Numskull Games and PASSION Games has announced the release date for narrative adventure, The Day I Became a Bird: it’s coming on April 16th.
“The heart of this project was always about capturing what love feels like before you really have the words for it,” said Andrew Ruhemann, founder and CEO at PASSION Animation. “We wanted to create something that feels like a picture book you can step inside, where small moments and quiet feelings matter just as much as big story beats.”
“When I first imagined Frank’s story, it was always about that very small, very brave feeling of wanting to be seen by someone you really care about,” said Chabbert. “Seeing it take flight as a game has been incredibly moving. It allows players not just to read about those emotions, but to step inside them – to feel the tenderness, the awkwardness, and the quiet courage of first love in a completely new way.”
The team says: “The game blends those visuals with light and delicate interaction and is designed to be warm, welcoming, and emotionally resonant, offering a reflective alternative to the fast-paced, high-pressure play that tends to dominate. The game invites players of all ages to experience a world shaped by curiosity, vulnerability, transformation – and to fly like a bird!”
The Day I Became a Bird draws on PASSION’s roots in animation and storytelling, alongside Hyper Luminal Games’ talent for building heartfelt narrative adventure games, bringing a hand-crafted, illustrative aesthetic to an interactive format. The title focuses on mood, movement, and emotional clarity rather than traditional mechanics, positioning itself as a narrative experience as much as a game.
Based on a storybook by French author, Ingrid Chabbert and Spanish illustrator, Guridi, and accompanying animated short by Passion Animation, the game blends those visuals with light and delicate interaction and is designed to be warm, welcoming, and emotionally resonant, offering a reflective alternative to the fast-paced, high-pressure play that tends to dominate. The game invites players of all ages to experience a world shaped by curiosity, vulnerability, transformation – and to fly like a bird!
The Day I Became a Bird is coming to PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PS5 on April 16th.
