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A Bird Story

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.

Released Nov 7, 2014 Developer Freebird Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndieStory RichGreat SoundtrackPixel GraphicsShort
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

84.8%positive10,276 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:17 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

9playing at last check
1124-hour peak
1,313all-time peak
0 50 100 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 79 avg · Apr 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

1achievements
48.9%median completion
48.9%rarest: Tomorrow
48.9% of players 48.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
48.9%Tomorrow — Ending reached
Rarest badges of honor
48.9%Tomorrow — Ending reached

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.

$3.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$3.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US3.99 USD
EU3.99 EUR
UK3.39 GBP
Australia5.95 AUD
Canada4.99 CAD
Japan470 JPY
Brazil13.79 BRL
China18.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$2.7 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$4.5

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsIndie · Story Rich · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Short · RPGMaker · Adventure · Singleplayer · Interactive Fiction · 2D · RPG · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian
Achievements1
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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.