Bird Alone

George Batchelor

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About this game

* Experience the Google Indie Game Festival winner *

◆ Become best friends with the loneliest bird in the world ◆

A journey of growth and loss with a best friend.
Talk about life, make music, draw pictures and write poetry.

Start each day answering your new friend's questions about life, death and the meaning of existence.

Guide the bird through daily life as it confronts the same worries as the rest of us.

◆ What's your favourite colour?
◆ Where are all my friends?
◆ Do you ever think about death?

What will your best friend ask you today?

◆ Draw a picture for the Art Gallery
◆ Write a poem together for the Book of Poetry
◆ Unlock today's plant for the Musical Garden
◆ Rub its belly

Watch each day turn to night
Ponder the changing seasons
Face the heaviness of growing old with a best friend.

Maybe this bird won't be so lonely after all.

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Content warning: Bird Alone contains themes and discussion of death. User discretion is advised for those sensitive to this topic.

Ratings and reviews

It's a very cute game. I don't typically buy apps but I did get this one because of how happy I was after talking to my bird. The dialogue is quite good. CONS: Timing. If your schedule isn’t aligned to the app, you'll miss conversations. I've had days where I couldn't check in til noon, and it took my afternoon slot. Then if I check in after midnight, I can't talk to the bird the next morning. Users should be able to talk to their bird at least twice per day regardless of time. Word count.

Perfect execution, top to bottom. Even though I didn't read the reviews, (SPOILERS) I could sense the ending coming, but it still hits like a freight train. That last screen is so... haunting. You really captured something special here; don't worry about the negative reviews, they just don't understand what you were going for. They will, in time. All is ephemeral. Good job.

Absolutely wonderful game and honestly a really nice way to explore emotions and grief. I'm a little annoyed that it restarts completely though. The garden goes blank, far as I can tell you can't access the poems and art. It's a bit hard for me to tell but I think the dialouge is repeating? It's still worth it, I'd say. It's just a bit jarring and upsetting when it's not what you're expecting. It'd have been nice to know it was a limited game, because it's not advertised like that.

What’s new

Upgraded to latest engine version.