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The Day I Became a Bird

Join Frank, an awkward young boy, as he discovers newfound feelings for his classmate, Sylvia - who only has eyes for birds. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles as Frank attempts to catch her attention with a homespun, feathery transformation in this warm and nostalgic return to childhood.

Released Apr 16, 2026Positive · 100% of 12PEGI 3
Steam Deck UnsupportedCasualIndieHand-drawnCuteVisual NovelStory Rich
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
The Day I Became a Bird
Developer: Hyper Luminal Games Ltd
Publisher: Numskull Games
The Day I Became a Bird
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About The Day I Became a Bird

“When she speaks, Her voice sounds like birdsong…”

The Day I Became a Bird is a heartwarming and handcrafted narrative-adventure game. Telling the tender tale of a young boy, Frank, on his fledgling journey of fluttering feelings, innocent self-expression and honest ingenuity. A story of beaks, feathers, and heartfelt birdsong.

In this playable bedtime story, follow Frank through a slice of his life - biking to school, running around the park, completing puzzles, making memories, and discovering newfound feelings for his classmate, Sylvia.

Help Frank learn more about her, uncover her interests, and ultimately hatch a plan to catch her eye.

Come along for a warm and nostalgic return to childhood, this is one for the hopeful romantics. Let your hearts flutter, spread your wings, and soar.

Trailers

Release Date Trailer

Game details

Developers
Hyper Luminal Games Ltd
Publishers
Numskull Games
Release date
Apr 16, 2026
Genres
Casual, Indie, Hand-drawn, Cute, Visual Novel, Story Rich, Family Friendly, Puzzle Platformer, Linear, Isometric, Cartoon, Colorful, Exploration, 3D, Hidden Object, Relaxing, Romance, Puzzle, Singleplayer, Abstract, Stylized
Modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
Steam features
14 achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Camera
Third person
Engine
Unity

Languages

LanguageInterfaceFull audioSubtitles
EnglishSupportedNot supportedSupported
FrenchSupportedNot supportedSupported
ItalianSupportedNot supportedSupported
GermanSupportedNot supportedSupported
Spanish (Spain)SupportedNot supportedSupported
DutchSupportedNot supportedSupported
GreekSupportedNot supportedSupported
JapaneseSupportedNot supportedSupported
System requirements

Minimum

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+), Windows 10 and Windows 11
  • Processor: SSE2 instruction set support
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
  • DirectX: Version 10
  • Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Ratings

Steam reviews

Positive

100% of 12

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IGDB critics

68

2 critic scores

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Age rating

PEGI 3

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Steam Deck & Linux

Steam Deck Unsupported

  • Steam osdoes not support
  • SteamOS: Unsupported
  • Steam Machine: Unsupported

DLC & editions

Also on Steam

  • The Day I Became a Bird - Soundtrack
  • The Day I Became a Bird - Artbook
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Release date: Apr 15, 2026

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