Bald Peacock

What is Bald Peacock?

Bald Peacock is a singleplayer 3D simulation built around a ridiculous accident. Lord Plumington, presented as the palace's vainest peacock, sneezes at a garden gala and loses all 150,000 feathers. The cleanup becomes the game: a vacuum collects the scattered plumage, colour-coded vases receive the sorted feathers, and his tail visibly returns one feather at a time. The premise is comic, but the structure is clear and incremental. His body acts as the progress bar, moving from returning fluff to six coloured tail sectors and finally a golden collar; at full completion he fans the whole tail. The work spreads across six garden zones, including Hedge Garden, Lily Pond, Rose Maze, Greenhouse, Mushroom Wood, and Palace Roof, with a spiral staircase as part of the route. Upgrades, hen helpers, legendary feathers, and a New Game+ mode broaden the routine beyond the first cleanup. The game is free, runs in HTML5, and also has a Windows version.

How to play

Your main job is to clear up after the sneeze. Sweep the vacuum through feather piles and each pile shrinks; every feather produces a harp note, and long unbroken streaks turn the collection into short melodies. The full cleanup covers all 150,000 feathers. Sorting is optional but valuable: dropping colours into matching vases by hand increases their worth by 25 percent, while machines and baskets take any colour at base value. Progress is not a hidden meter. The peacock's body restores in stages, beginning with fluff, continuing through six coloured tail sectors, and ending with the golden collar; reaching 100 percent triggers the full fan. Hazards slow the run by making feathers fall. Brambles, biting venus flytraps, spore-sneezing mushrooms, and roof wind gusts can interrupt a clean sweep, but the scattered pieces land back on the ground, so progress is never erased. Hens can be hired to keep working while away. A full tail takes about an hour, and the game saves automatically.

Controls

Desktop input uses the mouse for looking and left click or Shift for vacuuming. WASD moves, Space jumps and also glides when the Feather Cape is equipped. E handles use actions, Q and R trigger abilities, Tab opens upgrades, G opens the gallery, and Esc pauses. Touch screens replace the keyboard layout with an on-screen joystick and buttons, plus an AUTO vacuum mode that handles suction. The control set covers exploration, collection, upgrades, and the gallery, so a first session can move between vacuuming and menu checks without leaving the garden. Because the view is first-person, looking around with the mouse matters when tracking feather piles and hazards. The Feather Cape glide uses the same jump input, so vertical movement stays tied to Space rather than a separate key.

Tips for your first run

Start by treating sorting as a bonus rather than a gate. Hand-sorting each colour into its matching vase raises the value by a quarter, but machines and baskets accept mixed colours at base value, so faster clearing is a legitimate choice. When a hazard knocks feathers loose, keep calm: brambles, flytraps, mushrooms, and roof gusts cost time, not permanent progress, and every dropped feather lands back on the ground. Invest in the fan-shaped upgrade tree as the routine settles; suction, bag, boots, vanity, hens, and garden magic all support the same cleanup loop. Hire hens if the plan is to step away, because they continue working. Try on legendary feathers as they appear; each one gives a permanent 3 percent boost and draws a comment from the peacock.

• Hand-sort into matching vases for the 25 percent bonus; machine and basket deposits stay at base value.
• After a hazard, re-vacuum the fallen feathers instead of chasing a perfect run.
• Check the upgrade tree for suction and bag improvements before extended sweeps.
• Hire hens when stepping away; the work continues while you are gone.
• Collect every legendary feather you find; the boost is permanent and the peacock reacts to each outfit.

Content and replayability

The first completion is only one layer. Six garden zones - Hedge Garden, Lily Pond, Rose Maze, Greenhouse, Mushroom Wood, and Palace Roof - give the cleanup a route from hedges and water to indoor planting, woodland, and a high roof reached by spiral staircase. The fan-shaped upgrade tree branches into suction, bag capacity, boots, vanity, hen help, and garden magic, giving the incremental loop several directions without changing the basic vacuum-and-sort task. Twenty legendary feathers add collectible variety; examples include a duster, a phoenix plume, and a musketeer-style hat. The peacock tries each one on and comments, and every feather grants a permanent 3 percent bonus. After the full tail fan, Molting Season opens as New Game+ with a fresh sneeze, triple birdseed, retained legendary feathers, and three palettes: Snow White, Black & Gold, and Rainbow. A first full tail takes about an hour, which makes the New Game+ offer easy to reach. The available languages are English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Presentation and performance

The presentation leans on the absurd contrast between a regal bird and household cleanup. Lord Plumington's body is the main visual status report: fluff returns first, then six coloured tail sectors, then the golden collar, and the final fan is the payoff. The first-person 3D view keeps feather piles, vases, and hazards in the same space as the player. Sound feedback is part of the collecting loop, with each feather producing a harp note and longer streaks forming brief melodies. Molting Season changes the look through Snow White, Black & Gold, and Rainbow palettes, so repeat runs are not locked to one colour scheme. The game is free, singleplayer, and available as an HTML5 build and a Windows version. Touch screens are addressed with an on-screen joystick, buttons, and AUTO vacuum mode. Text appears in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Who should play it

Bald Peacock suits players who like a comic premise attached to a tidy incremental loop. The core actions are simple - look, vacuum, sort, upgrade - but the 150,000-feather target and the peacock's staged body progress give the session a visible finish line. Anyone who enjoys cozy singleplayer games, first-person exploration, or clicker-style growth will find the mix familiar. The hazards are forgiving because they cost time rather than progress, which makes the game approachable for a relaxed run. Players who want more structure can chase the 25 percent hand-sorting bonus, the 20 legendary feathers, and the fan-shaped upgrade tree. Completionists get a clear New Game+ hook in Molting Season, with triple birdseed, retained legendary feathers, and three new palettes. A full tail takes about an hour, so the commitment is easy to sample. The free HTML5 build lowers the barrier for a first click, while the Windows version covers desktop play.