Pigeon Mafia: Park Syndicate, an iPhone game about running a pigeon crime family from a park bench, is free on the App Store right now. The Chinese language site New Mobile Life lists the usual price as US $0.99 and calls the offer limited time. The App Store page shows it as Free.
The game comes from the developer JUAN PEREZ-NIEVAS. It is listed in the Entertainment category with an age rating of 13+, and the listing says there are no ads and no in-app purchases.
What is the game about?
You play a retired baker with a bag of day-old bread. You drag and release to throw bread at pigeons, and a dotted arc shows where it will land. Each round gives you only a few loaves, and every pigeon you catch gives one back, so careless throws cost you.
A park cop, old-timers on the benches and a thieving rat get in your way, and each plaza ends with a boss. Even a lost run pays out guano, which you spend on permanent upgrades for your arm, bag and aim.
What does it include?
- A tour of European plazas, from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Madrid, Seville, Paris and Krakow
- Pigeons to recruit and level up, from the Limpy Pigeon to the Mega-Pigeon
- Collectible cards in regular, 3D embossed and holographic versions
- Daily jobs and a daily streak
The listing also describes later updates that add squares in Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland, plus seasonal events.
What do you need to play it?
The game is 287.1 MB and requires iOS 17.0 or later. It also runs on a Mac with an Apple M1 chip or later and on Apple Vision. Languages are English and Spanish. The developer states that it collects no data from the app.
Who should grab it?
Casual players. The throw and flick controls are simple, and rounds are short.
Collectors. If you like completing card sets, the three card finishes give you a reason to keep recruiting.
People who dislike ads. The listing promises none.
The free window has no end date in the sources we read, so check the price on the App Store page before you download. If you already own it, nothing changes for you.
