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The Bird of the North
In 1921: a kidnapping, a revolution... Investigate and uncover the truth behind a dark, mysterious story.
View on Steam ↗ $5.80 (US · as of 2026-09-26)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“Sort the dialogue, expose the lies and politely ruin the Empire's day right from your work chair Investigating the disappearance of a mysterious spirit of the North as a journalist through a magic crystal ball in 1921, because apparently, that's just a normal Thursday. The Bird…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“Just finished this. Fun little romp. Don't expect detective game, its more about understanding what story is told and who are character. Mechanics are original. Art is neat. Theme wise Tintin meet Obra Din. Do recommend”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“The Bird of the North is an atmospheric, relatively straightforward investigation game that can be completed in a single sitting. I saw it recommended by none other than Ernests Kļaviņš of Color Gray (Golden Idol), so I had to give it a shot! While it's not a must-play, it's a…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 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 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Some fixe
Achievement should be fixed. The game is saving the options ( wasn't the case before ). Fixed some issues on the Chinese localization.
Localization update for simplified Chinese
Not an important update for others version : it affect only the chinese localization. Thanks all ! Uvost [img src="
The Bird of the North is available!
Happy to share that the game is available, for that i did a short launch trailer:
The Bird of the North - Play on the Steam Deck!
As a Steam Deck user, I worked to make The Bird of the North compatible with the Steam Deck. We’ll see what Valve judges for compatibility, but on my side it’s tested and certified! Rendez-vous on the
17 September and the birds will fly !
I'm happy to share that The Bird of the North will be released on the 17th of September ! Thanks again to all the people that played the demo and the playtest: all the feedback helped me a lot! The ga
Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Detective · Mystery · Puzzle · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Singleplayer · Indie · First-Person · Retro · Historical · Investigation · Text-Based (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Narrated Game Menus · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://linktr.ee/Uvost |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Window 10 / 11 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD FX-410 Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GPU compatible Vulkan 1.0 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space