Underplayed Gems

The Last Birdling (2017)

The Last Birdling cover
Developer
InvertMouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Indie
Rating
4.8 of 5, 76 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 4.3 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A quiet, emotionally charged visual novel that leans into the tension of a forbidden friendship and the weight of divided worlds.

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What players say

Players call the story emotionally devastating, with a friendship between a human girl and a birdling set in a world of prejudice. Choices clearly show which ending they unlock, and the five endings are memorable, though the story stays uniformly bleak. There is no voice acting, and the auto mode is slow.

Screenshots

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