Choose A Bird Story
Choose A Bird Story if you want an Adventure and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 2,875 Steam reviews back the pick.
A Bird Story vs Colossals
A Bird Story and Colossals both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. A Bird Story (2014) is 5 years older than Colossals (2019). A Bird Story is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Colossals (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Colossals
Choose Colossals if it's the newer release (2019) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Colossals launched in 2019.
Both A Bird Story and Colossals sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 A Bird Story |  Colossals | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.4% positive (2,875 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Freebird Games | Isaac Birchmier |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- A Bird Story (2014) is 5 years older than Colossals (2019).
- A Bird Story is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Colossals (3.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- A Bird Story is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Colossals has no Deck rating yet.
A Bird Story vs Colossals — FAQ
- Should I play A Bird Story or Colossals first?
- If you want chronology, A Bird Story (2014) came out before Colossals (2019). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are A Bird Story and Colossals similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does A Bird Story run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — A Bird Story is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Colossals doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.