13 years ago, an app was launched that changed mobile gaming forever. This deceptively simple side-scroller burned bright and quickly. 18 million people downloaded it before it was pulled from the app ...

"I have no [relation to] their game," said Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen in a post on X Martin Keene/PA Images via Getty Flappy Bird, the game that many were obsessed with a decade ago, may be ...

Dong Nguyen’s trademark for the game was terminated after Gametech Holdings filed to have it declared abandoned. Dong Nguyen’s trademark for the game was terminated after Gametech Holdings filed to ...

Correction (June 3, 2025): This article originally contained quotes from a reddit user that was misattributed as the developer of the app. These quotes have been removed while we investigate the ...

Jason Fennell is a writer and game designer based out of Chicago, IL. He has been writing articles about video games for several years now, with a professional interest in Adobe Flash and its legacy.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Flappy Bird Flappy Bird is a 2013 mobile game developed by Vietnamese artist and programmer Dong Nguyen, under his game development company dotGEARS. The ...

Martin Keene/PA Images via Getty The FlappyBird game on an iPhone Flappy Bird, the game that many were obsessed with a decade ago, may be coming back, but its original creator is not involved. On Sept ...