Underplayed Gems

BirdGut (2019)

BirdGut cover
Developer
Micah Boursier
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Genres
Adventure, Casual, Free To Play, Indie
Rating
4.8 of 5, 5,169 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 3.0 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A surreal, hand-drawn puzzle-platformer where you navigate a bird's organ-factories with a sense of dark humor and tension, facing difficult challenges and psychological undertones.

hand-drawnpuzzle-platformersurrealdarkly funnydifficultpsychological horroratmospherictense

What players say

Players call BirdGut a pleasant surprise for a free title, praising its distinctive bio-industrial artstyle and creative puzzles. It takes about two hours but spikes in difficulty, demanding precise aiming and provoking frustration. Some report a persistent visual bug late in the game that makes them feel sick, while others find it satisfying despite the challenge.

Trailer

Screenshots

BirdGut screenshot 1BirdGut screenshot 2BirdGut screenshot 3BirdGut screenshot 4BirdGut screenshot 5BirdGut screenshot 6

More games like this

More by Micah Boursier

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? Tell the Catbot what you feel like playing and it picks from the whole catalog, or browse by platform and genre.