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Birds Watching

Singleplayer psychological horror game about bird watching. Explore the mountains, find and observe all the birds. Seek their help. Be honest. Be ruthless. They are watching.

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March 6, 2026
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About the Game

Birds Watching is a short psychological horror about bird watching.

An endless global fire destroyed the world, and you are now alone, the last human being.

You survive on the top of a mountain, the only place still untouched by the flames, and your only occupation is watching with your binoculars the wild birds escaped up there with you.

It is a peaceful, isolated, desperate life.

Until you are not alone anymore, and the only ones who can save you are the birds; but they are picky. Satisfy them, or lose everything. Be honest. Be ruthless. Be careful.

Birds are watching.

Features

  • A short but impactful open-world horror experience (~60 minutes).

  • Go birding! Observe, catalog, and find every bird in the reserve.

  • Explore a handcrafted open world full of secrets and hidden locations.

  • Follow your animal companion.

  • Not only birds are present in the mountain.