What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~99,858
(P10–P90: 39,943 – 219,688)
Gross revenue: ~$1,636,852
($654,738 – $3,601,082)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 84% positive across 263 stored reviews. Casual games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4097 games).
Gameplay & mechanics79% positive · 47 mentions
“A playable Kurzgesagt episode that lulls you in with cuteness and then melts your brain with logistics. Star Birds is quite possibly the most visually satisfying game ever made. If you are a fan of the Kurzgesagt YouTube channel, this is a…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 6 h played
Visuals & audio82% positive · 39 mentions
“A playable Kurzgesagt episode that lulls you in with cuteness and then melts your brain with logistics. Star Birds is quite possibly the most visually satisfying game ever made. If you are a fan of the Kurzgesagt YouTube channel, this is a…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 6 h played
Story & writing86% positive · 35 mentions
“The graphics are beautiful, and you can see Kurzgesagt all through it. The characters are well thought out, along with the levels. I did have a bug that stopped me from resetting my game, but I've already sent feedback, and I have no doupt…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 34 h played
Performance & stability71% positive · 28 mentions
“The graphics are beautiful, and you can see Kurzgesagt all through it. The characters are well thought out, along with the levels. I did have a bug that stopped me from resetting my game, but I've already sent feedback, and I have no doupt…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 34 h played
Content & longevity65% positive · 26 mentions
“80+ Hours, All Achievements, and with No Regrets! 9.5/10 I didn't think I would end up spending over 80 hours playing a video game about cartoon birds mining asteroids, but I now have every single achievement and do not feel one bit of…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 82 h played
Controls & UI53% positive · 19 mentions
“80+ Hours, All Achievements, and with No Regrets! 9.5/10 I didn't think I would end up spending over 80 hours playing a video game about cartoon birds mining asteroids, but I now have every single achievement and do not feel one bit of…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 82 h played
Price & value57% positive · 14 mentions
“Bought it mainly to support Kurzgesagt, but I got hooked pretty fast. Amazing puzzle game with no pressure: only the first level has a (very easy) achievement that asks you to complete the level in an allotted amount of time. For the rest…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 33 h played
Difficulty & balance77% positive · 13 mentions
“it's cute! it's like a little "factorio lite", where instead of dedicating 50+ hours to one factory, you spend somewhere around an hour on each level, working towards making some final product. i'm not sure if it's even possible to lose…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 3 h played
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