A group passionate of fans called The Flappy Bird Foundation has announced it is reviving the worldwide sensation “Flappy Bird,” a decade after its original creator decided on the mobile game's shutdown.
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The Flappy Bird Foundation Relaunches Flappy Bird in 2025
"The Flappy Bird Foundation Group," fans of the viral 2013 mobile game Flappy Bird, are relaunching the hit side-scroller title on iOS and Android next year following the acquisition of its trademark, as announced today on social media. The group describes itself as a "a new team of passionate fans committed to sharing the game with the world."
The Flappy Bird Foundation obtained the official Flappy Bird trademark, as well as the trademark for the game "Piou Piou vs. Cactus," which the original Flappy Bird was supposedly based on. Piou Piou developer Kek, who is also part of the Flappy Bird Foundation, said in a statement: "Today is a milestone not just in gaming but for me personally. It’s so cool to see how influential Piou Piou has been for developers and hundreds of millions of gamers over the years. It’s incredible to work alongside such a dedicated team of fans and creators who are truly passionate about changing the industry narrative and together bringing the original Flappy Bird back to life."
"We are beyond excited to be bringing back Flappy Bird and delivering a fresh experience that will keep players engaged for years to come," chief creative Michael Roberts said. "We have big plans for our little Bird." The second coming of Flappy Bird will debut new game modes, characters, and "massive multiplayer challenges."
The new Flappy Bird website gives a glimpse of what players might expect when the game launches: "new game modes, characters, progression, and massive multiplayer challenges." A new "Flappy Bird Rivals" battle royale-style mode will let players challenge 99 other players, along with a basketball-themed mode. New bird characters that will be introduced include Quirky, Peng, Tekno, and Trixy. Though it hasn't been confirmed, it's been suggested that the new Flappy Bird game will contain microtransaction, based on the currency indicators and diamonds shown in its trailers.
As it's currently understood, The Flappy Bird Foundation Group has acquired the trademark from Gametech Holdings LLC, who previously had obtained the trademark rights from Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen. Based on newly-surfaced court documents relating to the trademark of the game, it appears that Nguyen had let the mark "FLAPPYBIRD" be abandoned. Meanwhile, Gametech Holdings, LLC had registered the mark successfully "FLAPPY BIRD" after a hearing on the notice to both parties.
The original Flappy Bird was released on mobile devices in 2013 and became a worldwide hit that had players in its grip, topping the charts as the most downloaded app on the Apple App Store. However, just a year later, Nguyen had the app removed entirely, explaining that the decision was made in part because of the guilt he felt releasing a highly "addictive" game. As it stands, it appears that Nguyen plays no part in the relaunching of Flappy Bird.
Fan reception of the Flappy Bird revival has seemingly been mixed. "This looks like a cheap rip off... Looks like someone claimed the flappy bird trademark and made his own clone of it, but way cheaper," one fan commented on the announcement video. Though, others seem to celebrate the return of the viral mobile game, "Work productivity is about to take a downturn again worldwide," one humored on Twitter (X) in reply to Flappy Bird's return.
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Flappy Bird is returning to mobile, more than a decade after it was delisted
