Bird Watcher (2018)
- Developer
- First Game Studio
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Indie
- Rating
- 3.4 of 5, 64 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 34 minutes
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A slow, somber interactive story that feels like a quiet, emotionally heavy walk through a confined and oppressive daily life.
sombermelancholicrestrainedslow-pacedemotionalatmosphericstory-drivenquiet
What players say
Players report Bird Watcher is an extremely short walking sim, typically finished in 15 to 30 minutes. The story is considered touching or sad, but the narrator's heavy accent and frequent mispronunciations divide opinion sharply, some find it charming, others say it ruins the experience. Controls are described as poorly responsive by some.
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