Songbird Symphony
A heart-warming journey of discovery, as orphaned chick 'Birb' sets off to find his true origins. Follow this cheerful little bouncing bird who revels in singing, and guide him through this magical journey of stunning pixel art and gorgeous animation that shapes itself to your musical interactions! Chirp to activate platforms, and sing to the residents of the forest, learning new notes to aid you in captivating rhythm battles against the creatures of this sprawling, enchanting world. In this journey of self-discovery, Birb will come across dozens of cheery denizens with joyful and bubbly animations. Fly your way across areas rendered in beautiful pixel graphics as you learn more about the tales of the forest. Come to the aid of the creatures of the forest to find hidden musical notes scattered across the levels. Your good deeds will release extra layers of beats that will blend harmoniously with the soundtrack, bringing further the atmosphere of the world to life.
Game Discussion
Steam User 5
For 74 cents its good, but there's some things that are simply unacceptable. Mainly the fact YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR CONTROLS. at least not on keyboard. not sure about controller but in game there is no way to change your controls. that is a major con but the games good atleast. nice art , decent lore and okay gameplay. wouldnt say its a metroidvania at all, more like a platformer if anything.
Overall, decent game.
Steam User 4
guys come on, its not even 1 euro right now. you are legally obliged to buy this game and play it.
+ a very good story both in content and size
+ cute graphics and animations that are almost always on beat and satisfying
+ the level design is great. you can trigger events that add new elements to the zones main theme
+ the music per se is really catchy. there a many recurring themes which are assigned to specific zones or characters
+ easy to get 100% achievements if you care about that
+ you cant lose the music battles
- the biggest downside has to be the music "battles". many people complain about not being able to reassign the controls, but my biggest complaint has to be the really bad visual clarity. there are so many particles flying around, the placement of the timing indicator distracts badly and is also placed unfortunately and above all the position and pattern of your note indicators change constantly. all these weaknesses make the music battles far harder than they have to be, it really is a game for children after all.
Aside from the music battle inconviences I really enjoyed this game. If you can get into a cozy disney movie-like story and atmosphere, with catchy songs, cool level design and overall cute graphics and animations, this game was made for you plus it costs less than a snickers bar right now lol
Steam User 2
One of my favorite games. The only rhythm platformer I can think of. Definitely worth the price. It starts out silly and whimsical and then hits you with a masterpiece of emotion.
EDIT: I just read three negative reviews that start with something like "I really want to like this game but" and then they go on to say the rhythm sections are too hard, and I want to make a rebuttal. I got an S on every song so it's definitely doable, you just gotta like the songs enough to want to practice them a lot, like with any rhythm game. It's true that the difficulty curve is pretty steep, starting off stupidly easy and ramping up to practically impossible. I actually had my wife play this game because I thought it was going to be super easy based on the demo, and she quickly found that she couldn't handle it. Most rhythm games have multiple difficulty levels for each song and this game just has one, but that works for the style of the game. It's kind of like Tchia in that you're not supposed to worry about the rhythm sections. And that's why it doesn't make sense to complain about it being too hard. You can pass with any score. There isn't even a score-related achievement (which is too bad for me because I aced everything, but it's okay to go in knowing you're doing it for its own sake)
Steam User 2
Songbird Symphony is a simple but heartwarming game about identity, home, and family. It has a 16 bit graphical aesthetic and a musical theater mindset, most obviously visible in that its conflicts are resolved via rhythm gameplay, spaced out by minor exploration and puzzle solving. The rhythm gameplay is graded, but I don't think it's possible to "lose," and the puzzles are fairly straightforward and not all required -- pretty much everyone should be able to finish this game, but if you love it you can go back and be a completionist.
I'm not sure it's for everyone, but if keywords like "heartwarming," "musical theater," and "rhythm game" are attractive to you, you'll love Songbird Symphony.
Steam User 4
If you found playing Guitar Hero on hard challenging, brace yourself for a bumpy ride. Luckily, frantic button mashing carried me through about 70% of the final song. The game features cute pixel art and a sweet storyline.
It's incredibly clever how each level's music evolves as you complete side quests and collect notes. 10/10.
Steam User 2
i loved this game since 2019, definitively one of my favorite rhythm games ever made if not top 1
only problem ive had is because the achievements dont work
Steam User 3
Cute little birdy game. Rythm battles are insane for someone who doesn't have good ears and eyes for it, however you cannot fail in this game. So it's still nice game to enjoy fot the evening. Story is simple, something that had been told many times before. But it was interesting to meet different types of birds having fun in different ways :) Impressive talented developers behind this one. I like it.