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Apr 16, 2026

The Day I Became a Bird

Broadly loved

Reactions

Score confidence

high

Score trend

→

Platforms

PC · PS5 · Switch

Age rating

Score

The game

Join Frank, an awkward young boy, as he discovers newfound feelings for his classmate, Sylvia - who only has eyes for birds. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles as Frank attempts to catch her attention with a homespun, feathery transformation in this warm and nostalgic return to childhood.

Developer

Hyper Luminal Games

Platforms

PC · PS5 · Switch

The Real Review

People love the sweet, heartfelt story about Frank trying to win Sylvia over, and the nostalgic art style is gorgeous. The puzzle-based gameplay gets the job done, even if it's not revolutionary, and the difficulty feels fair. The big problem is the price, with many feeling the short, simple experience isn't worth the cost, especially on Switch and PC where performance can be a bit spotty.

Synthesized from 74 real reactionshigh confidence

PraisedGraphics · Story · Gameplay · Performance

FaultedValue

Sentiment split

55% positive

45% mixed

0% negative

By aspect

story98

gameplay79

value33

graphics100

performance67

difficulty75

How opinion moved

Jul 10

Aug 6

Buzz

Jul 232 reactions over two weeksAug 5

How much people are talking about this game: reactions counted per day they were posted.

Names & topics that came up

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Where the signal came from

Social Media

Steam

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