Flappy Bird is making a comeback: Here's everything you need to know

Remember Flappy Bird? The game which featured a little pixilated bird that you had to tap vigorously to guide through green pipes? It's making a comeback in 2025 and it's causing some buzz. 

Curious as to what's up? Here's everything you need to know. 

What is Flappy Bird? 

Flappy Bird was first released for iOS in 2013 by its creator, Dong Nguyen. It was a highly addictive and difficult game, and players would compete with each other to see who could score higher. 

In 2014, Nguyen decided to take the mobile game offline over concerns that the game was plagiarised from Mario and the fact that the game was ruining his "simple life".

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 Nguyen wrote on X in 2014:

I can call 'Flappy Bird' a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple life. So now I hate it.

Different versions of the game have since popped up on game sites and even as a mini crypto game on Telegram which was done in partnership with Notcoin though the game is still relatively under the radar and has not seen the same success it did in 2013.  

Is it coming back?

If reading about Flappy Bird is making you nostalgic, you'll be pleased to know that the game is actually making a comeback. The Flappy Bird Foundation, which acquired the trademark for the game from Gametech Holdings, a company that initially got the trademark from Nguyen, is bringing back the game. It will reportedly be made available for web browsers by the end of October, and on iOS and Android in 2025, according to IGN. 

The new version will reportedly be an expanded one with new game modes, characters, progression, and multiplayer challenges.

Is the original creator part of the reboot? 

Nguyen though, will not be involved with the reboot. In fact, the Vietnam-based developer broke his social media silence since 2017 to say on X:

No, I have no [relation] with their game. I did not sell anything. I also don't support crypto.

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