Thirsty Bird

Short description

A retro-ish, rhythm-ish game about catching raindrops and dodging hazards with an unusual two-level control scheme. You've got to try it to understand it.

Developer: Ben Sulzinsky
Publisher: Ben Sulzinsky
Release: Thu, Jan 16, 2025
Price: $1.99
Reviews: 8
Positive: 100%
Followers: n/a
Owners (estimated): 0 – 20K
Concurrent players: n/a
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie, Early Access
Features: Full controller support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support
Tags: Rhythm Intentionally Awkward Controls Action Grid-Based Movement Pixel Graphics Cute Retro 2D Controller Stylized Singleplayer Indie Casual Early Access Arcade Music Instrumental Music Electronic Music Bullet Hell

Revenue (estimated, gross)~$716somewhere between $318 and $1k · roughly 160–640 copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by the $1.99 launch price — there is not enough price history for this game to weight the copies by what they actually sold for. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

Tracking started Jul 30, 2026. Charts appear once there is more than one data point — nothing has changed since.

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