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A Bird Story

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Linux • 2014

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Quick resume

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.

Global score

85/100

Genres

Adventure, Indie, Role-playing (RPG)

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    Pros

    • Emotional and touching story
    • Beautiful music and atmosphere
    • Innovative wordless storytelling
    • Short and accessible experience
    • Artistic visual presentation

    Cons

    • Minimal and simple gameplay
    • Very short playtime
    • Lack of dialogue may not appeal to all
    • Limited replay value
    • No multiplayer or social features

    Motivations

    • Autonomy

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    • Competence

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    • Competition

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    • Continuation

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      "Short game length (~1-2 hours) and limited replay value; players complete it in one or two sittings without habitual long sessions."

      Capsule for 198X 198X

      "Short playtime (~1-2 hours) and linear story limit habitual or long sessions; players tend to complete in one sitting."

    • Cooperation

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    • Creativity

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      "Creative storytelling with symbolic elements and unique narrative style, though no player creation or modification."

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    • Domination

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    • Escapism

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    • Expectation

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      "Players engage voluntarily out of interest in artistic expression and unique storytelling, not obligation."

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    • Experimenting

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      "The game encourages exploration of unconventional storytelling mechanics and meta elements, inviting players to experience new narrative forms."

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    • Exploration

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    • Expression

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    • Fantasy

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    • Fellowship

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    • Growth

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    • Health
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    • Idle

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      "Requires focused attention to follow story; not suited for casual or background play."

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    • Intimacy

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      "Strong emotional intimacy through narrative and relatable relationship experiences."

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      "Strong emotional connection and intimacy through the story of friendship and loneliness."

    • Leadership

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      "No leadership or group management roles; purely narrative experience."

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    • Progression

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      "Narrative progression through story chapters rather than item or power accumulation."

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    • Relaxation

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      "Calm music and gentle pacing create a relaxing and soothing experience."

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    • Sensation

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    • Status

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    • Story

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      "Strong narrative immersion told through gameplay, visuals, and music without dialogue."

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    • Strategy

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    • Thrill

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    • Value

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    • Violence

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    • Survival

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    Analysis

    A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Survival, Competence, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Idle.

    How to use the graph
    Similar games map

    Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Motivations” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

    • Larger dot with a light outline: the game you are viewing.
    • Colour: groups of games with comparable motivation patterns (statistical clusters).
    • Hover a dot to see the game name; click to open its page.
    • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

    Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers.

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    Last update: 30/04/2026