Hear me out, but birds are pretty smart creatures. Parrots, for example, are amazing at mimicking sound, and can be taught tricks. Seagulls are devious creatures with a knack for stealing anything that is remotely edible. Some birds, such as crows, are known to use tools to solve problems; some cockatoos are able to go even further and craft their own.

However, many bird owners will probably agree that birds can sometimes be too smart for their own good and wreak all kinds of havoc. Thanks to the likes of Youtube and TikTok, there are many videos that show the good (talented), the bad (chaotic), and the ugly (downright naughty) things that these feathered fiends are capable of. And so, for all the bird-loving gamers out there, here are three absurd and chaotic games for Nintendo Switch that honour the bird:

Untitled Goose Game:

Untitled Goose Game is an indie slapstick-stealth-sandbox game developed by House House and published by Panic. Players take on the role of a mischievous goose who’s only goal is to bother the residents of an English village with its heinous shenanigans.

Features include:

• A horrible goose (that’s you)
• A town full of people just trying to get on with their day
  (you hate them)
• A dedicated honk button (!!!)

If you’ve ever fancied being a horrible goose, you can download this game for just USD $19.99 from the Nintendo eShop.

Bomb Chicken:

Bomb Chicken is a 2D puzzle-platformer where after a freak accident with a fast food chain, a chicken is able to lay bombs instead of eggs.

Features:

• Lay stacks of explosives to reach impossibly high places.
• Kick Bombs to take out staff and deadly native wildlife.
• Bounce your bombs through impassable areas and even around corners!
• Use your bombs as a handy weight.
• Create a barricade and shield enemy attacks.
• Dig and destroy to uncover secret areas.
• Set things on fire and watch them burn!

The game was first released in the west on July 12th 2018. The game’s first platform was the Nintendo Switch. Since then, the game has been released on PS4. Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, and macOS. The game was developed by Nitrome, and co-published by Nitrome and Mighty Rabbit Studios. You can download the Switch version of the game for an egg-cellent price of just USD $14.99.

SkateBIRD:

SkateBIRD is an upcoming (2020) indie game developed by Glass Bottom Games (a tiny 4 people studio creating adorable things). In SkateBIRD players assume the roll of ‘Skatbird’, who is an adorable and easygoing bird who just wants to listen to rad music through their headphones and skate the night (and day) away.

Features:

• Explore lots of bird-sized parks, with simple controls familiar to any pro skating tiny hawk.
• Find fancy clothing, secret mixtapes of new music, birbs that need your help, and more!
• Skate to an original low-fi birb-hop soundtrack, and unlock new tracks from underground bands as you explore the world!