BIRDCAGE overview

Overview

BIRDCAGE comes from POLYGON BIRD and is published by POLYGON BIRD. It arrived on Steam on Nov 18, 2025, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Gamepad Recommended, Playable without Timed Input, and DualShock Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

BIRDCAGE's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 2 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:03:25 UTC, with a tracked peak near 29. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 98% positive across 203 reviews.

Language and system requirements

BIRDCAGE is available in 1 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

BIRDCAGE has sold up to 6,402 units and has 220 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $66,212. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

BIRDCAGE overview details

BIRDCAGE combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Warning: This game contains flashing images. BIRDCAGE is a fast-paced, vertical scrolling shoot ‘em up that blends the explosive action of 90s arcade classics, with modern gameplay and storytelling. What is the value of a bullet, when you wield a sword? In BIRDCAGE , the player controls the experimental RADON gunship HALCYON. The HALCYON is equipped with a wide shot, focus shot, and its main offensive and defensive weapon, The SWORD. BIRDCAGE features an engaging sci-fi story, set in a divergent human future. Inspired by games like Metal Gear Solid, BIRDCAGE touches on futuristic science and technology, political and military power struggles and the nature of the human unconscious mind. Story Mode , the game’s main mode is set across six stages featuring mid-bosses, stage bosses and narrative interludes. Arcade Mode is Story Mode without the narrative, aimed at letting players go after score in a quicker, more convenient way. Score Attack is a race against the clock to chase the highest score, while honing your skills at the game. Enemies spawn endlessly within a set time limit. Inspired by 90s video games and anime, BIRDCAGE makes use of techniques such as sprite scaling, pre-rendered backgrounds and limited textures to mimic the look of early 3D games. The game's soundtrack combines the sounds of 90s music hardware with modern synthesis and samples to create something authentic and exciting. BIRDCAGE features over an hour of dynamic music, hundreds of bespoke sound effects and retro-styled voice acting for stage bosses. Mankind has branched into space and two o…

SteamPulse editorial summary

BIRDCAGE is listed as a game with $13.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Gamepad Recommended, Playable without Timed Input, and DualShock Controller Support, and is associated with Action and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 2 players at 22 September 2026 - 04:03:25 UTC, a tracked peak of 29, and 98% positive reviews.

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