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Play Overview
Star Birds is an asteroid-mining simulator where you gather and craft resources to fuel a flock of birds into space. You place and carefully link up machines to form a complex automated production line from scratch. It stands out for the small, spherical asteroid surfaces that make the production challenge an intricately intertwined resource management brain teaser.
You play the captain of an avian space expedition and must progress through asteroid sectors by gathering the necessary materials to complete multiple-step objectives. You do this by placing machinery on asteroid surfaces and hand-drawing lines of tubing to connect them, the catch being that separate lines cannot cross paths.
At first, this is as simple as installing an extractor on a mineral deposit and linking it to the launch pad. However, as you progress, things ramp up, requiring you to funnel resources between increasingly advanced machines to extract, combine, research, and transport materials across multiple asteroids. In this way, it becomes crucial to plan ahead when placing components to avoid future headaches caused by jumbled connections.
The result is a tricky test of spatial problems, combining concepts from real-life chemistry with accessible but by no means easy gameplay. Running throughout is a silly, humour-filled narrative about birds exploring the cosmos.
Our examiner, Jake Kendall, first checked Star Birds 4 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 3 weeks ago.
You play the captain of an avian space expedition and must progress through asteroid sectors by gathering the necessary materials to complete multiple-step objectives. You do this by placing machinery on asteroid surfaces and hand-drawing lines of tubing to connect them, the catch being that separate lines cannot cross paths.
At first, this is as simple as installing an extractor on a mineral deposit and linking it to the launch pad. However, as you progress, things ramp up, requiring you to funnel resources between increasingly advanced machines to extract, combine, research, and transport materials across multiple asteroids. In this way, it becomes crucial to plan ahead when placing components to avoid future headaches caused by jumbled connections.
The result is a tricky test of spatial problems, combining concepts from real-life chemistry with accessible but by no means easy gameplay. Running throughout is a silly, humour-filled narrative about birds exploring the cosmos.
Our examiner, Jake Kendall, first checked Star Birds 4 weeks ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 3 weeks ago.
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Play Style
This is a Brain Game and Simulation game with Collecting and Sequencing elements. This is a single-player game.
You can play this game in the following styles:
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
9+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Comprehension and problem-solving are helpful when piecing together systems. Older players can look to perfect and optimise their automated lines, whereas younger children can keep things simple.
Costs
Star Birds
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Game Details
Release Date: Coming soon
Coming Soon: PC
Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Simulation (Collecting and Sequencing)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon
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