Games Like Flappy Bird — Play Flap Rush Free

The original worked because it was instantly understandable and instantly punishing. A good flappy-bird-type game keeps that: one input, no tutorial, runs that last seconds, and a score you always feel you could beat.

• One control. Tap or Space — nothing else to learn.
• Instant restart. Dying should cost you a second, not a menu.
• Rising difficulty. Gaps tighten and pipes speed up the longer you live.
• A visible best score. Something to beat on every single run.
• No download. If it needs an install, the moment is gone.

Flap Rush keeps everything above and adds a few things the original never had:

• Collectible gems that spawn inside pipe gaps for bonus points, rewarding riskier lines.
• Monster skins instead of one bird — and you can fly any locked beast free for one run each day.
• A daily streak tracking your runs and best score for today.
• Sound effects with a one-tap mute for playing quietly.
• An optional extra life for Skin Pass players when a great run is about to end.

Flappy Bird launched in May 2013 and stayed obscure for months before exploding at the end of that year. By February 2014 it was reportedly earning tens of thousands of dollars a day from ads — and then its creator removed it from both app stores at the peak of its fame, saying the game had become too addictive. Phones with the game installed were listed on auction sites, and hundreds of imitators flooded the stores within weeks.

The genre it left behind is still enormous. Search terms like flappy bird clone, flappy chick, flappy bird type games and games similar to flappy bird all point at the same thing: a short, hard, one-tap flyer. Most of them require an app store download, hide the good modes behind a purchase, or are blocked on school and work networks. Flap Rush is a plain web page, so it loads anywhere the site itself loads — and the full game is free.

A decade of clones has produced some bad habits worth avoiding. Before you invest time in any game in this genre, check three things:

• Does skill decide the score? Some clones secretly randomise physics so you fail on purpose and watch more ads. In Flap Rush every death is your own — the physics loop is fixed and identical on every device.
• Is the paywall honest? Flap Rush subscriptions are cosmetic and convenience only — skins, ad removal, an extra life. Nothing you can buy makes the pipes easier, so the leaderboard means the same thing for everyone.
• Does it work everywhere? A browser game like Flap Rush runs on iPhone, Android, Chromebook, Mac and Windows with no account and no install, so your high score chase is never locked to one device.

If a game fails any of those three tests, it is borrowing the Flappy Bird name without keeping what made the original worth playing.

Players looking for this style of game type all kinds of things into Google: flappy bird online, flappy bird unblocked, flappy bird no download, tap to fly games, one button arcade games and hard bird games. However you arrived here, the game at the top of this page is the full experience — tap it and your first run starts immediately.

If your network blocks game sites, see our unblocked guide. If you just want to get better, read the how-to-play and tips guide.

What is the best game like Flappy Bird? Flap Rush — same one-tap loop, plus gems, skins and an escalating difficulty curve, free in the browser.

Can I play without downloading? Yes. There is nothing to install.

Is it free? Yes, forever. The Skin Pass is optional.