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Birds Aren't Real: The Game

Birds Aren't Real: The Game

Birds Aren’t Real is a 3D sandbox game with a comic twist.Based on the real-life satirical conspiracy theory, play as a government surveillance pigeon drone, using sneaky maneuvers and creative thinking to manipulate the citizens and dispel their suspicions about the government's avian task force.

Released Sep 8, 2023 Developer USC Games Platforms Windows · Mac AdventureCasualBirdsSandboxExploration
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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77.2%positive561 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“reminds me of untitled goose game and got this for free from steam sale”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“I love to poop and I especially love turning into a drone bird and pooping on people's heads. Multiplayer would be fun ngl especially with friends as NPCs throwing rocks at the birds. I appreciate all the collectibles and exploring the map.”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“really buggy softlocked by not being able to move cam or buttons not working wouldnt recommend”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
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Sep 21, 2023
End of Summer Update Now Live!

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING OUR GAME! Birds Aren't Real: The Game was made over the course of a year as an Advanced Game Project here at the University of Southern California, with collaborators from Califo

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Facts & details

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GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsAdventure · Casual · Birds · Sandbox · Exploration · Cartoon · Stylized · Alternate History · Comedy · Conspiracy · Family Friendly · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or newer Processor: 2.0 GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 128MB Video Memory Storage: 1 GB available space