Birdigo - bird word game News & Patch Notes

We're proud to be publishing our first update of 2026, an oft requested feature, a DISCOVERY TRACKER! You can now flip through a catalog of feathers and songs, and see which you've 'discovered' and when.

We weren't tracking this data before, so everyone will start with a blank slate. We've also made many micro-improvements to the UI and SFX while developing the iOS version of the game, which is available today! https://apps.apple.com/us/app/birdigo-word-game/id6756630305 Check it out! It's free to try, with a single IAP to unlock the full game forever. Please reach out to request features or give feedback, we're super grateful for the help. Steam discussions are great, and/or head over to our discord: discord.gg/5KHYmWxNrF Thanks for reading! Corey

Fixes the bug reported here https://steamcommunity.com/app/3264170/discussions/0/594032343582321395/

singularity achievement now accounts for egg hunts properly (you can get the achievement whether you do egg hunts or not)
fixed: no longer possible to get a duplicate letter on restock/redraw
minor UI tweaks
feather & song descriptions no longer have bold hard-to-read text

fixed: letters bought from trading posts had potential bugginess
fixed: departure/arrival city accuracy
fixed: prevent word submission while letters are moving
feature: under deck view > 'words played', display counts for each word length
words added: punked, vibey, vibier, vibiest

remove some vulgar words we missed
added additional startup achievement checks

Fixed 'Singularity' achievement bug

Ensure you can't get duplicate rewards offered to you on redraw
Improved feather description consistency and clarity

feature: pay seed to redraw regular feather/letter/song rewards change: made Restock increase in cost each time you do it at a given trading post change: "Plucked" feather changed from Common to Uncommon, +3 power per empty slot (prev +5) Give us your Birdigo hot takes on Discord 🔥 https://discord.gg/RcRHQN7FaT

Thanks for playing!

Non-QWERTY layouts should now function as expected, regardless of physical key location
8 and 9-letter words now contribute to the 7-letter word bonus
"Three’s Company" is now +7 power if word is 3 letters long (formerly +6 power)
"4 by 4" is now +6 power if word is 4 letters long (formerly +5 power)
Changed deck condition color to make it more obvious
Fix: Aya feather no longer triggers when 0 cards are left in hand
Fix: Deck view popup appearing behind the "Migration Complete" screen
Fix: Feral deck unlocking prematurely

fixed trade/trader achievements being inverted
fixed bug where you could use 'rustling' song at a trading post then sell the empty slot
minor UI tweaks
added some credits

added 27k+ new words!
hooked a few more things up to the 'game speed' setting
rebinded Shuffle to the right trigger (more comfy)
"Rustling" song now appears max once per migration

The game now has 397625 entries in its word list, and should be that much harder to happen upon a "should have been accepted but wasnt" word.

fixed a bug where 'try again' button wouldnt reset the deck state
deck unlock achievements now get doublechecked at startup
added words: ninjas, angsty, angstier, angstiest

added a setting for disabling the bird animations
added a "Try Again" button to the failed migration screen
fixed "Do-er" feather not being triggered by the word "ER"
mapped the Shuffle button to LB/L1 on controllers
words added: vlog, vlogs, vlogged, vlogger, vlogging
fixed a bug where you couldnt continue a daily path if you quit/rebooted

fix: settings are saved properly between sessions
words added: bendier, detox, respawn, respawned, respawning, empath, empaths
app no longer pauses when it loses focus

I’m happy to say that our ‘Wordle x Balatro with cute birds’ game Birdigo is officially out in the world!!!!

🐦❤️

Here’s the launch trailer:

Assemble letter cards into words, which add up into ‘flaps’ to send you further along your journey. Use enchanted feathers and songs to change the rules of the game as you build your score. Go for broke with wild strategies and crazy combos, generate mega-high scores, and guide your flock to safety!

Birdigo was created and designed by John August, screenwriter behind numerous excellent movies including Charlie’s Angels and Corpse Bride, and developed by indie dev Corey Martin, creator of Bonfire Peaks.

Thanks so much for the support on Birdigo – we love this game and we hope you enjoy it too!

Best,

John and Corey

Birdigo (bird word game) is coming July 30th 2025!

Wishlist now! 🦜🦜🦜

Birdigo was created and designed by John August (Big Fish, Corpse Bride) and developed by Corey Martin (Bonfire Peaks, Tire Boy). The two met after John put out a call for a game dev collaborator on his screenwriting podcast Scriptnotes.

John wanted to adapt his physical word game AlphaBirds into a Slay the Spire/Balatro-like single player experience. Corey got in touch and, in spite of having played neither Slay the Spire nor Balatro, convinced John he was the person for the job.

The resulting game, Birdigo, is super fun. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Thanks for reading and, again, wishlist today!

Hey folks! We just posted a new update to the Birdigo demo, featuring:

EGG HUNTS

Challenging (optional) side quests that gives you a significant permanent upgrade. For example, an additional word per round, or an extra letter card. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45495977/453c0b5112b0a94d2788ee5bbd332e146e86e04b.jpg

KEYBOARD BRILLIANCE

In case you missed it from the last update, Birdigo has great support for keyboards! You can play a complete migration without your fingers ever leaving the keys.

ALSO!

- Many new Feathers - Many new Songs - New environments, from the arctic to the tropics - Restockable Trading Posts - LOTS of rebalancing* * Many feather values have been adjusted, but also the word length upgrades have been tamed dramatically. They used to upgrade by 1.5x every 5 hands played, and now they increase +1. They're still an important consideration, but no longer dominate the outcome of a given migration. If you have any questions or suggestions or criticisms, please reach out! We want to hear about it.

Hey folks! We've just pushed a new update to our demo which no longer limits play to 50 rounds. Instead, it's limited to the first migration path and the standard deck, but you can play as much as you like! In other exciting news, there are now cute biome-based environments, which evolve along with you as you travel across the planet. It's really visually refreshing, I think. Lastly, we've added a dozen new feathers and a couple new songs, adding new mechanics and dynamics to the game. More to come! We'll keep evolving the game with player feedback (thanks to those sharing it here or via email, both are appreciated!) Keep it coming :) Best, Corey

We've just pushed a new patch - here's some info about it. We've been delighted to get a few requests for typing as an input method since we launched the demo. As of the latest patch, you can now type to select letters! Enter/Return to play a word, Delete to discard, Backspace to deselect letters. It's very efficient. A few players have told us that the early game was too hard, or that migrations would fail due to bad luck, and we agree. The first path (Swainson's Hawk) should be consistently beatable once you know the game well, and that wasn't always the case, so we rebalanced the target points with that in mind. We also decided to rename the "SPEED" multiplier to "POWER". Some players will inevitably interpret "SPEED" to be related to how fast you input the word, and that's not the case. There's no efficiency or timing-based aspect to the game.

Target points now taper off more throughout your migration
"SPEED" is now called "POWER"
Support typing as an input method
Added a few words to the wordlist that were reported absent
Feathers are now reorderable, as it can have an impact on gameplay
Fixed a bug where upgraded letters would lose their new class

Hey all! First off - thank you to the first wave of Birdigo players (and your feedback), we're so excited to keep evolving this game. We just patched in a handful of new fixes and improvements (see below). A lot of these stemmed from player reports and suggestions, so please keep those coming!

Deck button is now clickable while choosing a reward
Mimic feather now copies the card's class as well as its letter(s)
Fixed Applejack feather's scoring value
Fixed letters getting stuck in limbo between 'selected' and 'not selected'
Added a confirmation step at trading posts when replacing an existing feather or song
Fixed UI navigation when switching between gamepad and mouse
If you try to use a song and you havent met its criteria, a popup explains that to you

If you get a chance, please wishlist the game and/or leave a review for the demo! it really helps us get visibility in the Steam algorithm. Thanks for reading, Corey

Birdigo - bird word game news & patch notes

Birdigo - bird word game news & patch notes

EGG HUNTS

KEYBOARD BRILLIANCE

ALSO!

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