WINGSPAN
The officially licensed digital adaptation of Wingspan, the winner of the prestigious 2019 Kennerspiel des Jahres board game award. You are bird enthusiasts—researchers, bird watchers, ornithologists, and collectors—seeking to discover and attract the best birds to your network of wildlife preserves. Each bird extends a chain of powerful combinations in one of your habitats. Each habitat focuses on a key aspect of the growth of your preserves. In Wingspan up to 5 players compete to build up their nature preserves in a limited number of turns. Each beautiful bird that you add to your preserve makes you better at laying eggs, drawing cards, or gathering food. Many of the 170 unique birds have powers that echo real life: your hawks will hunt, your pelicans will fish, and your geese will form a flock.
Game Discussion
Steam User 45
A great way to learn the board game, which my wife ultimately refused to play, leaving me with a $10 port (yay!) of an $80 board game (boo). I especially appreciate how quickly a session lasts, once you get the hang of it it's a 20 minute run with no penalty for walking away, perfect for a father and husband and someone's employee and gamer.
Steam User 28
The strategy is compelling and the art is beautiful. Wingspan is playable ad infinitum because the game's goals, and means to reach those goals, vary each game.
Through playing I've learned to recognize birds when I go hiking without even trying to. Looking forward to more expansions!!
Currently this is my favorite board game, and the computer game is a welcome substitute when playing the board game is not possible.
Steam User 22
The developers have fixed the online system so that if someone leaves the game, the game simply replaces them with a bot instead of kicking everyone out. Thanks to this system, you can now properly raise your rating after it drops (it decreases if you leave rounds yourself).
THE BEST GAME OF ALL TIME
Steam User 17
Came for the Birds, Stayed for the Gameplay
I thought about buying this game for a long time because I love birds, but I’ve never been particularly good at strategy games—let alone card games. Despite that, I decided to give it a chance and learn how to play, and I haven’t regretted my purchase for a single day.
The game’s visuals are absolutely beautiful, and the atmosphere is wonderfully calm and gentle. The birds are adorable, and I’ve even learned new things about different bird species while playing. As for the gameplay itself, I still have a lot to learn, but I’ve enjoyed the experience regardless. The core idea of the game is easy to understand, and once you grasp it, you naturally want to learn more ways to score higher points—without forgetting the joy of collecting all the birds in the game.
I now own all of the expansion card packs, and I’m still not getting tired of this game. I can easily recommend it to anyone who enjoys relaxing strategy and card games.
Steam User 13
I’ve played this game all day before.
Like, sunset to sunrise levels of obsession. There’s something about pulling off a perfectly efficient turn, chaining bird abilities together, and squeezing out one more point that just lights up my brain like a Christmas tree.
Every match is a new puzzle.
You’re drawing from a shared deck, so there’s no pre-planned deck meta—just pure strategy in the moment. Whether I’m chasing a high score, fishing for that one perfect combo, or just trying to make the most of a weird opening hand, I’m locked in. It’s a card game unlike anything else I’ve played, and I love it for that.
The dopamine hit when a bird chain goes off perfectly? Unreal.
And the art. Oh man, the art.
It’s gorgeous in the physical game and just as stunning on Steam. Each card feels like a tiny watercolor painting. The fact that bird abilities and stats mirror their real-world counterparts makes it feel like I’m not just collecting points—I’m curating an actual aviary, a little living, breathing corner of nature.
The bugs are a minor annoyance.
On both PC and Steam Deck, I get this recurring issue where cards randomly pop up like I’m hovering over them when I’m not. They bounce up and down constantly and get in the way. And unfortunately, crashes are almost a guarantee during long sessions. If I’m playing for more than an hour or so, odds are it’ll crash. It’s frustrating, and I really hope they fix it.
But honestly? I still play it. Constantly... It’s just that good!
Try it out!
If you like card games, strategy, engine-building, birds, and are ready to lose a lot of time, Wingspan is one of the most addictive, beautiful, and just plain fun games out there.
Steam User 13
Wonderful adaptation of the board game. All the mechanics are fully fleshed out, even including the Automa opponent. The game really comes alive with the bird sounds and animations that keep the soul of the board game, but morph it into the digital realm. Absolutely worth the price.
Steam User 13
This is my first board game, and I am so happy that this is solo-player friendly. I dont really have friends to play with and this game really helps me to find fun in solo playing. The aesthetics and trivia knowledge about the birds are extra bonus.