who likes a challenge and is into 2d platform. I don't like a lot of games of this genre (I mean the high momentum 2d platforming), but this I loved.

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Frequently Asked Questions

The King's Bird is currently priced at 2.51€ on Steam.

The King's Bird is currently available at a 85% discount. You can purchase it for 2.51€ on Steam.

The King's Bird received 403 positive votes out of a total of 581 achieving a rating of 6.65.

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The King's Bird was developed and published by Serenity Forge.

The King's Bird is playable and fully supported on Windows.

The King's Bird is not playable on MacOS.

The King's Bird is not playable on Linux.

The King's Bird is a single-player game.

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The King's Bird does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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The King's Bird 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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