BIRD ALONE

$4.49, Google Android/apple IOS

This app about a lonely bird recently won an award at Google’s Indie Games Festival in addition to an Apple Design Award claimed in June, and its heartbreaking reviews will tell you why. While the app looks like a straightforward virtual pet game, it’s actually an exercise in improving your mental health as you answer the bird’s questions about life, death, the nature of happiness and the meaning of it all.