D-Pad Studio

Owlboy

2016 Metroidvania · action game* · adventure game* +1*

Cover art for Owlboy

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

  • D-Pad Studio

Publishers

  • D-Pad Studio

Engines

  • Microsoft XNA
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Platforms

Players by platform

  • Mac OS*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*
  • Microsoft Windows*
    Maximum players (mode unspecified)
    1*

Content classifications

  • ESRB · Microsoft Windows*
    Classification
    E10+ - Everyone 10+*
  • ESRB · Mac OS*
    Classification
    E10+ - Everyone 10+*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    12*
    Community confidence
    low*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Verified*

System requirements

  • macOS · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Lion 10.7.5, latest macOS release strongly recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual Core*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)*
    Storage
    600 MB available space*
    Conditions
    SDL_GameController devices fully supported*
  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Windows 7/8/10/Vista*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual Core*
    Memory
    1 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    Pixelshader 3.0 enabled graphics card(DirectX 10 capable graphics card)*
    Graphics API
    Version 9.0c*
    Storage
    600 MB available space*
  • Linux · Minimum*
    Operating system
    glibc 2.15+, 32/64-bit*
    Processor alternatives
    Dual Core*
    Memory
    2 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    OpenGL 3.0+ support (2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable)*
    Storage
    600 MB available space*
    Conditions
    SDL_GameController devices fully supported*

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    Yes*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Korean*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Polish*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Russian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Simplified Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Traditional Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Norwegian*
    Full audio
    Yes*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • Japanese*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
  • Russian*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Norwegian*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Steam Trading Cards*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • Steam Leaderboards*
  • Remote Play on TV*
  • Family Sharing*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*
  • Indie*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Owlboy
Screenshot 2 from Owlboy
Screenshot 3 from Owlboy

* Provisional data