The King's Bird

 Switch
User Score
4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 4 out of 7

Review this game

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
view
per page
  1. krzysiu99
    May 8, 2019
    1
    Firstly, The game is right now unplayable. Error after error, bug after bug. This is how it goes.

    Secondly, game in it's core resembles Celeste but with poor controls. Intresting idea excecuted poorly.
  2. IHFox
    Jul 27, 2022
    0
    This review is directed at the nintendo switch version.

    The game crashes nearly at the end of the game. For what I look, this crash is constant for all people who bought the game on switch. It has been reported since 2019 and no fix yet (2022). You just can't finish the game. I tried to reach the developers through discord and e-mail, but got no response. If you have a switch, don't    This review is directed at the nintendo switch version.

    The game crashes nearly at the end of the game. For what I look, this crash is constant for all people who bought the game on switch. It has been reported since 2019 and no fix yet (2022). You just can't finish the game.
    I tried to reach the developers through discord and e-mail, but got no response.
    If you have a switch, don't lose your time. If you want to try the game, buy it on another platform.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

All reviews »
Metascore
67

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. FNintendo
    May 9, 2019
    70
    It takes long to master but the rewards will be nothing short of marvelous, as magnificent worlds will open up before the players who invest their time and effort into this piece, if the repetitiveness of some moments does not put them off.
    Read full review
  2. The Indie Game Website
    Feb 28, 2019
    60
    It’s in the gameplay, though, that The King’s Bird proves to be flawed. This is a precision platformer where, ironically, you don’t have precise control. Instead, you must use momentum to dip and arc between platforms. What seems initially innovative ultimately frustrates, as you find yourself fighting the controls to build necessary speed. As gorgeous as it is to look at, a simple jump would’ve been preferable to experience this world.
    Read full review
  3. Gaming Nexus
    Feb 28, 2019
    65
    The King’s Bird has the potential to be wonderful—and in its art and music, it is. Based on that alone I would play it all day. But the sense of freedom it is trying so hard to evoke is held back by its finicky controls, and since the game’s very foundation is meant to be freeing, it falls short. Altered controls and a slightly wider margin for error, especially on console, would really let The King’s Bird soar beyond the confines of its cage, and boost its mechanics up to the high tier of its design.
    Read full review
See all critic reviews »