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Bird Alone (2020) is a narrative game where you befriend a bird. Your feathered companion encourages the conversation in the direction of real life worries while you make music, draw pictures and write poetry. It’s a slow game that unfolds in real time with the day and night matching the real world, as well as the bird growing older with you.

The interactions are as playful as they are therapeutic. While you are asked deep or probing questions the novelty and absurdity of interacting with a virtual bird keeps things light hearted. This goes beyond being just a novelty though, as the interactions nudge you towards deeper questions that challenge your thinking and perspective on life and death.

In this way the game is similar to Far From Noise another game from the same developer, where the narrative provokes personal reflection.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Bird Alone 3 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 9 months ago.
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Play StylePlay Style

This is a Narrative game with Communication and Simulation elements. This is a single-player game.

 
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DurationDuration

We haven't documented duration data for this game yet.

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

This game has been rated PEGI 3.

Rated 4+ on the Apple App Store for iOS.

Players should note that spoiler the bird in the game has a short lifespan of about 30 days. After that it dies and leaves you on your own. Some players have been taken back by this abrupt death after creating a connection with the game. Others have found the loss poignant and therapeutic.

CostsCosts

There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 15/06/2020

Out Now: iOS

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative (Communication and Simulation)

Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )

Components: 2D Side-On, Day and Night and Hand-Made

Developer: George Batch (@GeorgeBatch)


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