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Bird Kind

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80%Game Brain Score
graphics, music
monetization, stability
80% User Score Based on 849 reviews

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Bird Kind is a single player casual simulation game. It was developed by Runaway Play and was released on September 3, 2023. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Collect and care for the world’s most beautiful birds

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80%
Audience ScoreBased on 849 reviews
graphics38 positive mentions
monetization47 negative mentions

  • Beautiful and relaxing game with stunning artwork and soothing music.
  • Engaging bird collection gameplay featuring a wide variety of real bird species with educational facts.
  • No forced ads, optional watching for bonuses, fair and generous in-game economy allowing progression without mandatory purchases.
  • Frequent crashing, lag, and server errors causing loss of progress and making the game unplayable for many players.
  • Events require frequent check-ins with short intervals, making them difficult or impossible to complete for casual players without spending money or watching many ads.
  • Limited storage and sanctuary expansion leads to overcrowding of birds; progression slows down significantly late game with long wait times and expensive upgrades.
  • monetization
    58 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game features a mostly respectful and optional monetization model with no forced ads, allowing players to enjoy an ad-free experience unless choosing to watch ads for bonuses or speeding up progress. However, some users report glitches with ads causing crashes and unreliable rewards, and occasional pressure toward in-app purchases for advanced content. Overall, ads are minimal and non-intrusive, but technical issues with ads and some event-related monetization can detract from the experience.

    • “No ads unless you want free stuff or to speed up the wait, which is always appreciated.”
    • “There are no ads to interrupt your gaming experience and you only watch an ad if you want to speed up something.”
    • “I think it leans on in-game purchases but it's not overwhelmingly difficult to make you spend money.”
    • “It's becoming more obvious they're nudging you to watch ads in this "adless" game, which is annoying, and completing event set birds outside of their track doesn't give you the set reward.”
    • “There are multiple sets of birds that are very difficult to get without buying premium currency for the feathers, driving us to overpriced microtransactions.”
    • “Waste my time watching ads to shorten the timer, exit the game, come back an hour and a half later only to find watching the ads didn't actually work even though it had before I exited the game.”
  • graphics
    51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users consistently praise the game’s beautiful, calming, and adorable graphics, highlighting a cohesive and pleasant art style featuring a wide variety of birds. The visuals are described as stunning, cute, and relaxing, often complemented by soothing music and sound design. Though generally well-received, a few users find the art style less impressive or cite minor technical issues but overall appreciate the aesthetic experience.

    • “The graphics are stunning and the soundscape is beautiful.”
    • “The graphics are fantastic, the artstyle is beautiful, and the soundtrack is amazing.”
    • “This is a very calming game and the graphics are beautiful and I love that I am also learning about different birds.”
    • “As an artist and bird lover, the art style is a bit disappointing.”
    • “Don't like these graphics, and it could be so cute.”
    • “The only issue is that the bat spins don't work and kick you out of the game, but I honestly don't use them so I don't mind.”
  • music
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is widely praised for being calm, soothing, and perfectly complementing the beautiful bird designs and serene nature-themed visuals. Players find the soundtrack relaxing and peaceful, enhancing the chill atmosphere of the gameplay. Some users suggest adding more soundtrack variety, but overall the music significantly contributes to the game's calming and pleasant experience.

    • “Haven't even been playing that long and I already see it being an app in my games folder for a long time, soft yet graceful music matched perfectly with the beauty of birds and nature, great game to just chill out while playing.”
    • “The graphics are beautiful, the sounds and music are relaxing, and there are so many pretty birds.”
    • “This is such a calming game to play and I hope you make more games like this in the future because I have almost all the games you have made and I've been playing these for a while, thanks for the amazing game, it has calming music and I also love how the weather now changes.”
    • “There are no background sounds or music and I've gone into the settings to see if they were turned off and they weren't.”
    • “At least mute the soundtrack if you do!”
    • “You pay 60 music notes to the flowers; it says you get 14 for one of the flowers and 18 for the other, but really it's 6 and 8.”
  • gameplay
    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is generally praised for being simple, relaxing, and visually appealing, with a satisfying core loop similar to other games from the developer. However, some users find the progression slow, events too short or demanding in terms of time or microtransactions, and note occasional issues with progress saving and lack of certain quality-of-life features. Overall, it appeals mostly to those who enjoy casual, low-pressure gameplay focused on aesthetics and collection.

    • “The art is so pretty and the gameplay loop is simple and satisfying, great to just let go and relax.”
    • “Obsessed for the last 2 months; have yet to see a mechanic that isn’t easy to understand first try. Wish gemberries were a teeny bit more common but it doesn’t really affect the experience at all; actually a rather balanced in-game economy. A bit more birds-per-expansion would definitely convince me to have multiple birds of a kind rather than try for purely efficient progression. The lack of notifications in the sprouts garden makes it extremely challenging to hope for a sweep.”
    • “Just a few minutes in and I'm in love with the style, the gameplay, the birds - everything!”
    • “Event rewards sound like they can help significantly with gameplay, but they require rigorously timed check-ins or paid currency to complete.”
    • “However, as with the other games, the servers do not save progress very well; the last 5 minutes of gameplay is undone so missions don't start, event sprouts aren't planted, etc.”
    • “So over half of the gameplay loop is pointless or detrimental to you.”
  • stability
    19 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Stability in the game is mixed, with many users experiencing frequent glitches, freezes, and performance drops as the forest expands, leading to frustrating gameplay interruptions. However, some players report minimal issues and smooth runs, indicating inconsistency across devices or versions. Overall, while the game is loved for its concept, persistent bugs significantly impact stability and user experience.

    • “The games run well with no glitches or freeze-ups of any kind.”
    • “I hope developers fix these bad glitches because it's a good game if it ran well.”
    • “However, the frame rate drops considerably the more you expand and grow the forest, to the point where it freezes right when opening the app.”
    • “I can get into the game, but then after a while it freezes up and closes!”
  • story
    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story and mission system are praised for being fun and educational with charming quests, but users find the missions unclear, often buggy, and frustrating due to poor progress saving and a cumbersome process for finding required birds. Monetization changes and lack of mission descriptions further detract from the experience, though the game's overall charm remains appreciated.

    • “It is a really good game, I think the art is beautiful and it's actually educational in a fun way. I can just collect and grow a small army of little birds, and there are awesome little 'side quests' with the sprout events and the mission the monkey asks you to complete for rewards.”
    • “Lot of untapped potential here for mini games and exploration missions to seek birds.”
    • “However, as with the other games, the servers do not save progress very well. The last 5 minutes of gameplay is undone, so missions don't start, event sprouts aren't planted, etc. Still a cute and fun game!”
    • “It is not descriptive and doesn't tell you what the mission entails, so I have no idea how to complete them!”
    • “Game is great but it sucks to have to go over every bird before finding the right one for missions.”
    • “Just add something to find the right bird for the mission; otherwise, it's just wasting time figuring out the right bird.”
  • optimization
    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's optimization is inconsistent, running smoothly on high-performance phones but experiencing frequent crashes and poor performance on lower-end devices. Overall, it needs better optimization to ensure stability across a wider range of hardware.

    • “Game runs smoothly for me.”
    • “I have played for a few days now and I haven't experienced any performance issues.”
    • “Look, the game is fine as long as you have a high performance phone.”
    • “That's something I didn't have, so I can say if you don't have a high performance phone, this game will barely run and crash frequently.”
    • “I really like the game, but it's horribly optimized.”
    • “This game needs to be optimized badly.”
  • grinding
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Grinding in the game is often seen as tedious and repetitive, with frequent events that can feel unbalanced and slow to complete. While some aspects like forest expansion are grindy, they don't fully detract from the game's charm, though overall the grinding can feel unrewarding and challenging, especially in specific tasks like collecting harmonia.

    • “I'll admit the events are tedious since they're the same event over and over and even with a week off work I couldn't even get through the whole thing, so I think they could be balanced better.”
    • “I don't know how many people like the event, but it seems a bit tedious and happens far too frequently.”
    • “Really wanted to like this game, but I find it tedious, slow, and unrewarding.”
  • atmosphere
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's atmosphere is charming and relaxing, featuring pleasant graphics that create a calm and enjoyable experience. It offers an easy-to-learn, fun environment that enhances player engagement.

    • “Adorable game with nice graphics and a fun atmosphere.”
    • “Very calm atmosphere, easy to learn and fun to play”
  • emotional
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users feel that the game elicits frustration rather than positive emotions, as it abruptly restarts after minor actions like touching a few birds, disrupting immersion and emotional engagement.

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Bird Kind is a casual simulation game.

Bird Kind is available on Phone, iPad, iPhone, Tablet and others.

Bird Kind was released on September 3, 2023.

Bird Kind was developed by Runaway Play.

Bird Kind has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked Bird Kind for its graphics but disliked it for its monetization.

Bird Kind is a single player game.

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