

5 Alternatives to Flappy Bird


Remembering Flappy Bird



One Last Flap


Clumsy Bird


Flappy Tappy

If you weren't in love with Flappy Bird, consider Flappy Tappy to be an improved version. You don't fall as fast, and multiple tapping to raise your fleshy bird-thing is encouraged. You also score points for seconds survived, so scoring under two is pretty difficult. There's also a hardcore mode with moving obstacles for those who have already mastered Flappy Bird. Available only on Android.

Tiny Wings

Like Flappy Bird, Tiny Wings has you take control of an adorable avian protagonist. You also open and close your wings by tapping the screen, but that's where the similarities end. In Tiny Wings, your little bird can't quite get enough lift on its own and needs to slide down the sloping hills of the technicolor landscape. Tap the screen as you slide down and open them as you shoot up to take flight. A lovely and gentle game for iOS.

Angry Birds Space

It's got birds, it's got wanton destruction, and it's unbelievably popular. This iteration of the game rockets the birds into space, where feathery slingshot flinging meets gravitational fields for even more maddening gameplay. If you don't care for the space theme, try the classic version, the Star Wars version, or the cart racing game. Available on iOS and Android, and just about everywhere else.

Super Hexagon

Ok, so this one doesn't have birds or flapping but it is really, really hard. While the techno music throbs, walls move in from six directions. Tap left and right to avoid being crushed but move quickly! If you weren't deterred by being killed over and over again in Flappy Bird, then you'll feel right at home with Super Hexagon. Available for iOS and Android.

Special Mention: Crush Bird

If you love Flappy Bird and text adventure games, please enjoy this fascinating Twine game by James Shasha which gives you all the fun of Flappy Bird without any of the graphics.

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