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The Merlies

86% positive of 30 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam

Made by Darjeeling, Blue Ramen, ARTE France. Published by ARTE France, GCORES PUBLISHING.

About the game

Gather the Merlies and lead your squad of tiny birds in search of harmony through a gentle post-apocalyptic wholesomevania. Use each one’s own ability to open new paths, and customize your village from the scraps you bring back.

Tagged by players

  • Nature
  • Birds
  • 2D Platformer
  • Building
  • Platformer
  • Cartoony
  • Emotional
  • Cartoon
  • Exploration
  • Cute
  • Relaxing
  • Metroidvania

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What players say

  • Recommended
    okay here we go. this game is absolutely AMAZING! I had my eyes out for it for a while now and I'm glad to say it was a great decision to get the game. the Narration is absolutely adorable like a grandpa telling a story to a group of kids. the sounds are adorable as well as it's puzzles are also interesting, not to hard but also not to obvious. the new challenges that each new location brings with it is very fun as…

    3.6 h played when written. 22 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    A cute game overall, which delivers the promess of wholesomevania. It looks nice, is pretty easy, and is appeasing overall. It's main drawback is a fairly buggy experience, sometimes very funny (I love to swim in the air), sometimes possibly less (cutscene not playing, have to restart the game), sometimes problematic (mostly achievements not working, if you like to complete them this will be a problem). So a decent…

    7.8 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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