Flappy Bird

Tap the screen. The bird flaps up. Release, and gravity pulls it back down. That's the whole game — threading a small bird through an endless corridor of pipes using nothing but your timing. The gap never moves, but your nerves do. Each run lasts seconds until it doesn't, and then you're trying again before the score screen even fades.

Progress is tracked with cloud-saved personal bests and a global leaderboard, so there's always a number worth chasing. It's a pure test of rhythm and patience dressed up as something simple. If high-score chasing through reflex-driven arcade games is your thing, Snake covers similar ground with adjustable difficulty and its own leaderboard to climb.

Flappy Bird plays best on a phone held vertically — one thumb, full attention, nowhere to hide.