A Bird Story
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| Developers | |
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| Freebird Games | |
| Engines | |
| Windows | RPG Maker XP[1] |
| OS X, Linux | mkxp |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 7, 2014 |
| macOS (OS X) | November 7, 2014 |
| Linux | November 7, 2014 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 66 |
| OpenCritic | 67 |
| IGDB | 68 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Relaxed |
| Perspectives | Bird's-eye view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Pixel art |
| Series | Sigmund Corp. |
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| Sigmund Corp. | |
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| To the Moon | 2011 |
| A Bird Story | 2014 |
| Finding Paradise | 2017 |
| Impostor Factory | 2021 |
Key points
- The game settings can be accessed by pressing F1 as usual with other RPG Maker games.
- On Windows, only runs in 640x480.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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Game data
Configuration file location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %APPDATA%\A Bird Story\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/abirdstory |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/freebirdgames/abirdstory/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\A Bird Story\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/freebirdgames/abirdstory |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/freebirdgames/abirdstory/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game general settings (F1).
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 640x480 only.[2] 4:3, stretched in fullscreen. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | Enable Reduce screen flickering in the game options (F1). |
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| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
In-game gamepad settings (F1).
In-game keyboard settings (F1).
- Press F12 to pause.
- Press F1 to access the remapping settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | Remap keys in game options menu. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Remap keypad buttons in options menu. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
In-game language settings/main menu.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | BGM and SE can be separately muted. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | No dialog. Sounds only. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | The game combines it with Latin American Spanish | |||
| Latin American Spanish | The game combines it with Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 2.0 | OS X and Linux only. |
| Software renderer | Windows only, GDI.[3] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium III 800 MHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 9.0 compatible | |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.8 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2400 | |
| Linux | ||
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| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 12.04 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon HD 2400 | |
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2017-05-25
- ↑ Resolution problem ? :: A Bird Story General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2016-03-19