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Of Bird and Cage
Of Bird and Cage is a unique metal album presented through a two-hour-long story-driven game. Play music in a brand-new way. Featuring famous artists like Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Rob van der Loo (Epica), Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), and many others!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
56 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Review by Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. This is quite a crazy game. Watch your alcoholic father kill your beloved mother and become a sanity-losing and seriously drug-addicted woman…”
“This title falls under the "wish there was a neutral button". I played only via Steam Deck, so feed back here for the review is based on my experience playing it this way. First off, the game is labeled as being a…”
“Video Review: https://youtu.be/YuNOUD7Z7TQ Music 9/10 Story 7.5/10 Gameplay 5/10 Of Bird and Cage from Capricia Productions is a unique one. A 2hour long story driven metal album. Playing as Gitta a drug addict who goes…”
34 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Video Review: https://youtu.be/YuNOUD7Z7TQ Music 9/10 Story 7.5/10 Gameplay 5/10 Of Bird and Cage from Capricia Productions is a unique one. A 2hour long story driven metal album. Playing as Gitta a drug addict who goes…”
“One of the most unique and surreal experiences you will ever play. Beauty and the Beast meets Sin City on a modern story covering multiple real adult issues. Story 10/10 Naturally this is where it shines. It focuses on…”
“I've gotta say this game is addicting... Great atmosphere, excellent sounds and amazing story! A must.”
16 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“This is one trippy ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. It's pretty interesting, I didn't feel like many of my choices really mattered or made any difference so that was a bit frustrating but overall it's a decent game to explore at least.…”
“Of Bird And Cage is a genuinely unique concept and the way that the story is told through the soundtrack is powerful but it's ultimately let down by the gameplay at times. The exploration and puzzle solving elements are…”
“Of Bird And Cage is a new take of a metal album as a video game, the idea is brilliant and can be a start of a whole new gaming genre. Everything in the game revolves around the music, the entire world reacts and…”
16 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“I don't know what happened. I don't know if it's technically a game, a music album or an experience. I just ended my first run, and after two hours I can't decide between running it again to try different choices, or…”
“It's a metal musical PC game! What more could a metal-head gamer ask for? :) The play time is between 2 and 2.5 hours for the first run, and looks like it doesn't depend a lot on the player's choices. Most of the…”
“I recommend with caution. It's more of an experience with consequences than a game, but that's to be expected. The gameplay there is, is very challenging due to it being on a timer. As a slow, patient gamer I got only…”
7 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“This is one of those 'WOW' games. Has everything, the great story, fantastic music, nice graphics. The story may be disturbing for some but I highly recommend you guys to check it out. Amazing experience.”
“when i saw the demo version of the game i knew that the music is going to be good but now when ive played the game i truly see how amazing it is. theres a list of good things about this game but ill name my favorites.…”
“That's definitely a unique way to deliver a music album! You see the story's progression through the music itself. It really takes off during the second act game which both looks great visually and provides more depth…”
41 of the 99 reviews raise this · 24 of them still recommend the game.
“Review by Gaming Masterpieces - The greatest games of all time on Steam. This is quite a crazy game. Watch your alcoholic father kill your beloved mother and become a sanity-losing and seriously drug-addicted woman…”
“Video Review: https://youtu.be/YuNOUD7Z7TQ Music 9/10 Story 7.5/10 Gameplay 5/10 Of Bird and Cage from Capricia Productions is a unique one. A 2hour long story driven metal album. Playing as Gitta a drug addict who goes…”
“I cannot recommend this game. First I have to say, the idea behind it, that the story is told through the music in the genre of metal I find ingenious and was accordingly, also by all the positive reviews really curious…”
25 of the 99 reviews raise this · 18 of them still recommend the game.
“Bad graphics, bad controls, bad gameplay and bad everything. I can't tell if the game is purposely designed to make you fail at every turn or just bad game design. Abandoned it mid game.”
“Good story and awesome music get hampered by horrible QTE's and terrible time limit.”
“Bought this game because a big streamer from my country suggested it. Worst mistake I made this year. The game is unpolished with many bugs that can make the game unplayable. The reaction times for important decisions…”
15 of the 99 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I cannot recommend this game. First I have to say, the idea behind it, that the story is told through the music in the genre of metal I find ingenious and was accordingly, also by all the positive reviews really curious…”
“Bad graphics, bad controls, bad gameplay and bad everything. I can't tell if the game is purposely designed to make you fail at every turn or just bad game design. Abandoned it mid game.”
“This game is an absolute dumpster fire with a beautiful soundtrack. I really, really wanted to like it, because I like the work of many of the musicians involved. But it's awful. Think Superman 64 levels of bad. -The…”
12 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The reviews for this game must be fake, it's a bug fest. The voice acting is atrocious, the overall models look like garbage. The music made me wanna burst my own ear drums.”
“I cannot recommend this game. First I have to say, the idea behind it, that the story is told through the music in the genre of metal I find ingenious and was accordingly, also by all the positive reviews really curious…”
“Bad graphics, bad controls, bad gameplay and bad everything. I can't tell if the game is purposely designed to make you fail at every turn or just bad game design. Abandoned it mid game.”
10 of the 99 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I cannot recommend this game. First I have to say, the idea behind it, that the story is told through the music in the genre of metal I find ingenious and was accordingly, also by all the positive reviews really curious…”
“Oh what a mess. Where to start - so, the game is an unmitigated disaster. Graphics - bad. Controls - bad. Gameplay - Huh what? Non-existent, yet also bad. Story? I suppose it's a matter of taste... It's pretty linear.…”
“I had high hopes for this one because the marriage of progressive metal and interactive story-telling would be right up my ally, but Of Bird and Cage completely underwhelmed me. The music is good, that's all I can say…”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Take symphonic metal to the next level in a macabre interactive music video retelling of a classic fairy tale. Games can be an art form, but what makes them unique from other forms of art is that the outside player’s interactions are an integral part of the work. The gameplay…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“Of Bird and Cage is a 2-hour metal album under the guise of a narrative game. The gameplay is bizarre and sometimes frustrating, but as expected, the soundtrack is the titles saving grace. The collaboration of many infamous artists is by far, the strong point of the game. The…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I'm sorry devs. But i still believe in you, don't give up. Just keep it in the oven longer next time Oh my this a hard one to judge. On one hand it's a wonderful game with amazing idea, on the other hand this game is beyond terrible. I would like to say it's an unpolished gem…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-28.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Music · Female Protagonist · Interactive Fiction · Psychological · 3D · First-Person · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Nonlinear · Story Rich · Action · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | https://ofbirdandcagegame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows (64bit) OS Processor: Intel i5-2500 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 730 GTx / 2GB vRAM Storage: 10 GB available space