BirdGut
2019
- platform
- puzzle
- adventure
- indie
- horror
- comedy
- single player
The story
BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself.
What it’s like
Monochrome, hand-drawn sidescroller linework, with the cramped, organic clutter of a body's interior rendered as a pale, slightly grimy maze of chambers and passages. The mood is wry and uneasy, a deadpan absurdity that tips into creeping psychological horror. Scenes feel hushed and claustrophobic, with the odd burst of bizarre comedy breaking the tension. Progress comes in short, deliberate puzzle-platforming bursts, each one a small problem to solve, with long pauses to poke around the strange corners. It suits a late evening alone, a curious session with headphones, or anyone who enjoys a quirky, unsettling puzzler. The intensity is low on gore and high on dread: creepy, insect-focused imagery and eerie, surreal unease rather than graphic violence. It is for people who like their games weird, darkly funny, and a little disturbing, and who enjoy following a strange premise into stranger corners.
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