The Merlies brings a tiny bird community to Steam

ARTE France and Darjeeling's hand-drawn exploration game released September 29, with a squad of small birds rebuilding a village from scraps.

The Merlies released on Steam on September 29. The official store listing identifies Darjeeling, Blue Ramen and ARTE France among its developers and describes a small bird community scattered by a storm. Players gather a squad, explore a hand-drawn 2D world and rebuild a village from scraps left by a vanished human

civilisation. Each bird has abilities used to reach hidden routes, while ordinary objects become large obstacles and building materials at their scale. The developers describe the traversal as a gentle, combat-free take on exploration games. ARTE's project page presents the game as a coproduction with Darjeeling. The

Steam listing confirms the PC launch; platform availability elsewhere should be checked separately. Headline image: official The Merlies promotional artwork, courtesy of ARTE France / Darjeeling.

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