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Guide an exiled bee through a bird’s factory-like insides, solving puzzles and platforming to free enslaved insects.
Released 09 May 2019
Escape a Bird’s Gut
Free Brainwashed Bugs
Solve Organ-Factory Puzzles
BirdGut is a hand-drawn 2d puzzle-platformer from the perspective of an outcast bee who gets eaten by a bird, and discovers that the bird's internal organs are not organs at all, but facilities in which the consumed insects are brainwashed and enslaved. Experience this bizarre one-man project for yourself.
Developed by Micah Boursier · Published by Micah Boursier





You play as a bee exiled from its hive for being different. After a bird swallows it, the bee discovers that the bird’s insides are mechanical factories where captured insects are brainwashed and forced to work.
Explore these strange environments by jumping across platforms, avoiding hazards, and solving puzzles. The levels also use physics-based challenges, with some later sections requiring more precise action.
Progress through a series of levels as the bee works to disrupt the factories and help the other insects. Hidden secrets encourage exploration, and choices lead to three possible endings.
Players often enjoy BirdGut’s unusual hand-drawn world, offbeat story, and humor, alongside its varied platforming and puzzles. Many appreciate that it delivers a compact experience, though some find later challenges and controls frustrating.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
|---|---|
| Achievements | 22 |
| Controller required | No |