Birdfood is a small game that features one of my favorite things in games: taking risks! You are a bird that’s continuously spinning in one place. When you hit space, you start flying in the direction you’re currently facing. You need to pick up fruit while dodging obstacles.

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You can approach it very cautiously, but I found myself trying to keep myself moving as much as possible. Sometimes this ended in tragedy where I would make a simple mistake, misjudge the direction I’m currently in, and fly into a spike.

When it worked though, I felt like I was Neo in the Matrix. The spikes couldn’t touch me, no matter how close I got to them.

While this is perhaps not the intended way to play, it leads to a very exciting experience.

The game also features a two (and a three and a four) player mode where each player controls one bird and races their opponents to get the fruit the fastest. I encourage you to give the game a try!

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