The Birdcage 2

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The Birdcage 2 is a single player casual puzzle game. It received positive reviews from players.

Sequel to the award-winning puzzle game "The Birdcage".

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83%

Audience ScoreBased on 1,100 reviews

graphics91 positive mentions

monetization15 negative mentions

Beautiful and detailed graphics with smooth and intuitive controls.
Puzzles are engaging, interesting, and provide a satisfying challenge without being overly difficult.
The game offers a relaxing and enjoyable experience with pleasant music and unique magical themes.

The game is very short with only a small number of free levels; additional levels require payment which many find overpriced.
Puzzles are considered too easy and repetitive by many players, making it less appealing for those seeking a serious challenge.
Some users reported technical issues such as lag, crashes, and inconsistent controls, particularly with the magic wand feature.

graphics
109 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
83%
14%
3%
The graphics across the game are consistently praised as beautiful, detailed, and visually impressive, with standout 3D effects and rich artwork that enhance the immersive experience. While some users note occasional minor issues like less polished animations or slightly worse graphics in updates, overall the visuals are a major highlight, contributing significantly to the game's charm and appeal. However, several reviewers mention that despite the stunning graphics, the puzzles tend to be easier and shorter, which may affect the overall value for some players.
- “The graphics are beautiful, rich and detailed (I mean the snow owl is just wow!); it's a fun action puzzler game too!”
- “By far the best 3D graphics, most cleverly created puzzle game I have ever played.”
- “Fantastic graphics, brilliant ingenious puzzles and an intriguing mystery to the story.”
- “Makes the graphics look quite bad.”
- “Controls are still meh and the graphics kinda got worse.”
- “Also, if it's just the graphics you're looking for, I suggest the Room series.”
story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
55%
7%
The story in this puzzle game is generally seen as a charming and engaging backdrop that complements the gameplay, with elements of magic and mystery enhancing the experience. However, it is often described as somewhat confusing, disjointed, or incomplete, with some players feeling it lacks depth or satisfactory resolution. Despite these criticisms, many appreciate the story for adding purpose and intrigue without overshadowing the puzzles.
- “This is a great game, with nice riddles and a captivating story behind all of them.”
- “Beautiful graphics and enchanting story with magic, spells and secret levels.”
- “Fantastic graphics, brilliant ingenious puzzles and an intriguing mystery to the story.”
- “The story was very confusing and didn't really affect the game at all.”
- “My main complaint is that the story starts off strong but fails to give a satisfactory conclusion. Even after discovering the secret ending, it is unsatisfactory and inconclusive.”
- “The story is not interesting or relevant.”
gameplay
23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
17%
13%
The gameplay is praised for its smooth mechanics, beautiful graphics, and relaxing atmosphere, offering an enjoyable and satisfying puzzle experience. However, many users find the puzzles too short, simplistic, and repetitive, resulting in a lack of challenge and limited overall content that diminishes long-term appeal. While fun, the gameplay often feels weaker and less engaging compared to similar games, with some feeling the price does not justify the brief and easy experience.
- “Relaxing music and satisfying mechanical sounds add to the stress-free puzzler that starts out straightforward but slowly starts getting you to think outside the box.”
- “Excellent mechanical puzzle game.”
- “Great game, graphics are brilliant as are the gameplay and controls.”
- “The gameplay is repetitive and after a few levels I personally lost the excitement.”
- “Fun, but not fun enough to excuse lazy gameplay.”
- “The gemstone collecting is pointless as it's so simple; it's just another game mechanic to make you feel like you've done something.”
music
21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
52%
34%
14%
The music in the game is generally praised for being gentle, relaxing, and enhancing the overall ambiance without being intrusive, with changes that reflect different in-game settings. However, some players note issues like poor mixing and audio clipping, which detract from the experience and prompt them to disable the soundtrack. Overall, the soundtrack is considered a strong complement to the game's graphics and puzzles, contributing to an engaging and stress-free atmosphere.
- “Relaxing music and satisfying mechanical sounds add to the stress-free puzzler that starts out straightforward but slowly gets you to think outside the box.”
- “The music changes from each pack; for example, in the ice dragon pack, the setting is in winter and the music sounds somewhat northern.”
- “The music is gentle and enhances the game, unlike many which seem too distracting or annoying.”
- “This game would be a five star example of the genre, except the soundtrack is poorly mixed.”
- “Whatever is being used to mix the audio, I'm getting noticeable clipping artifacts that take away from the ambiance of the game sufficiently that I need to keep the music off.”
- “I personally didn't like the music either.”
monetization
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
15%
10%
75%
Monetization is widely criticized for excessive and intrusive ads, especially in the demo, detracting from the experience; many users find the pricing for the full game and ad-free versions too high or unreasonable. Some appreciate the optional and limited ads, but several players feel the in-app purchases and ad mechanics are aggressive and poorly implemented. Overall, the monetization strategy discourages potential buyers due to its cost and ad frequency.
- “An awesome puzzle game where getting the whole bundle costs only $6 to $7, which includes no ads. It's really challenging and fun!”
- “You have to pay $6 in-app purchases to play the other 3 sets of puzzles and finish the game.”
- “It might be a problem on my end, but it doesn't seem like it because all my other games with in-app purchases work fine.”
- “Putting up with all the ads in the demo was a bit frustrating as well. I would understand if you were offering the full game for free with ads, but the reason for a demo is to grab someone's attention, and the only thing that really stood out in the end was being forced to watch 30-second videos to get to the next level.”
- “Maybe it gets more challenging in the paid levels, but I'll never know because it's almost $14 to play all levels plus another $2 if you want to do it without ads. Not worth it to me.”
- “Money hungry. All it gives you is a couple crappy packs, then expects you to watch ads for hints, then wants you to pay a lot of money for the rest. You have to collect 75 gems to gain another pack or just pay for it. Naaaaaaah, get out of here with that tactic. Just lost the download... skeezy app.”
stability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game experiences frequent freezing and glitches, particularly during loading and gameplay, leading to frustration among users. While some still enjoy the game, its stability issues significantly impact the overall experience.
- “According to the what's up on the short dialogue of this Birdcage 2 game, level 5 freezes and the cage won't turn.”
- “It opens on my phone and freezes.”
- “Loved the first one but can't seem to load the second one; it freezes at 35 percent. Uninstalled and reinstalled several times and even shut my phone off but nothing works. I want to play it; this is the first one I've had problems with.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers no replayability, as users found it lacks incentives or content that encourage multiple playthroughs.
- “Zero replayability.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is described as calm and inspiring, contributing to an enjoyable experience.
- “Very calm and inspiring, enjoyed the atmosphere.”
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is appreciated and consistently enjoyable, even though there may be some minor lag in the graphics. Players find it very funny to play.