Games like A Bird Story
If A Bird Story is your kind of game, the closest matches are To the Moon, 随风而逝 Story About Times and Colossals — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its music evokes strong emotions, atmospheric and cozy. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →A Bird Story is a brief, wordless adventure from Freebird Games that presents a surreal narrative centered on a boy caring for an injured bird, delivered entirely through visual storytelling and silent narration. Released in 2014, the game features bird-care interactions and paper-airplane dream sequences as its primary mechanics, framed by a gentle, atmospheric tone. Players and reviewers have described the experience as both cozy and melancholic, with the bird relationship serving as the emotional core of the story. The soundtrack has been highlighted as particularly evocative, contributing to the whimsical quality of the journey. Priced at $3.99 USD, it holds an 84% positive rating from approximately 2,875 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About A Bird Story: 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.
Players who liked A Bird Story also play
Steam players who put hours into A Bird Story also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
To the Moon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Bird Story.
Top pick for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
随风而逝 Story About Times
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Colossals
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with A Bird Story.
Colossals tells the story of a vagrant, who, together with his love interest, the soon-to-be-Empress Khalida, interpret the fairy tales they read in front of a windmill to be fact, telling them of a faraway land where, once upon a time, giants roamed.
The Harrowed
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
In a dying land torn asunder by magic, six adventurers find themselves embroiled in the endless dance of order and chaos. A story-driven RPG from Salmon Raws, LLC.
VIDEOVERSE
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Bird Story.
Ranked #5 for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Actual Sunlight
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.
Greyfox RPG
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Bird Story.
Ranked #7 for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
You play as a new arrival to a foggy and mysterious town. You find yourself waking up in the bodies of the town's inhabitants at pivotal moments of their lives. Make tough choices as you discover the truth about this town called Greyfox.
Finding Paradise
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with A Bird Story.
Ranked #8 for A Bird Story fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Reviewers mention these as similar to A Bird Story
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To the Moon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Bird Story.
Reviewers of A Bird Story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Tulpa
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Bird Story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A surreal puzzle platformer that's as beautiful as it is challenging – discover two beings entwined by fate, a girl and her soulmate, left to travel through a hauntingly elegant world...
Finding Paradise
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with A Bird Story.
Reviewers of A Bird Story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with A Bird Story.
Reviewers of A Bird Story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.
SPIRITGRAPHER: THE ASYLUM 99
WHY THIS
Reviewers of A Bird Story cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
This first-person horror detective. You are a spiritgrapher, your camera can see what is beyond the reach of the human eye. Head to an abandoned hospital and shoot a report about supernatural events.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below A Bird Story at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with A Bird Story.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie with A Bird Story.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares RPG with A Bird Story.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under A Bird Story on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Bird Story.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with A Bird Story.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Bird Story.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Bird Story.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with A Bird Story.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Freebird Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Freebird Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
To the Moon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with A Bird Story.
Another title from Freebird Games, the studio behind A Bird Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Finding Paradise
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with A Bird Story.
Another title from Freebird Games, the studio behind A Bird Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Impostor Factory
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with A Bird Story.
Another title from Freebird Games, the studio behind A Bird Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode
WHY THIS
Shares a melancholic mood with A Bird Story.
Another title from Freebird Games, the studio behind A Bird Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.
The Mirror Lied
WHY THIS
Another title from Freebird Games, the studio behind A Bird Story. Shares Indie and Adventure with A Bird Story.
This isn't a horror game. Nothing will jump out at you.
Frequently asked about A Bird Story
- Does A Bird Story run on Steam Deck?
- A Bird Story is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does A Bird Story cost?
- A Bird Story is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to A Bird Story?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside A Bird Story are To the Moon, 随风而逝 Story About Times, Colossals.
- Who developed A Bird Story?
- A Bird Story was developed by Freebird Games.
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