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Of Bird and Cage

Of Bird and Cage is a unique metal album presented through a two-hour-long story-driven game. Play music in a brand-new way. Featuring famous artists like Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N' Roses), Rob van der Loo (Epica), Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation), and many others!

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Capricia Productions
Publisher
Capricia Productions
Release
May 20, 2021
5 years and 75 days ago
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Mostly Positive227 reviews77.1%

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FIRST OF ITS KIND STORY-DRIVEN MUSIC GAME

Experience the overwhelming power of metal music like never before. Featuring artists from (ex) Guns N' Roses, Epica, Within Temptation, and many others! Music by Arnold Nesis.



Dive into a dark, twisted game specifically tailored to its music. Let symphonic metal lead you through a two-hour-long story of trauma, violence, and madness based lightly on ‘Beauty and the Beast’.


Play as Gitta Barbot, a 25 year-old drug addict, who tries to escape the physical and mental prison of her captor—Bres Lupus. Make quick choices that will have dire consequences and watch how your actions reveal new paths while struggling to keep your sanity.



You’re surrounded by violence at home and at work, engulfing every aspect of your life—what will you do? Will you take revenge or grant forgiveness? Ultimately, the choice is yours.

Follow the twisted relationship between two characters, portrayed in a gut-wrenching way. Happy endings don't come easily here. In this first-person hybrid of a concept album and a game, your choices and actions will shape the narrative.



  • Kobra Paige (Kobra and the Lotus)
  • Davidavi 'Vidi' Dolev (Subterranean Masquerade)
  • Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (ex-Guns N’ Roses)
  • Rob van der Loo (Epica)
  • Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation)
  • Danny Worsnop (Asking Alexandria)
  • Casey Grillo (ex-Kamelot)
  • Rocky Gray (ex-Evanescence)
  • Mike Lepond (Symphony X)
  • Tina Guo
  • Snowy Shaw (ex-King Diamond, ex-Therion)





  • Act: Solve puzzles, reveal the story, and fight to survive
  • Decide: Shape the narrative by making quick decisions to reach one of multiple endings.
  • Listen: A haunting two-hour-long symphonic metal concept album fully synced with the game’s world.
  • Look: Experience an insanely dark reality through single-player FPP.




Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Warning: The game includes themes such as alcohol, drugs, violence, abuse, and harassment.
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