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Birds Aren't Real: The Game

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2023

Should you play it?

Birds Aren’t Real is a 3D sandbox game with a comic twist.Based on the real-life satirical conspiracy theory, play as a government surveillance pigeon drone, using sneaky maneuvers and creative thinking to manipulate the citizens and dispel their suspicions about the government's avian task force.

What works

  • Fun and humorous gameplay
  • Unique and charming art style
  • Free to play
  • Short and accessible
  • Creative sandbox elements

Things to keep in mind

  • Game crashes and bugs especially after tutorial
  • No save feature
  • Short length and limited replayability
  • Some mission softlocks
  • Slow movement and minor glitches

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SLUDGE LIFE: The BIG MUD Sessions

  • Re:Fresh

  • Elong Plug

  • Zueirama

  • Conbunn Cardboard

  • SLUDGE LIFE 2

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Birds Aren't Real: The Game but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Locomoto

  • Ooblets

  • Vacation Simulator

  • Tiny Town VR

  • Big Hops

  • Rain on Your Parade

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Birds Aren't Real: The Game but with less of an idle filler feel

  • Accounting+

  • The Henry Stickmin Collection

  • Duck Detective: The Secret Salami

  • Catto's Post Office

  • Go! Go! Hamster Chef!

  • Donut County

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Birds Aren't Real: The Game: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Idle. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026