Birds in IF - an IFDB Poll
by Wendymoon
RSS FeedWhat games can you think of with birds in them? What's the bird? Is it important to the game?
| Glass, by Emily Short 4 votes "The player..." [+]"The player character is a parrot." ( ) --Juhana... "Parrot PC" [+]"Parrot PC" --David Welbourn... "pc is a parrot" [+]"pc is a parrot" --eti... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol...  Vote for this game | |
| Birdland, by Brendan Patrick Hennessy 4 votes "Birds serve a major function in this game." [+]"Birds serve a major function in this game." ( - Full review) --CMG... "The first that comes to mind." [+]"The first that comes to mind." () --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Firebird, by Bonnie Montgomery 4 votes "The PC quests for..." [+]"The PC quests for this rather magical bird." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) --eti... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| A Flustered Duck, by Jim Aikin 4 votes "The goal is to..." [+]"The goal is to find the duck and retrieve the item it took." ( ) --Juhana... (No comment) [+](No comment) --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Ken Hubbard... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --E.K.... Vote for this game | |
| Augmented Fourth, by Brian Uri! 3 votes "Has a fairly significant duck" [+]"Has a fairly significant duck" --Newbot... "it has a duck" [+]"it has a duck" --lagran-G-an... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| free bird., by Passerine 3 votes "A deep but..." [+]"A deep but minimalistic story about captivity and teamwork. While birds are the central focus, it includes all types of critters." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Juuli... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --OverThinking... Vote for this game | |
| Adventure, by William Crowther and Donald Woods 3 votes "A songbird helps..." [+]"A songbird helps solve one of the game's earlier puzzles." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Fredrik Ramsberg... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Xervosh... Vote for this game | |
| Speculative Fiction, by Diane Christoforo and Thomas Mack 3 votes "Very prominent bird." [+]"Very prominent bird." ( ) --OtisTDog... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --DJ... "The wry avian..." [+]"The wry avian narrator is one of this game's main attractions." --Ivanr... Vote for this game | |
| Trinity, by Brian Moriarty 3 votes "And that is more or less /the/ Roadrunner" [+]"And that is more or less /the/ Roadrunner" ( ) --perching path... "The roadrunner..." [+]"The roadrunner helps get the plot started and is also an important NPC in the final scenario." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Xervosh... Vote for this game | |
| Arthur, by Bob Bates 3 votes "The PC can become..." [+]"The PC can become an owl, giving him better night vision and the power of flight." --David Welbourn... "When you use the..." [+]"When you use the spell to become an owl, you can fly and see the same places you already know, but from above: for me, it was a great feeling of liberty and one of the most enjoyable parts of the game." ( ) --Eriorg... "The player..." [+]"The player character turns into an owl, which utterly transforms how you can approach the game." --baf... Vote for this game | |
| Nevermore, by Nate Cull 2 votes "The raven,..." [+]"The raven, obviously." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Worlds Apart, by Suzanne Britton 2 votes "The PC transforms..." [+]"The PC transforms into a bird in part of the game to continue the narrative. " --george... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Changes, by David Given 2 votes "Birds are part of the ambient landscape." [+]"Birds are part of the ambient landscape." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... "Minor appearance..." [+]"Minor appearance of some birds, or, more precisely, alien lifeforms quite like birds." () --Floating Info... Vote for this game | |
| Downtown Tokyo, Present Day, by John Kean 2 votes "A giant chicken attacks Tokyo." [+]"A giant chicken attacks Tokyo." ( - Full review) --C.E.J. Pacian... (No comment) [+](No comment) --perching path... Vote for this game | |
| Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty 2 votes "Corbies" [+]"Corbies: One of the game's critical puzzles involves a large number of corbies." ( ) --Ghalev... "A guttersnipe, a pterodactyl, and flocks of corbies" [+]"A guttersnipe, a pterodactyl, and flocks of corbies: One is an enemy which you must fight. One is an obstacle that you must overcome. The other is an ally." ( - Full review) --mjhayes... Vote for this game | |
| The Warbler's Nest, by Jason McIntosh 2 votes "The PC is focused..." [+]"The PC is focused on finding eggshells, but the warbler itself and another bird play a role in the story." --Christina Nordlander... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --CMG... Vote for this game | |
| Six, by Wade Clarke 2 votes "My own game. Has a magpie, a galah and a little bird. All affect gameplay, sometimes via audio." [+]"My own game. Has a magpie, a galah and a little bird. All affect gameplay, sometimes via audio." --Wade Clarke... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| Zork Zero, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote "A flamingo and a..." [+]"A flamingo and a rooster are used to help solve two puzzles, and a black bird frustrates you in a third puzzle." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Crow Quest, by rookerie 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet, by Graham Nelson (as Angela M. Horns) 1 vote "A bird is used to..." [+]"A bird is used to solve a puzzle early in the game." --Christina Nordlander... Vote for this game | |
| All Hope Abandon, by Eric Eve 1 vote "A talking crow plays a small role." [+]"A talking crow plays a small role." --Meredith... Vote for this game | |
| Little Bird, by Socks Meanie (as Dick Dawson) 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --piefan... Vote for this game | |
| According to Cain, by Jim Nelson 1 vote "A raven figures largely in the game." [+]"A raven figures largely in the game." --Amanda Walker... Vote for this game | |
| The Tower and the Toucan, by E. Lily Yu 1 vote "More bird species..." [+]"More bird species than just the toucan. Enter a fantasy world where birds conduct their own society. As a human PC you try to find the way back." --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Barsoom Adventure #1: The Lost City, by Susan Schnitger 1 vote "Roc on a pillar!" [+]"Roc on a pillar!: Do mythical/alien birds count? A Martian roc is guarding an object that the PC needs." ( ) --Fredrik... Vote for this game | |
| Mindfighter, by Anna Popkess and Fergus McNeill 1 vote "Robin (the hero)..." [+]"Robin (the hero) can metamorphose into an owl." --Eriorg... Vote for this game | |
| Triune, by Papillon 1 vote "The parrot who comments on the protagonist's changing state." [+]"The parrot who comments on the protagonist's changing state." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Goose, Egg, Badger, by Brian Rapp 1 vote "Features a goose..." [+]"Features a goose and a duck." --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Gilded, by John Evans 1 vote "Player can become a raven, though doing so is unnecessary." [+]"Player can become a raven, though doing so is unnecessary." ( ) --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| The Fox, The Dragon, and The Stale Loaf of Bread, by David Welbourn 1 vote "There is a group..." [+]"There is a group of birds quarreling off the edge of a cliff, and the loaf of bread (who claims to be a bird) wants to join them. (Disclaimer: This is one of my own games.)" --David Welbourn... Vote for this game | |
| Room 206, by Byron Alexander Campbell 1 vote "One of my own..." [+]"One of my own games - a seagull plays an important (and pretty obscure) role in one puzzle." ( ) --The Year Is Yesterday... Vote for this game | |
| A Very Hairy Fish-Mess, by Byron Alexander Campbell 1 vote "Another of my..." [+]"Another of my games - this one has a (live) turducken." ( ) --The Year Is Yesterday... Vote for this game | |
| Frustration, by Jim MacBrayne 1 vote "This game..." [+]"This game contains a puzzle involving a bird" --Bernie... Vote for this game | |
| Christminster, by Gareth Rees 1 vote "A parrot is involved in one puzzle." [+]"A parrot is involved in one puzzle." --DJ... Vote for this game | |
| GATOR-ON, Friend to Wetlands!, by Dave Horlick 1 vote "The first big..." [+]"The first big puzzle is all about a nasty crow." --Victor Gijsbers... Vote for this game | |
| Elephants and the Afterlife, by David Fillmore 1 vote "This game has a..." [+]"This game has a bird on a statue, although it doesn't seem to serve any purpose in the game." ( - Full review) --Bernie... Vote for this game | |
| El Archipiélago, by Depresiv 1 vote "The eagle is a very well-written and emotional puzzle." [+]"The eagle is a very well-written and emotional puzzle." ( - Full review) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Sorcerer, by Steve Meretzky 1 vote "There's a parrot in the building where you start" [+]"There's a parrot in the building where you start" --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game | |
| Mindshadow, by Brian Fargo 1 vote "The hint system..." [+]"The hint system takes the form of a condor. No one knows why." --baf... Vote for this game | |
| The Tiny House, by Dan Doyle III 1 vote "One puzzle..." [+]"One puzzle involves a bird amongst some other animals. " ( - Full review) --tggdan3... Vote for this game | |
| Scroll Thief, by Daniel M. Stelzer 1 vote "A small bird is a..." [+]"A small bird is a necessary ingredient for completing this game." --Fredrik... Vote for this game | |
| Lost New York, by Neil deMause 1 vote "Pigeon!" [+]"Pigeon!: There's a puzzle built around this pigeon, but really that's just an excuse to get the player to pay attention to a city pigeon for a while. Some good humor around this interaction." --baf... Vote for this game | |
| Philosopher's Quest, by Peter D. Killworth and Jonathan Mestel 1 vote "Literary Allusion To Coleridge's Albatross" [+]"Literary Allusion To Coleridge's Albatross: The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner is evoked as you end up with an albatross around your neck. And you don't even get choc ices with it." ( - Full review) --Canalboy... Vote for this game | |
| The Familiar, by groggydog 1 vote "The PC is a crow." [+]"The PC is a crow." ( ) --EJ... Vote for this game | |
| Another Goddamn Escape the Locked Room Game, by Riff Conner 1 vote "Pidgeons are..." [+]"Pidgeons are useful at some point of the game" ( ) --loungeman... Vote for this game | |
| Janitor, by Peter Seebach and Kevin Lynn 1 vote "There is a song..." [+]"There is a song bird flying around the "dungeon"" ( - Full review) --tggdan3... Vote for this game | |
| Vacation Gone Awry, by Johan Berntsson, Fredrik Ramsberg, and Staffan Friberg 1 vote "There's a parrot which you can be sure to come across." [+]"There's a parrot which you can be sure to come across." --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game | |
| Fox, Fowl and Feed, by Chris Conroy 1 vote "A duck." [+]"A duck.: It's the classic crossing-a-river puzzle, except complicated by the fact that the duck is capable of swimming back to the wrong side." --baf... Vote for this game | |
| The Magpie Takes the Train, by Mathbrush 1 vote "Horus the parrot." [+]"Horus the parrot." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car... Vote for this game | |
| Spellbreaker, by Dave Lebling 1 vote "One of the..." [+]"One of the puzzles centers around a Roc and its hatchling. Fantasy bird, but still a bird. " ( - Full review) --tggdan3... Vote for this game | |
| Toby's Nose, by Chandler Groover 1 vote "A songbird is..." [+]"A songbird is relevant." ( ) --Floating Info... Vote for this game | |