Flappy Wings

Tap to flap, fall with gravity, and thread the bird through the gaps between pipes.

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Flappy Wings

Each tap is one flap. Keep a steady rhythm and aim for the middle of each gap.

Space or Enter to start

Game Guide

Flappy Wings Guide, Rules, and Tips

Flappy Wings is the famously simple, famously hard one-button game. Your bird falls constantly; every tap gives it a quick flap upward. Guide it through the gaps between pipes without touching anything. Each pipe you pass is a point, and one touch ends the run.

How to Play

  • The bird hovers until your first flap, then gravity takes over.
  • Each tap gives one flap of lift. Without taps, the bird falls faster and faster.
  • Touching a pipe or the ground, or flying off the top of the screen, ends the run.
  • Every pipe you pass scores a point. The gaps narrow and the pace rises slowly as your score climbs.

Strategy and Tips

  • Stay low in the gap and flap just before you'd hit the bottom pipe. Falling is easier to control than rising.
  • Tap in a steady rhythm instead of panicking with rapid taps, which launch you into the top pipe.
  • Look ahead at the next gap and start drifting toward its height while you pass the current pipe.
  • Short sessions work best; take a breath between runs to reset your timing.

Controls

KeyboardMouseTouch

Tap or click the game, or press Space, the up arrow, W, or Enter to flap.

Background

Flappy Bird, made by Dong Nguyen and released in 2013, became a worldwide phenomenon in early 2014 before its creator pulled it from app stores. Its tap-to-flap formula spawned countless tributes because it's instantly understood and brutally precise.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does the bird not fall at the start?

It hovers until your first flap, so you can get ready. After that, gravity is always on.

Does it get harder?

Slowly. Gaps narrow a little and the scrolling speed rises as your score goes up.

What's the best way to improve?

Steady taps and staying near the bottom of each gap. Most crashes come from over-flapping into the top pipe.