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Birds Watching
Jun. 2nd, 2026 09:12 amBirds Watching (on Steam here) is a one-hour walking sim about a man who talks to birds while an apocalyptic disaster unfolds around him.
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Since a leisurely run through the game takes a little less than an hour, I played it twice, and I have no regrets. Though the slightly murky lo-fi graphics caused a bit of trouble during my first playthrough, I appreciated the unique texture of the visual atmosphere more the second time around, when I was able to find significantly more birds to talk with. As something of an added bonus, the alternate reading of the game suggested by a reveal toward the end casts all the conversations in an interesting new light that’s worth a second playthrough to appreciate and enjoy, I think.
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Since a leisurely run through the game takes a little less than an hour, I played it twice, and I have no regrets. Though the slightly murky lo-fi graphics caused a bit of trouble during my first playthrough, I appreciated the unique texture of the visual atmosphere more the second time around, when I was able to find significantly more birds to talk with. As something of an added bonus, the alternate reading of the game suggested by a reveal toward the end casts all the conversations in an interesting new light that’s worth a second playthrough to appreciate and enjoy, I think.
