Known Issues: Unfortunately, something broke in the web exported version of the game that worked fine in previous builds and we didn't have time to address it before the deadline; the background does not change. Our artist did some fantastic work on the backgrounds for this game, so it's a real bummer. Show them some extra support at the links below!

COWBIRD is a horror-comedy visual novel developed for the Brackey 2026 game jam by Ethan "Soxx" Cuka, Taeko Salter, Jace "Fish" Sayre, and Lee Wilkinson.

Check us out here:

• Ethan Cuka: https://ethancuka.itch.io/
• Lee Wilkinson: https://the.eelswarm.city/ and https://automaticlee.itch.io/
• Taeko Salter: https://www.tumblr.com/paintingpuff and https://bsky.app/profile/paintingpuffball.bsky.social

Content Warning: This game features grotesque imagery: (gore, mutilation, insects, trypophobia) as well as themes of psychological abuse, mental illness, self-harm, body dysmorphia, and ableism.

Other Content Warning: (as in, a warning about the game's current level of content-completion): This thing came together really quickly on the last day of the jam. There's still quite a few holes, sequence breaks, and missing text, but is completable. Expect bugs. Sound, bug fixes, additional routes, and other features will be added in the post-jam period.

Thanks for playing!

Friends of the Devs:

• https://tomgameofficial.itch.io/tale-of-memories