Songbird Symphony

Buy90%

Very Positive · 702 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Joysteak Studios · Metroidvania · Jul 25, 2019

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$16.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles0 of 6

Should I buy Songbird Symphony?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 702 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of the narrative, the story is cute and rather simple (a young MC feeling like they don't belong anywhere searching for their parents), but what's truly fun and refreshing is the world-building around communities of birds, puns included.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TL;DR: Fun, short, beautiful game with easygoing exploration and innovative, albeit slightly imperfect rhythm game sequences.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Turns out the graphics were indeed cute and pretty, especially the character designs and dance animations, but unfortunately the more I played, the less I liked the game.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So I'm probably not a good rhythm-game player, but the difficulty of those sections struck me as very hard, and I've seen reviews of experienced rhythm-game players saying it was hardcore.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lucasarts used a similar changing soundtrack so much better in the Monkey Island games more than 30 years ago.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story120 reviews
Gameplay76 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Difficulty35 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
60% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Combat
67% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
70% still recommend
Interface
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$16.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.69.

10 points recordedtoday · $16.99

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