The Gamification of Birdwatching is Here Birdwatching is cooler than it ever has been, and it's opened the door to a flurry of new Steam games that use it as a hook.

Birdwatching is cool now. Trust us.

In fact, 2026 is already seeing a flutter of games with birdwatching as their hook.

What makes the quaint activity so satisfying? We ask devs @secretplangames.bsky.social, @studioortica.bsky.social, and wildlife researcher @jabaddams.bsky.social to find out.

The Gamification of Birdwatching is Here Birdwatching is cooler than it ever has been, and it's opened the door to a flurry of new Steam games that use it as a hook.

Birdwatching is having a moment in games!

Birds Watching is featured in this great piece by @jamiehore.bsky.social in @thisweekinvideogames.com!

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Loan Shark on Steam The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

How does this relate to art, and @studioortica.bsky.social's Loan Shark? Find out in May (including the dev's interview)! #loanshark

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We haven't done so yet but we might in the future

This month's newsletter also contains a little scavenger hunt puzzle to guarantee your copy of this month's partner game Loan Shark, from our chums at @studioortica.bsky.social

Find all five herrings (who've done a runner from the loan sharks, obvs) and you'll bag your key for the game.

La portada del juego Birds Watching de Studio Ortica.

Una captura del juego Birds Watching. Puedes ponerle nombre al pájaro; yo le puse Piticli Bonico.

Muy contento con Birds Watching de @studioortica.bsky.social. Pone sobre la mesa varios temas interesantes en lo narrativo (Hasta con un giro sólido), no ignora su lado de terror y encima rejugable.
El juego italiano sobre pájaros me parece más interesante que el juego italiano sobre caballos.

Good luck! Saw it the other day on popular upcoming, looked sick.

Can we ask two of you for a favor?

Nice, glad that worked and thank you for trying the game!

Loan Shark - Good News for AMD Graphics Card Users 🎉 - Steam News A new AMD optional driver updated fixes all graphical issues on Loan Shark!

This is an issue we were encountering on AMD with our previous game as well, made in godot. Can you try to update your drivers?

See here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/375...

Hello! Thanks for reporting. Are you playing on an AMD graphic card by any chance?

Be sure to check this out c:

Pantaloon x Studio Ortica

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, this month's partnership with @studioortica.bsky.social is now alive!

We have 3000 Keys for the brilliantly odd Loan Shark; a game about fishing & paying off debts

Newsletter: www.pantaloon.io

We got 5 keys for bsky, too! Follow & share and we'll pick 5 random winners on Mar 26th.

Birds Watching turned my comforting hobby into a fight for survival at the end of the world, against a monster that will haunt me for the rest of my life Become one with the birds in one way or another.

@pcgamer.com writeup for Birds Watching!

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➡️ Birds Watching is out on Steam!

Step into a world of madness, mayhem, and misery armed with just a pair of binoculars. The mountain is in danger.

Be careful... the birds are watching.

#birdswatching #studioortica #horrorgame #indiegame #indiedev #godot

Birds Watching on Steam You're the last human on earth. You spend your days bird watching. You're not alone on the mountain.

going live with @studioortica.bsky.social 's #BirdsWatching
game: store.steampowered.com/app/3979870/...
-come here: twitch.tv/rookrules

Hope you'll like the demo if you do!

Thank you for the coverage!

Steam Next Fest is GO, meaning our partnership with @firesquid.games shifts up a gear

Play the Demos for Vultures and Ex Sanguis. Link your Pantaloon email in the main menu. Complete the demo - and if we have keys left - you’ll bag a copy of the full game at launch.

Splendid.

🦉 Here we go again! We're proud to bring the demo for our next game, Birds Watching, to the Steam Next Fest.

Birds Watching is the first birding psychological horror game set in the Italian Alps. Horror through a lens, picky birds, existential fire.

#steamnextfest #godot #indiedev #horror

Townscaper but it's all made of clay!
Or, #SDF, for the nerds out there.

It’s time for the first Saturday Demo!

The weekly thread where I talk about demos for upcoming indie games that I think deserve more eyes on <3

Now as a birb myself, what better way to start this whole thing by introducing “Birds Watching” by the lovely @studioortica.bsky.social

Two dollars!

Loan Shark is 50% off for a limited time with today's Daily Deal on Steam. We don't know when it'll go this low again, so be sure to grab it while you can!

#IndieGame #HorrorGame #GameDev #Horror #Godot

Loan Shark on Steam The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

Finished Loan Shark today. Hits above its weight. Indie games are second to none. @studioortica.bsky.social is one to watch. 🦈

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Hi! You can send us a message here on bluesky or at our email studioorticadev@gmail.com :)

Birds Watching on Steam You're the last human on earth. You spend your days bird watching. You're not alone on the mountain.

Find the demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/3979870/...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Are you looking for a spooky narrative driven game where you watch birds and birds watch you? Try Birds Watching on Steam! We just released the demo!

#HorrorGame #Birdwatching #GameDev #Horror #Godot #IndieGame

Loan Shark is sitting just next to Pathologic 3 in this month's Indie Selects from @xbox.com. Yeah.

Although it's a horror, not so nice things will happen to and because of the birds

Bird gameeeeeeeee