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A Bird Story
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
56 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“It’s a game that deeply reflects human emotions, crafted with great care and detail. It’s a truly beautiful experience that shouldn’t be approached with prejudice. It shows that friendship doesn’t always have to be with…”
“A Bird Story is short, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It has no dialogue at all, yet still tells a deeply affecting story purely through visuals, music, and small interactions”
23 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“A Bird Story is short, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It has no dialogue at all, yet still tells a deeply affecting story purely through visuals, music, and small interactions”
“A heartwarming short story from the developer of To The Moon. Don't play this game expecting To The Moon 2 or the same depth/content, as this can be easily beaten within an hour and has literally no dialogue. Still,…”
“Such a beautiful story packed in 1 hour.”
14 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“A Bird Story is short, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It has no dialogue at all, yet still tells a deeply affecting story purely through visuals, music, and small interactions”
“Good visuals but the story was painfully predictable and I feel like this would have worked better as a short film than as a game. I don't feel like I gained anything by being able to interact with this narrative,…”
“A Bird Story is a warm, touching slice-of-life story told through the eyes of a lonely school child. It is very short, about one hour long, but it still manages to leave an impression. What I liked most is how simple…”
12 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“A Bird Story is short, simple, and surprisingly powerful. It has no dialogue at all, yet still tells a deeply affecting story purely through visuals, music, and small interactions”
“A Bird Story is a warm, touching slice-of-life story told through the eyes of a lonely school child. It is very short, about one hour long, but it still manages to leave an impression. What I liked most is how simple…”
“Short, sweet, and beautiful. Truly amazing how much emotion and thought can be conveyed simply by a characters actions and accompanying soundtrack. A wonderful prelude and made the playing of Finding Paradise all the…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
14 of the 77 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Good visuals but the story was painfully predictable and I feel like this would have worked better as a short film than as a game. I don't feel like I gained anything by being able to interact with this narrative,…”
“Don't expect another To the Moon, it is more of a movie than a game. The story is really good though, so definitely play it.”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Good visuals but the story was painfully predictable and I feel like this would have worked better as a short film than as a game. I don't feel like I gained anything by being able to interact with this narrative,…”
“This game goes through the story alluded to in Finding Paradise (not a spoiler, neither game has much to do with the other). Story wasn't interesting and didn't make me feel anything the way the other games in this…”
“I didn't enjoy this game. Can't say it's bad, but my anticipation levels were around To The Moon and it just doesn't get there.”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“In the fragile flutter of a fleeting friendship, he discovered that love, in its truest form, is found in the quiet courage to let it fly free. 😭”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“A Bird Story is a game about a boy and an injured bird who join forces to fight an evil monster. Okay, I lied. There is no evil monster. It’s just a game about a boy spending time with the bird he saved. Sounds boring? Maybe. But if you're looking for a short cozy game that…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A Bird Story is a very cute experience with very cute things happening. They happen slowly and with almost no interaction from you, the "player". There is no dialogue. The experience mostly progresses by having characters very slowly move around and do things. Occasionally you…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-02 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Indie · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Short · RPGMaker · Adventure · Singleplayer · Interactive Fiction · 2D · RPG · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian |
| Achievements | 1 |
| Official site | http://freebirdgames.com/games/a-bird-story/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: XP, Vista, 7, 8 Processor: > Intel Pentium III 800 MHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 1024x768 High Color + DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 200 MB available space Additional Notes: Usually runs on anything more than a baked potato.