Flappy Bird will once again take to the air on the iPhone later this year, after being absent from the App Store nest for ten long years. The game was pulled from the App Store back in February 2014, after the game’s creator said the game was too addictive.
The game first landed (crashed?) onto the Apple App Store during the first half of 2013 and it quickly became the top free game for the iPhone. The game also became available in the Google Play store in January 2014. At it’s peak, the game was bringing in more than $50,000 per day.
On Thursday, FlappyBird.org announced that the game would be returning to mobile phones in 2024.
“Just a decade ago, I was the talk of the town and soaring to new heights with my 100 million friends,” the website reads. “Sadly, I had to leave the fame and spotlight behind to go home and find out who I really am.”
“Thanks to my super Flappy Bird fans, I’m refreshed, reinvigorated, and ready to soar again,” it continues. “The decade-long mission involved acquiring legal rights and even working with my predecessor to uncage me and rehatch the official Flappy Bird game!”
The new Flappy Bird game will feature the classic arcade mode, as well as new characters and game modes, including an easy mode, a basketball mode, and a “battle royale” mode.
New characters will include Trixie, Peng, Tekno, and Quirky, all of which appear to have individual superpowers.
While no official release date has been announced, the website and trailer say that it should be “landing soon.”.