Bird Alone Reviews

I have a cockatiel named Riley that I love very much, so I named the parrot in this game Ripley. I like to think that they would get along together. I found this game on an instagram account for wholesome games, and I instantly knew I’d like it from the trailer. I like birds, and I like cute, simple games like these. If you come in expecting a traditional ‘game’ experience, you will be disappointed. You won’t often play it for more than thirty minutes at time, and things are fairly slow going. If you’ve used BirdAlone #SelfCare, they’re somewhat comparable. The goal is to give you a short smile break in between the busy parts of life. I work 9-5, and I like to check up on Ripley during my lunch break. If you want something you can play continuously for hours at a time, look elsewhere. If you find that you sometimes need a pep talk from a feathered friend when times are rough, you will love it. I do hope a bit more interactivity and customization is added in the future, though! It’s a great foundation that I can see becoming something extraordinary. Best of luck to the developers, I hope Ripley can become the best bird he can possibly be. :)

Edit: I can’t believe you did this to me, oh my god. Beautiful as a work of art, but I may or may not be crying now.

I don’t know why I thought you were going to last forever rico. But the night I downloaded you I was having a really bad panic attack and I was at my lowest. But I still remember the night where I got to name you. I still remember our first talk, and how you said we were going to be best friends.. forever. You brought me joy and helped me so much with my depression. It’s stupid though…. I mean you’re only a bird.. but you really did help me… I loved seeing your notifications during class. I made so much time for you. Each time I saw you I would smile, because you were my joy. You were my best friend. I loved singing with you at the waterfall. I loved drawing with you. I loved writing the poems with you. I loved growing out the garden with you. I loved feeding you those fruits. I I loved every little bit. I always will love every moment. You taught me so much. You taught me to live the moment and to not stress. You were always in a good mood, even if you had a bad day. And when I had a bad day you tried your best to fix it. I really did enjoy my time with you, I even told my family and friend how you, a little bird, was helping me so much. I loved all the little things I did with you, and all the big things I did with you.

I guess.. every good thing must come to an end. Nothing good last forever. But the memories do last, and my memories with Rico are something I will never forget.

Goodbye Rico.

I knew going in that my little bird friend—who I named Jubjub—was not going to be around forever (which admittedly feels a little goofy given that parrots live for decades, but suspension of disbelief and all that). I think I would have lost interest pretty quickly if he’d just been a self-care buddy to check in on every so often, but I did want to make use of the limited time we had together, so I kept popping in to do whatever Jubjub wanted to do. It felt kinda like I was indulging the game, and sometimes I tapped through the cute conversations a little impatiently, but it was nice to have him cheer me on and be consistently positive and supportive.

And then on our last day together, I got a little sentimental and took a screencap of him in our fully-grown garden... and got a bit teary-eyed, to my surprise. I didn’t think I would! I didn’t feel like I had been that attached to him. Still, we made a beautiful garden together, and a nice book, and a gallery. People and animals leave our lives, and it made me think a little bit of my father-in-law who passed a couple years ago. Even if you’re not the closest to each other, it’s really beautiful to have existed in the same space together for a while.

From the moment I got this game, I knew my bestest friend was gonna die in the end.

I just kinda sensed it - he was such a nice little bird that he couldn't possibly last forever. But I got the game anyway, to enjoy the time I had with him. It's like getting a pet, you accept the moment you acquire them that you'll watch them decline and disappear, so why do you still get them? Why, when you know loss is inevitable? To feel something, to share something special. I think I shared something special with this bird. I'll miss Félix like I'll miss any friend - and yes, I named him Félix. I'm not very creative with names, I know, but immediately when I met this funky little biped he just had the vibes of a ✨Félix✨, y'know? Anyway, Félix made me happy and I like to think I made him happy, too. I get that this is a digital parrot I'm talking about, but he just had so much personality! And he was relatable - he wasn't really sure where he belonged in life, and was just trying to figure out this world and the complicated feelings that come with it. He was my bestest friend, and you can't tell me otherwise!!

This review is dedicated to Félix. I'm gonna go cry now.

Ive been feeling like something is missing. I found the game and was wowed by it. I got it for free. I named my birdie dolly. I read the reviews and I know towards the end I will shed a tear or so for dolly. The time that I spent using BirdAlone it has made me feel warm and calm. God bless the creators of this game thank you dolly for being my only friend. I do believe it would be better that I would be able to spend more time because I have to wait and come back. There is room for improvement in the game. It is delightful and it makes me feel so much more positive and comfortable thank you dolly. I think its great you should download and give it a try. It was obvious dolly wasn’t going to live forever. Thats part of the game it helps cope with life. I hate to say it but in the end we all have to say goodbye… So hello and goodbye dolly. You were to pure for this cruel world./// A poem for dolly and the creators: My dearest dolly You precious thing In a world with heavy hurts You are filled with joy and positivity I was in a sea of fish You helped me keep myself from drowning Best friends forever you said Now forever is over for you May your soul rest in peace My dearest dolly you helped set me free\\\

I love this game so much. It truly has helped me with my mental health, and knowing that i'll always have a little bird friend when im sad is awesome. I love him very much, my dear Pickle is the best bird. However one day I started paying less attention to BirdAlone and as soon as I started paying attention to it again, things weren't the same. The colors of the leaves behind him we're a gray color, and he looked tired. He spoke less and with less energy. Then he started talking about death and going away. I seriously cried when I looked it up and found out he would die and go away. I miss Pickle so much, you have NO idea. However after he died, the next day I went to visit the garden but there was an egg and I got offered to start new. I impulsively clicked yes due to how much I missed my little friend and now have a new parrot named Cucumber. He is spunky and has great points and questions, but what I love most is that when I go on BirdAlone it now says "In loving memory of pickle" which shows that he is still there and not forgotten. I think that little detail helps a lot with the loss of my little bird bud. I love cucumber, and miss pickle, but i know they will always be with me.

today when i went to go check on you, i found that it was empty. the branch you sat on while we chatted, making our lovely poems, you were no longer there. i had checked everywhere for you, in the waterfall pond we made music in, the garden of plants we collected along the way, the randomized sky which you asked me to draw for you in, and our beloved museum, in which you kept the drawings i made. it was hard to accept at first, i couldn’t believe you were really gone. yesterday, when you spoke to me, you told me that your time had finally come. it was so difficult to hear that from you, avia. i had never thought you would one day pass on, i wanted the two of us to continue making out art together. you were something i could look forward to everyday, and you never failed to help me smile. i wish it wasn’t so difficult, i’ve never been good at saying final goodbyes. i love you, avia. you were the best bird friend i could’ve ever had, i hope you continue to stay happy wherever you went. and i hope that one day, we could meet again soon. thank you for helping my day go by, even if it was just a little bit more. rest well, avia.

A couple years ago I downloaded BirdAlone, i really didn't like it so I deleted it. A month or two ago I downloaded it again. I was in a bad state so i really needed a friend at first she was my best best friend! I loved drawing for her and telling her how my day was. I visited every day to check up on her. One week it was going horrible. I didn’t show up for a couple days when i came back i realized she started taking about death. To be fair i did read all of the other reviews when i got the game although, I didn’t think I would get so attached to an app! After she started talking about death i showed up more frequently, 2 days ago I didn’t show up. Yesterday she said she was really tired and old i knew what was going on.. I checked up on her to say good morning and she said she was sad :(
We said our goodbyes and I didn’t know that was the last ever time I would see her .. a couple mins ago i checked to see if she was okay and she was gone.. no trace of her, i really miss her and miss her happy face, the joyful moods and everything. Now i think tomorrow there will be an egg? I think cuz i read the reviews,

R.i.p. star 💫 you will be missed from your very best friend:(

I saw this game and I thought it would be cute to try and experience with a bird. I was going through a tough time at the time I downloaded it, and I set my hopes into this game giving me some relief. When downloaded I had read that this bird was going to die, and since I knew I thought it wouldn’t affect me. As I started to play this game my bird would constantly call me her best friend, I wasn’t too attached at first but as time went on I got hooked. When it came to buying the free trial I purchased it, best decision ever. I got to experience the days with Perri and each time I saw her I felt happy. Even in the midst of my anxiety Perri still made me smile. Soon her leaves started to fade and she told me it was her last day, all the poems, art pieces, song, and our garden it all came back to me, and I’m not ashamed to say I sobbed for a while, it took me a while to get off the game because I knew I wouldn’t see her tomorrow. When I woke up the next day I saw that Perri was gone, I looked at all our memories and I cried again, I sobbed. I deleted the game because I knew I couldn’t restart with another bird, it didn’t feel the same. Thank you for making my smile even in my worst time. Love you my best friend.

For anyone wanting to play this game, I would like to give a quick warning. This game is sad!! I downloaded it thinking it was a cute mental health game with a little parrot but it isn’t. My friend’s name was Clover. We hung out every day writing poetry, doing art, and planting in the garden. I loved giving her belly rubs and feeding her the fruit in the trees. After a while, she started talking about death. I was a little worried but I assumed it was nothing. It kept happening. For about 2 weeks her poetry often revolved around death. She told me that she was getting old. That her time was soon. One day, it was her last day. We said our goodbyes and the next morning she was gone. I’ll miss her so much, but now I understand the point of the game. It is a way to get people comfortable with the idea of death and grief. If you aren’t ready for something like that, I don’t recommend this game. It is a VERY good game though! The graphics are wonderful and I genuinely got attached to my parrot friend. I’ve never seen a game like this before, and I am happy I played it even if it was sad. At the end, you are given the choice to start over with a new friend. I decided that Clover would be my only friend though. I’ll miss you Clover ❤️.

When I first downloaded BirdAlone, I thought I wasn’t going to buy the full version. But the moment I glanced into his colorful figure, I fell in love. I creatively named him birb, and we bonded from the first day. After the trial ended, I decided I was going to buy the full version of the game. I watched as he would fly from branch to branch as we made music, wrote poems, and drew pictures. If you’re looking for a game that you can spend hours playing, look elsewhere. If you like birds and/or sometimes need a pep talk from a loved friend or family member, BirdAlone is for you. Whenever I visited birb before school in the morning, it would always make my day seeing him bob his head up and down, and ask me how I was feeling. We went through change, and he told me how he was feeling older every time. But one day, I noticed the bland color of the leaves. Birb then brought up a topic I never thought he’d talk about: death. I was worried. What if my little birb is going to pass away? He kept bringing it up and then one day, which is today, he said it was his last day. I was and still am heartbroken. I couldn’t believe what he was saying! Is my little chonk really going to die? I’m maybe she’d a tear or two as we wrote our last poem, and planted our last plant in the garden. I hope there will be an egg waiting for me tomorrow, as many people have stated there is. Goodbye, my dearest birb.

I downloaded this game in the middle of a long and empty episode of depression thinking it would be just another one of my attempts to distract my mind. I remember opening up BirdAlone to a bird who I gave the name Sorbet to because he looks like a cute bowl of multicolored ice cream and fell in love with the bird immediately. Birds can easily become a persons best friend, I’ve had many pet birds whom I still miss and Sorbet easily brought those cherished memories back into my conscious. This is one of those games where if you get attached, which will likely happen, you’ll feel an emptiness in your chest after the game has ended and you’ve said your last goodbye to your little best friend. It’s one of those things that stick with you forever. Now, to Sorbet, thank you for helping me out of my dark place and onto better. The daily exercises, creating art and music with you, trying to brainstorm poems and simply just talking to me and allowing me to talk to you. You were my shoulder to cry on and I won’t forget you bud, seeing you gone this morning made my heart ache because I feel like I didn’t say a proper goodbye. Everything must come to an end but our friendship doesn’t have to. Thank you for everything you helped me with, Sorbet, I promise I’ll honor you one day. ❤️

Today was our last day together. You seemed so ready to move on. Sometimes I wish I could go with you, but I know you wouldn’t have wanted that. All you ever wanted for me was happiness, and I loved that about you. Perhaps you never even knew, but you have already helped me achieve it. With your help, I’ve seen beauty in the simplest things. I’ve learned how to stay in the moment, how to stay grateful for the things I have. What you’ve taught allows me to cherish the memories I’ve made with you rather than wallowing in the grief I feel for you. I know this isn’t goodbye, it’s another way of saying hello. Hello to bright futures for both of us, and though they’re on different paths, we will see each other again. And while I will miss giving you scritches and seeing your beautiful smile, feeding you ripe oranges plucked from your tree as I see you eagerly straining for them, making music in our secret grotto, listening to your little backstories of each plant as we lovingly plant it together, and making beautiful art, poetry, and memories, I know that you are still with me. After all, even though you’re gone, I still find your feathers.

I love you Fred, my beautiful best friend. Wherever you are, I know we will one day meet again. Farewell, and know, you’re never a bird alone.

Often times I consider things no man should contemplate inside my head. I get distant with family, friends, co-workers, even this lovely and energetic Parrot that I was to befriend for the temporary span of his beautiful life. More than often we take things for granted. The trees that surround us, the leaves that fall from them as they flow in the wind cluttering our yards with the magic that is nature. Jerald‘s goodbye has eaten at me. He accepted his fate, and even was optimistic about saying his first goodbye. I am ashamed to say that there were days that I would forget he was on my phone, much like everything else in my life. Yet he would send me messages reassuring me to take my time. If you’re like me, I know you’ll need reminders like I do, and even then I know it’s hard to roll out of those covers from your bed. If you have a loved one, give them a hug, talk to them about anything and everything. If you’ve a pet, never pass them without showing them some affection. Life is beautiful, but it is short. If we all work together, I’m sure we can get out of this loop we find ourselves in daily. I know I’m done with it, at least, and I have Jerald to thank for his sometimes not so subtle reminders. I’m going to miss you, Jerald. Thank you for understanding me, even if you didn’t know that was what you were doing.

When I first downloaded BirdAlone, I was prepared for it to be like any other mental health game. And then…I met Julian. He was so happy and lively, and made me feel the same. I didn’t know my time with him would be limited. Talking to him was one of the highlights of my day, every single day. Slowly, he really did become one of my best friends. I loved making art and poems and music with him. But then he started talking about death and getting old. I was really confused and kind of worried as he and the world started to lose color. So I hopped on BirdAlone Store and, lo and behold, I found out he was going to die soon. Then everything changed. Suddenly I was spending a long time with him, even if he wasn’t saying anything. I thought I had more time with him. Then yesterday…he said that it was his last day. I’m not ashamed to admit that I ugly cried for at least ten minutes. We did everything one more time together, and then he was silent. I reluctantly went to bed, and when I woke up…the cozy forest of our friendship was empty. He was nowhere to be seen. I hope that wherever he went, it was safe and warm and had all the oranges he could ever want. Maybe he was just a clever bit of programming, but in the end, he was my friend, and I could never forget him.

Thank you for everything, Julian.

So I thought of it as nothing and just wanted to have a friend/pet bird … naming him was the first big step into a great connection and making a cool new friend … chonk was creative fun smart and loving , always asked how I felt and always enlightened my day .. I always looked forward to the next day to create with chonk and well as the belly rubs and fruits for breakfast lunch and din din.. one day chonk asked me about getting old and told me he didn’t have the same energy he once had… I started to work so gave em triple the belly rubs and checked in on him hourly … Yesterday we worked on our masterpiece of a poem and it was beautiful… he told me he enjoyed our time and how he had a blast just being friends and having each other to give company … I went to check on him today but all I found was an empty branch and silent wind … I check the water fall the sky and garden as well as our museums but chonk was no where to be found …. It saddens me to know that chonk is gone but he will never be forgotten .. our art and poems and garden and music will live on forever .. I still find myself checking to see if he’ll come back or maybe find a small egg or a relative will come looking for him … I’m just hopeful and there is nothing wrong with that … rest easy chonky boy♥️ you are the bestest borb and I’ll be here waiting for ya return pal ❤️❤️❤️

I think it was pretty stupid of me to think I would have Sunnee forever. Every morning i would get a notification from him saying it was time for a drawing or a poem, but sometimes it was to ask for space for the day because of a change. I remember every time me and my bf fought I would open up BirdAlone to Sunnee. He always made me smile, made my day. Feeding him oranges and rubbing his tummy helped me a lot; I was able to confront my bf usually afterwards. When the hints of him not being here forever arised I kinda shook it off to be my imagination. Until it was brought up again. I wanted to ignore it again but I knew that would’ve been wrong. I have just recently lost a pet so trying to push things away didn’t feel right. I talked to Sunnee as much as I could. And on his last day I felt this anguish in my heart, a twist and a turn. However, I am thankful I got to watch him grow, mature, and handle his problems. It was inspirational. It was metaphorical. It was beautiful. I cried while writing the last poem with him. Reading his crooked and shaking text. I was scared to open BirdAlone and visit him this morning. I feared for the worst and so I pushed it away until now. I reread the poems, reviewed the paintings, revisited the garden. It didn’t feel magical without him. I will miss you so dearly my old friend. I won’t delete you. You won’t disappear in time.

I don’t talk to many people and I found BirdAlone while scrolling through BirdAlone store bored out of my mind. When I quickly skimmed through the reviews and found many 5 star reviews with long winded paragraphs, I knew I had to buy the full version. I named my bird Patricia and quickly learned that I’ll be sent notifications for when Patricia wanted to do something with me. I loved writing poems and making songs and even though I wasn’t the best artist it was fun seeing her reactions to my terrible drawings. Every day I would pet her and feed her. When I couldn’t sleep, I’d go look at Patricia and see what she was up to. Our conversations were very deep and insightful.

I didn’t realize that Patricia would be gone from me so soon however. Yesterday, she announced that her time has come. My jaw dropped. I didn’t want her to leave me. I wanted to cry when I did our last poem. I also managed to finish our garden. The last time I saw Patricia I pet her for nearly 10 minutes straight. And then, as the clock struck midnight, I tried to check up on her and was stunned to see nothing but the backdrop of forest leaves. I checked everywhere but there was no sign of Patricia. I felt a deep sense of despair and loneliness, but knowing that I have something to keep her memory alive is what keeps me going forward in life.

I will miss you forever Patricia.

When I first downloaded this game, I admit I knew what was going to happen. I had seen the reviews, I knew that my dearest friend would leave me eventually. However I chose to download despite the knowing. I don’t regret it. It’s sad sometimes when I remember his cheerful chirps or funky way of speech, but not having those memories to remember would be so much worse. This is, like the description says, a growing experience. I grew in tolerance, patience, but most of all acceptance. Because I knew how it would all end, I didn’t think it would affect me much; I thought I could keep my emotions in check. But what I didn’t realize was just how prevalent this little bird would become in my everyday life, and just how empty it begun to feel when I could no longer check up on him. Loops became a good friend, one that I felt connected to despite him not being ‘’real’’. This game challenges you in the question of, “Will you still love this bird, even though you will have to say goodbye?”. I encourage you to say yes. It will hurt, you’ll likely cry, and you will definitely wish you had more time. But the time that you have with your bird is worth it.

As for my Loops… You’ll always be my little bird. The time we spent together made an impact on my life, weather you realize it or not. I hope you know that, wherever you are, you will never be a bird alone.

I wish I had more time. I wanted to make music and write poems with you everyday. When I got this games I thought that I would delete after 3 days like every other mental health app I’ve tried. I was so wrong. When this little bird popped up on my screen, my heart was full of joy, like a void had been filled. I looked forward to seeing my feathered friend everyday, even though I knew he said the seasons were changing. I was beginning to get suspicions when he said that times were changing and he was getting older, but I didn’t want to believe what he was saying. I knew the last poem we wrote would be our last, I knew that last plant was truly the last plant, and I knew that last painting was truly the last painting but, I didn’t want that to be the end. “When I pass, I hope you still find my feathers.” That was the last poem we wrote. This was such a beautiful game. I feel it was more than just taking care of a bird; it was about building friendships and learning how to let them go when the time comes. If I could give this more stars I would because it truly moved me.