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Studio Ortica · Published by Studio Ortica
Very Positive — 87% positive (384 reviews) · 25 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
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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Adventure, Indie · 2026 · More under £5 games
Embark on a solitary journey through rugged mountains as you spot and interact with various bird species. In "Birds Watching," your choices influence the experience, guided by the watchful eyes of nature itself.
About this 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.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050/970, AMD Radeon R9 290 equivalent or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Birds Watching Flies to Consoles
Hello there, birders!The egg has hatched, and we're ready to share the news: Birds Watching is coming to consoles on August 20.By a funny coincidence, Birds Watching will land on consoles a mere seven days before our next game, The Old Flesh of Nuraga (TOFON to friends), launches here on Steam.If you liked Birds and aren't a console person, you may want to check out TOFON.Happy summer migration,Luca from Studio OrticaRead full article on Community Announcements (Studio Ortica)Patch NotesOfficial
Trigger Warning Screen
Added a trigger warning for sexual content in the main menu.Read full article on Community Announcements (Nicola_Dau)AnnouncementsOfficial
Fixed some softlocks and progress-destroying bugs
July 2026 Patch NotesHi folks! It's been a while. We've been hard at work on our next game, The Old Flesh Of Nuraga, but we found ourselves with some free time on our hands and could dedicate some more love to Birds Watching. Please continue reporting any bug you encounter, as we do keep track of them and will try to fix as much as possible!Keep watching,NicolaFixesFixed a softlock in some conversations (feathers/worms/beak sequences). In some cases, right after these scenes the dialogue box could get stuck empty with no text and no way to continue. This was caused by a timing issue during the visual transition in these scenes and has been fixed.Fixed a freeze when interacting with objects. Pressing the interact button repeatedly could occasionally leave the game unresponsive once a conversation ended, with movement, item switching and item use all stopped. This happened in a very small timing window as the dialogue box was closing, and has been fixed.Fixed "Continue" resetting your story and quest progress. When resuming a game after closing and reopening it, your narrative progress and active quests could reset, even though your bird catalogue stayed intact, sometimes leaving objectives impossible to complete. Continuing a save now correctly restores your story and quests. (Progress made from this patch onward is fully preserved. Saves already affected by the old bug will recover their story progress, and quests will reappear as you keep playing.)Fixed the item hotbar sometimes disappearing after a conversation. If a conversation began while you were holding up an item such as the map or the binoculars, the hotbar could stay hidden afterwards until you switched item. It now always comes back once the conversation ends.Fixed missing dialogue box styling in narration-style scenes, where the speaker name label could fail to render its background properly.Improved performance and stability. Some leftover data on several tree models was silently spamming engine warning...Read full article on Community Announcements (Nicola_Dau)Community & EventsOfficial
The Demo for our new game is part of Next Fest
Hello there, birders!In case you missed it, the demo for our new horror game, The Old Flesh of Nuraga, is part of Steam Next Fest.The demo will stay up after Next Fest ends as well, but now is a great time to try it out and leave a review, if you'd like to help Nuraga reach as many people as possible.Stay birdy (and nuragic),Luca from Studio OrticaRead full article on Community Announcements (Studio Ortica)Patch NotesOfficial
Fixed unachiavable achievements
Three achievements were bugged: - Yes You Canned - Bird Shaker - Book Watcher With this patch, you can now properly unlock them. Keep watching! NicolaRead full article on Community Announcements (Nicola_Dau)
