A Bird Story

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App ID	327410
App Type	Game
Developer	Freebird Games
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

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

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 ()

osarch

empty string

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)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	38.58789675543192
height_pct	28.438148346935378

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

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:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-5
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

6 October 2014 – 21:12:59 UTC (), in changelist #707775

Supported Languages

12 Languages	Interface	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

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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LinuxClientIcon

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	28.438148346935378

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community_icon	cef549201cdfcf82ae56d9975cdcf96ea5515760.jpg
page_background_path	app/327410
timestamp	13 September 2024 – 03:01:10 UTC

Trailer 26771 ↴

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microtrailer ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	12 November 2015 – 21:41:26 UTC

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