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BIRDHOUSE
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“The game is visually very pretty, I think the way the plot was developed was nice and I liked the designs. It wasn't really scary and it was pretty short, but it's a nice game and it's worth a shot. The movement felt a bit clunky but it wasn't really an issue.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Amazing little pagan-inspired RPGMaker horror game.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“As nice as the art and atmosphere is, it is kind of a whatever experience. The story is vague and the parts you can piece together are a little interesting but nothing special. The two endings are abrupt with little to no payoff on either the story or horror fronts, doing…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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Patch 1.3
Patch 1.3 - fixed glitch in credits Note: There is a bug that appears at random (often on map change) that shows a black screen and a note saying "cannot read property "resolution" of undefined". This
Patch 1.2
- fixed region restriction text on day 1 that previously had the ability to trap players in a collision square - fixed typo on page 6 - disabled movement when to-do menu is present
Updated credits/bug fixes
Updated version!! - splash screen added - credits updated - fixed a softlock bug on the night of day 3 - fixed some issues involving a cutscene in the middle of day 4 - fixed to-do list access when fi
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Indie, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | RPG · Interactive Fiction · Hand-drawn · Lovecraftian · Supernatural · Horror · Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Exploration · Lore-Rich · Indie · Free to Play (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10+ Processor: 32 bit Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Any Storage: 900 MB available space