Birthdays the Beginning

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App ID	525700
App Type	Game
Developer	Arc System Works, TOYBOX Inc.
Publisher	NIS America, Inc.
Supported Systems	Windows
Last Changenumber	28974341
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 06:07:40 UTC ()
Release Date	9 May 2017 – 16:45:29 UTC ()

😌 61.74%

960 reviews

In-Game

The origins of the world are yours to decide in this engaging and open-ended builder experience! Shape the geography, control the temperature, and give rise to diverse lifeforms. Witness the birth of an entirely new ecosystem, made with your very own hands!

Additional Information

Developer

Arc System Works

metacritic_name

Birthdays the Beginning

controller_support

partial

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

NIS America, Inc.

Store Release Date

9 May 2017 – 16:45:43 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

9 May 2017 – 16:45:29 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

8 November 2024 – 00:25:33 UTC () (1731025533)

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logo_position ↴
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name_localized

japanese

バースデイズ・ザ・ビギニング

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

FMOD SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
test_timestamp: 19 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2260046

configuration:

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small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	1
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

1 September 2016 – 19:49:30 UTC (), in changelist #2229794

Supported Languages

9 Languages	Interface	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Native Steam Controller

Assets

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timestamp	26 November 2024 – 01:07:34 UTC

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timestamp	9 May 2017 – 15:58:44 UTC

Trailer 90276 ↴

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timestamp	9 May 2017 – 15:58:50 UTC

Trailer 90841 ↴

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timestamp	9 May 2017 – 15:58:56 UTC

Trailer 94311 ↴

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timestamp	9 May 2017 – 15:59:08 UTC

Steam charts

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5 players right now
16 24-hour peak
643 all-time peak 9 May 2017

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0 viewers right now
0 24-hour peak
8,724 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~44.0 k by Gamalytic
~44.5 k by VG Insights
~90.3 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😌 Mixed
61.74% SteamDB Rating
609 63.4% positive reviews
351 36.6% negative reviews

How many players are playing Birthdays the Beginning right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 5 players live playing Birthdays the Beginning on Steam.

Birthdays the Beginning had an all-time peak of 643 concurrent players on 9 May 2017.

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Birthdays the Beginning

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Hardware Categories

Assets

Trailer 101739 ↴

Trailer 90276 ↴

Trailer 90841 ↴

Trailer 94311 ↴

Trailer 98365 ↴

Steam charts

Store data

Twitch stats

Owner estimations

Monthly players breakdown

Steam hub followers history

User reviews history