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A Bird Story cover art

A Bird Story

Freebird Games · 2014-11-07

SteamGOG

AdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Nov 07, 2014 (Mac), Nov 07, 2014 (Linux), Nov 07, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.

0
playing now
85%
positive of 11k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (94 ratings)
1.1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 2.1h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

A Bird Story is an adventure role-playing video game developed and published by Freebird Games. It was released in November 2014 for Linux, OS X, and Windows as a minisode connecting the previous game by Freebird Games, To the Moon, with its sequel, Finding Paradise.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 347 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~43/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 270k–649k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 10,812 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$3.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.74 at GOG (2016-11-02) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $3.99 · on sale 12 of 26 observed days · $3.25 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12112120182026Week of 2018-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

602026-08-06 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 1 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$4.99$0.792015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.742015-06-13 — best price $4.992015-11-20 — best price $0.992016-02-12 — best price $4.992016-09-22 — best price $4.992017-07-05 — best price $3.992018-04-20 — best price $4.992018-12-04 — best price $4.992019-06-18 — best price $4.992019-11-13 — best price $3.992020-02-05 — best price $0.992020-05-25 — best price $3.992020-07-26 — best price $3.592020-08-29 — best price $3.992020-09-28 — best price $3.992020-10-28 — best price $3.992020-11-25 — best price $1.192021-01-10 — best price $3.992021-02-10 — best price $3.292021-03-15 — best price $3.292021-04-21 — best price $3.292021-05-21 — best price $3.292021-07-07 — best price $2.932021-11-01 — best price $0.992022-02-15 — best price $2.932022-09-08 — best price $3.082023-03-16 — best price $0.992023-08-25 — best price $3.082024-03-14 — best price $0.992024-06-06 — best price $1.192024-09-20 — best price $0.792025-02-04 — best price $2.932025-05-29 — best price $2.932025-11-16 — best price $3.992026-08-30 — best price $3.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

63102026-05-31 — 27 pageviews2026-06-03 — 16 pageviews2026-06-06 — 20 pageviews2026-06-09 — 19 pageviews2026-06-12 — 25 pageviews2026-06-15 — 28 pageviews2026-06-18 — 19 pageviews2026-06-21 — 20 pageviews2026-06-24 — 19 pageviews2026-06-27 — 43 pageviews2026-06-30 — 32 pageviews2026-07-03 — 28 pageviews2026-07-06 — 24 pageviews2026-07-09 — 25 pageviews2026-07-12 — 21 pageviews2026-07-15 — 25 pageviews2026-07-18 — 24 pageviews2026-07-21 — 17 pageviews2026-07-24 — 14 pageviews2026-07-27 — 26 pageviews2026-07-30 — 25 pageviews2026-08-02 — 20 pageviews2026-08-05 — 10 pageviews2026-08-08 — 18 pageviews2026-08-11 — 21 pageviews2026-08-14 — 19 pageviews2026-08-17 — 15 pageviews2026-08-20 — 26 pageviews2026-08-23 — 22 pageviews2026-08-26 — 23 pageviews2026-08-28 — 30 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

1
achievements tracked
48.9%
earned "Tomorrow"
48.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,336100%1

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroShortRPGMakerAdventureEmotionalStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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