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Bird Brigade

Become birds together with your friends! Defend your nests and steal your rivals' eggs, race as penguins and roosters, explore an open world in a story campaign, and collect unique birds with the DNA system.

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July 16, 2026
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Bird Brigade

Bird Brigade — a game about birds with multiplayer modes unusual for the genre. The most well-known is Nest mode, where one team defends its eggs while the other has to steal them and boil them in a cauldron. There are racing modes — Penguin Race and Rooster Race (a race of flightless birds) — plus the Exploration story mode: a procedurally generated open world with a campaign of 8 acts, quests, memorable NPCs and mini-games. On top of that: map rotation, a leveling system, a shop, friends and online play, and much more.

A full DNA system lets you assemble almost a billion unique birds — 30+ bird presets, each species with its own stats and perks, and some with unique abilities. Get new birds in two ways: find eggs in vending machines and incubate them in nests — or have two birds collaborate, which produces a chick right away. Over 20 original soundtrack songs. A large number of skins adds variety. Gamepad supported. Cross-platform support is included.