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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 SteamSpy as of 2026-05-13.
“[h1]Take symphonic metal to the next level in a macabre interactive music video retelling of a classic fairy tale.[/h1] 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…”
— 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“[h1]I'm sorry devs. But i still believe in you, don't give up. Just keep it in the oven longer next time[/h1] 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…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedLatest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
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 |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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