Birds Watching

Horror· Psychological Horror· Birds· Exploration

Released Mar 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.

86% positive · 393 reviews

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All announced content has been released

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Steam Updated 12 Oct 2026 $3.74 $4.99 −25%

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Evaluation

Birds Watching launched on March 6, 2026 as a short (~60 minutes), self-contained psychological horror game. Following launch, Studio Ortica issued bug-fix patches on March 7 and March 8, 2026, and then a more substantial patch on July 28, 2026 that resolved softlocks, progress-resetting saves, and other issues. The July patch post notes that the team had been focused on their next game, The Old Flesh of Nuraga, but found time to address lingering issues in Birds Watching. On August 12, 2026, Studio Ortica announced that Birds Watching is coming to consoles on August 20, 2026 — and explicitly pointed players who enjoyed Birds toward their upcoming Steam release, The Old Flesh of Nuraga (launching August 27, 2026). This framing clearly positions Birds Watching as a completed work. The developer has not announced any DLC, expansions, or additional content for Birds Watching, and the studio's active development energy is explicitly directed toward their next title. The game shipped as a complete, finite experience and no further content updates are expected.

Evidence

Studio Ortica announces Birds Watching is coming to consoles on August 20, 2026, and directs fans toward their next Steam game, The Old Flesh of Nuraga, launching August 27, 2026 — framing Birds Watching as a completed product.

news post · Aug 12, 2026 source development ending

high

Birds Watching launches on Steam. Developer describes it as their second game and 'only the second step of a much longer journey,' with no mention of post-launch content plans.

news post · Mar 6, 2026 source content shipped

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Details

Developer

Studio Ortica

Publisher

Studio Ortica

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player

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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.