Games Like Flappy Bird: One-Tap Flying Games Online
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Games like Flappy Bird are one-tap flying games: your character falls on its own, every tap pushes it up, and you thread it through gaps in obstacles for as long as you can. Flappy Bird is a 2013 mobile game by the Vietnamese developer Dong Nguyen. Below are original browser games by independent studios that play the same way, with birds, helicopters and a few twists.
How Flappy Bird works
In Flappy Bird a small bird flies to the right on its own. It sinks all the time and rises only when you tap. Pairs of pipes come at you with gaps at random heights, and each pair you pass is one point. Touch a pipe or the ground and the game is over. Medals start at 10 points, then come at 20, 30 and 40.
So the whole game is one skill: tapping at the right rhythm to hold a height and change it smoothly. Here is where the games below ask for the same skill.
| What you do in Flappy Bird | Games that ask the same |
|---|---|
| Tap to flap a bird through obstacles | FlapThe Bird, FlightBird, Fatty Bird, Help The Bird |
| Fly as far as you can for a high score | FlightBird, General Helicopter, Flap Up Game |
| Pass through gaps | Flap Up Game, General Helicopter |
| Start over after one hit | FlightBird, General Helicopter |
Closest to Flappy Bird
- FlightBird is a fast endless flier: tap or click to keep your bird in the air and dodge the obstacles. See how far you can fly without crashing, and collect new birds along the way.
- FlapThe Bird works the same way with a bit more room for error. Tap to make the bird fly upward and avoid the hurdles coming from the front. Touch the ground or an obstacle and you lose a life, and you have 3 lives per run.
- Fatty Bird stars a round bird that everyone said was too heavy to fly. He flaps his tiny wings anyway and sets off on a trip around the world. Tap the screen to flap.
- Help The Bird has you tap to keep a little bird flying through the sky, avoiding obstacles and enemies. It adds points, power-ups and new levels as you progress.
One-tap fliers with a twist
These keep the tap and change what you fly or where you go.
- General Helicopter swaps the bird for a helicopter. Tap the screen to fly and avoid the rocks. The further you get, the more points you earn.
- Flap Up Game turns the run vertical: tap to fly upward, avoid obstacles and pass through gaps for as long as you survive.
- Stacky Bird gives a square bird a chain of eggs. Build up the chain and flap around obstacles to reach new levels and locations, and watch out for monsters and spikes.
- Swing Jelly is a one-tap game with a little jellyfish. Tap to make it jump from side to side and avoid the spikes.
If you like the one-button feel but want jumps instead of flaps, games like Geometry Dash covers rhythm platformers built on a single key.
How to pass more gaps
- Tap in short, even bursts. One tap lifts you a little; a steady rhythm holds your height better than a few hard taps.
- Aim for the middle of each gap. Flying near an edge leaves no room when the next obstacle sits higher or lower.
- Look at the next gap, not the current one. By the time you are inside a gap, your path should already be set for the one after it.
- Fall on purpose. When the next gap is lower, stop tapping and let gravity take you down instead of tapping and dropping in turns.
- Keep the same rhythm as the score climbs. The further you get, the more one nervous tap costs, so fly the hundredth gap the way you flew the first.
Games like Flappy Bird FAQ
What type of game is Flappy Bird?
It is an arcade side-scroller with one control. The bird moves forward on its own, you tap to keep it up, and your score is the number of pipes you pass. Games like it are often called one-tap or tap-to-fly games, and many of them are endless.
Is there an end to Flappy Bird?
Flappy Bird has no levels or finish line: the pipes keep coming until you hit one, and the medals at 10, 20, 30 and 40 points are the goals. FlightBird and General Helicopter work the same way, while Stacky Bird and Help The Bird add levels.
Can I play these with one hand on a phone?
Yes. They need only a tap, and the site works in the browser of a phone, a tablet and a computer. One-hand phone games has more games that need just one thumb.
Are these games free?
Yes. They play free in the browser, with no install and no registration.
More quick tap games are in hypercasual games and arcade games.
