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A Bird Story

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App ID 327410
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Freebird Games
Franchise To the Moon Series
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies RPGMaker Engine
Last Changenumber 28971903
Last Record Update 14 May 2025 – 02:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date 7 November 2014 – 18:03:55 UTC ()
😎 82.70%
10k reviews
5
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer Freebird Games
metacritic_name A Bird Story
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 66
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/a-bird-story?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Freebird Games
Store Release Date 7 November 2014 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/FreebirdGames/
https://x.com/Reives_Freebird
https://www.youtube.com/kangao/
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 7 November 2014 – 18:03:55 UTC ()
Original Release Date 7 November 2014 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1415347200)
Store Asset Modification Time 18 November 2019 – 15:21:20 UTC () (1574090480)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 84
Detected Technologies (?) RPGMaker Engine, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
  • Note: This game does not support cross-platform saved games
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 24 January 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1946620
  • configuration:
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    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-5
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 6 October 2014 – 21:12:59 UTC (), in changelist #707775

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes

Tags

🌱 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

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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timestamp13 September 2024 – 03:01:10 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 5 players right now
  • 15 24-hour peak
  • 1,313 all-time peak 23 April 2016
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Store data

  • 16,200 followers
  • 8,758 positive reviews
  • 1,563 negative reviews
  • 84.86% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 0 viewers right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 4,779 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 82.70% SteamDB Rating
  • 8,758 84.9% positive reviews
  • 1,563 15.1% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
7 November 2014 – 18:03 Steam Release -
6 February 2015 – 20:30 ⇄ Groupees: Bundle In A Box 3 -
25 February 2015 – 16:30 ⇄ Indiegala: Dragon Rock Bundle -
10 June 2015 – 14:00 ⇄ Fanatical: All Stars 2 Bundle -
7 April 2016 – 12:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Freebird Combo Pack -
24 October 2016 – 15:46 ⇄ Fanatical: Dollar Dash -
3 December 2018 – 10:00 ⇄ Indiegala: Monday Motivation Bundle #63 -
2 March 2023 – 15:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Platinum Collection - Build Your Own Bundle (March 2023) -
7 December 2023 – 16:00 ⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Best of Platinum Collection Bundle -

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Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing A Bird Story on Steam.

A Bird Story had an all-time peak of 1313 concurrent players on 23 April 2016.

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