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A jam submission

A Bit of BirdsongView game page

Migration has begun! Build a bird's paradise.
Submitted by rockisdead — 1 day, 17 hours before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Best Gameplay#2n/an/a
Community's Voice#1043.0813.667

Ranked from 12 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Creative Vision / Rationale / How Did You Incorporate the Theme
I wanted A Bit of Birdsong to be all about that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you do something kind just because you can. Instead of a typical "grind," the gathering and building are meant to feel like a labor of love—you’re putting in real effort in the minigames specifically to make these little birds feel welcome, safe, and full. Generosity is the heartbeat of the game!

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Comments

Submitted

this is so cute! I love the amount of tasks you can do around the farm and I think it matches the theme best! So cool how you’ve managed to do so much here… and the pixel art is STUNNING! Seriously hope you expand on this, it’s already got so much to it and matches the theme very well too. Also the bg music was very relaxing. Welll done!

Submitted

what a great game. I love the relaxed feel of the game, and the whole story of looking after the birds. There are also so many different things to do, I wasn’t even able to complete them all. Super polished as well, didn’t find any bugs. Overall just a really good game, and even more impressive for a game jam! Well done!

Submitted

I really, really enjoyed this. The solarpunk vibes and the characters are great, and each mechanic has a surprising amount of depth. Makes me want to go reread Becky Chambers's Monk and Robot books.

Developer

Thanks a lot! I had to search the book up, there’s definitely a nice story to it :) I did manage a lot of content in the timeframe, so I hope you can play till the end!

Submitted

awesome little game, feels very chill out and stardew valley-ish. Very polished as well. A perfect example of what a classic pixel game should feel like. Great job.

Developer

thanks for playing! There was definitely some Stardew Valley inspiration in the overall design, that’s what came to mind with the theme really :) glad you enjoyed