You'll be able to play it on web browser by the end of October.
It's like 2013 all over again. That's when Flappy Bird first appeared on mobile devices and slowly but surely became something of a sensation. Developed by Dong Nguyen and published by his studio Gears, Flappy Bird was simple in its design but addicting to play. Flaby, the adorable bird creature controlled by the player, must fly through a 2D gauntlet of pipes. The goal is to flutter between the pipes without hitting them for as long as possible. At its peak of popularity, Nguyen claimed that the free-to-play game was generating around $50,000 per day in revenue.
Alas, the fame (and potential lawsuits over allegedly swiped graphical assets and gameplay) proved too much for Nguyen, who cryptically tweeted the following:
And that was it. Flappy Bird was removed from iOS and Android storefronts, with Nguyen eventually telling Forbes that he thought the discontinuation of sale was necessary as Flappy Bird was, in his estimation, too addicting. Although Nguyen had claimed Flappy Bird was "gone forever," he eventually made another version of the game called Flappy Birds Family that was designed to be less addictive. Time passed, and in 2024 the Flappy Bird trademark was not reclaimed by Nguyen. Another entity, Gametech Holdings, snatched it up, and then another entity dubbed The Flappy Bird Foundation subsequently procured the trademark from them. Now, Flappy Bird is officially coming back to mobile and PC after over a decade of absence.
The resuscitated Flappy Bird will hit web browsers by the end of October, with a mobile release on iOS and Android planned for 2025. This new take on Flappy Bird will boast additional characters and game modes, with The Flappy Bird Association clearly intent on expanding upon Nguyen's original work. Nguyen, meanwhile, isn't mentioned by The Flappy Bird Association and doesn't appear to be involved in the return of the game. He has remained largely out of the public eye ever since the whole fiasco around the original Flappy Bird.
Source: IGN
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