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.
The Day I Became a Bird is charming in all the right ways. The artwork is gorgeous, the story is relatable and well told, and the gameplay is, while perhaps a bit repetitive, largely fine. Some of the controls could use some work, and really remain the most difficult part to praise. However, with the ability to simplify them very easily in the menu,...
The Day I Became a Bird is a hand-drawn visual novel game based on the children's book of the same name. Developed by Hyper Luminal Games, a studio based on Dundee, Scotland, the Day I Became a Bird (otherwise referred to as TDIBAB in this article) is a tale of love in its purest form. The love explored in this game was immersive and nostalgic, perfectly...
What remains is a game that defies easy categorization—and that is perhaps the greatest compliment one could pay it. It is not a title for gamers seeking a challenge. It is something for quiet evenings, for time spent with your children, and for anyone who wants to briefly recall how the world felt when everything was still vast and wide open. *The...
All-ages, bite-sized adventure about a boy, a girl, and her love of birds
The Day I Became A Bird delivers a brief, quirky, and heartwarming experience that achieves a lot with very simple means. Frank remains a likeable protagonist: naive, sincere, and funny. The interactive picture book strikes a perfect balance between humour and emotion without ever becoming sentimental. On the gameplay side, it is deliberately straightforward,...
