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While cat or dog video games are more common, there are now many games where birds get their turn in the spotlight. There have been a few new games with birds in the past, such as Flappy Bird and Angry Birds.



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With their guarding skills, agility and general cuteness, birds are worthy of being protagonists in their own stories. Whether it’s hunting with a falcon friend in Falcons Age or hosting a flock of bird villagers on a player property Animal Crossing island, the games on this list take our feathered friends to new heights.

9 Animal Crossing

From ducks to penguins, the Animal Crossing franchise has featured many avian villagers, totaling 95 in all. Blathers, the museum curator is a favorite owl. Gulliver, a reference to Gulliver’s Travels, is everyone’s hateful seagull that regularly washes up on player islands.

Players can manage their village on Animal Crossing: New Horizons to showcase just 10 of their favorite bird-themed villagers. egg cellant!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available exclusively for Nintendo Switch.

8 SkateBird

This game is similar to Tony Hawk, but with real hawks. And other birds, even cockatoos! In SkateBird, play as a bird on a skateboard and perform tricks. Each different zone has bird NPCs with quests where you usually show your skateboarding skills in some way and collect combo points.

Be an owl performing an ollie, wearing a propeller hat. Turn the bird in as much as you want SkateBird! However, the physics and controls in this game are pretty hawkish.

SkateBird is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Xbox One and Xbox series.

7 Resilience

Resilience is a relaxing flight simulator game in which players control different kinds of birds, flying around in the wide open world. There are no threats or quests of any kind, and players are left to their own devices to fly around as they please.

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The passive multiplayer in Resilience allows players to join a herd and fly through the air. In terms of content, however, this game is light as a feather. However, it’s still good for players who just want to empty their brains and become a bird for the day.

Resilience is available on Mac, PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

6 Hatoful boyfriend

Wander the halls of St. PigeoNation’s Institute and find bird love as the only human student at the world’s largest pigeon school! An absurd concept for a visually new game, but Hatoful boyfriend does this masterfully.

Chat with birds of every feather in this bird love story dating simulator, with puns galore!

Hatoful boyfriend is available on PC, PS4, Android and iOS.

5 Goose Goose Duck

ever wanted Among us but with geese? Goose Goose Duck is exactly that. It is a game of social deduction, where players have to work together to complete their tasks. Find the duck cheats and win the game!

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There can be up to 16 players in a lobby, with an optional proximity chat. Goose Goose Duck contains many cosmetics to customize your goose, including pets, shirts and hats! Who wouldn’t want to see a goose in a top hat? You will have a hoot when you play this game!

Goose Goose Duck is available on PC and Android.

4 the toadless one

Inspired by games like Abzu and trip, the toadless one follows the adventure of an adventurer and their eagle companion. They travel together through vast forest landscapes and solve puzzles. It is an open world exploration game, with the sole purpose of freeing beast spirits and stopping the Godslayer, voiced by Troy Baker.

the toadless one has smooth and fluid combat with auto aim, allowing for archery combos with her eagle’s fighter and aerial skills. Players can even pet their eagle friend (!) and that’s so healthy.

the toadless one is available on PC, PS4, PS5 and iOS.

3 A short walk

If therapy came in the form of a game, it would be A short walk. It is a charming game about climbing a mountain as a little bird named Claire to get cell phone reception.

Hike, soar and explore the mountain scenery of Hawk Peak Provincial Park in a variety of ways; there is no linear path! There is an stamina progression system where silver and gold feathers are collected to unlock the glide ability

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Along the way, players can interact with cute and punny NPCs with their own side quests ranging from locating lost possessions to collecting items.A short walkis a healthy and calming game with a peaceful soundtrack and pixel art style aesthetic. Perfect for lovers of Animal Crossing.

A short walk is available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC and Xbox One.

2 Falcons Age

Bond with a cute baby falcon in Falcons Age and raise her until she grows into an adult bird of prey. Play as Ara in her battle to reclaim the lost art of falcon hunting in a dystopian world full of automated colonizer robots.

The falcon can be given commands, perform tricks, and even wear different hats, which gives her combat bonuses. She can be sent into battle, but luckily cannot die – she will instead come back injured and be healed with homemade snacks. Macaw can even fist punch and shake hands with her bird buddy. How cute! Falcons Age is also VR friendly with motion sensor technology – if players put out their arm in real life, the bird will land.

Falcons Age is available on Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PC.

1 Untitled Goose Game

Play as a stray goose in an unsuspecting village on an ordinary day. From dumping stuff into ponds to sending villagers on a (literal) wild goose hunt, wreak havoc on the city Untitled Goose Game. There’s plenty to do in this sandbox stealth game, even with a dedicated horn button.

There’s even a new addition of co-op multiplayer, where you play the game as two horrible geese, honk twice as loud and just ruin everyone’s day! Awaken your inner goose and cause a cathartic carnage in Untitled Goose Game!

Untitled Goose Game is available on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC and Xbox One.

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