Birds of War ▶ Trailer
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ActionCasualIndieMultiplayerHero ShooterFlightPvPThird-Person Shooter

Playing nowFewer than 10

Peak in the last 24 hours: 24

Peak in the last 7 days: 26

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Game description

You are a bird. You have a nest. Other birds want your eggs. Birds of War is a team-based aerial PvP game. Raid nests, steal eggs, fight beak-to-beak in fast, chaotic matches built around flight and combat. Your mic is always hot. Your enemies can hear you. Plan accordingly.

Basic info

DeveloperHexNest Games
PublisherHexNest Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateJul 22, 2026
Price
  • Steam store −40% $4.99 $2.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $2.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $2.99 · 3-month low $2.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i3-6100 / AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 360 (2 GB VRAM)
Storage10 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 179 reviews from the past 1 year

82.4/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (85%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 19, 2026)

Players call this bird combat arena a chaotic blast with friends, and it scores 82.4 from 179 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

95 reviews find it fun, and some say they could play for hours or call it a fresh, well polished player versus player game. 16 say the flight and combat feel fast, snappy and responsive. 13 love playing with friends, with multi-team matches, proximity chat and teamwork making for hilarious moments; Multiplayer ranks 470th of 642. Gameplay ranks 408th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 728th of 1351.

👎 Where it falls short

17 reviews say matchmaking puts new players against maxed out veterans, with lopsided teams and long queues, and some say this makes the game very hard to learn. 9 describe balance issues, with some birds far stronger than the starters and an egg mode that some find poor. 9 report bugs, and some call them annoying but not game-breaking. Pricing & Fairness ranks 814th of 1399, and Tech & Support ranks 394th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“addicted and friends enjoy it too” · 95 reviews
“max level players destroy new players in matchmaking” · 17 reviews
“flight mechanics are satisfying and responsive” · 16 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 35% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.18 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “flight mechanics are satisfying and responsive” · 16 reviews
Negative “controller landing controls are jank” · 1 review

Progression 2% · Difficulty 6% · Onboarding 13% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 11%

Plot, characters and the world

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

World +4.00 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

Story 0% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.34 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “lacks game modes and content variety” · 1 review

Variety 6% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +3.00 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 3%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.27 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “hilarious 3v3v3 matches with proximity chat and teamwork” · 13 reviews
Negative “cannot play with multiple friends, limited party size” · 1 review

Community 29% · Servers & Connection 1%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.48 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “max level players destroy new players in matchmaking” · 17 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Pricing 12% · Balance 8%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.12 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “occasional bugs that are annoying but not game-breaking” · 9 reviews

Performance 3% · Developer support 14%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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