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There are games you play for fun, and then there’s Flappy Bird — the game that made me question everything: my reflexes, my sanity, and occasionally my life choices. It looked harmless, like something you’d play while waiting for your coffee. But one tap in, and suddenly, you’re in a full-blown emotional relationship with a bird that refuses to stay airborne.

What Makes Flappy Bird Stand Out?

It’s hard to explain the genius behind something so simple. A tiny yellow bird, a blue sky, and some green pipes — that’s it. No story. No power-ups. No checkpoints. And yet, Flappy Bird became a global sensation, one of those rare moments where a game broke through pop culture purely by frustrating millions of people at once.