The casual indie game had gone viral after the release of its Android iteration.
Dong Nguyen, the Vietnam based indie developer who is the brain behind the game informed that he is going to take the game down, via a post on
He also clarified that the decision was not because of any legal problems. "It is not anything related to legal issues. I just cannot keep it anymore," he said, perhaps pointing to all the attention the game and the developer garnered after Flappy Bird went viral. Nguyen earlier tweeted, "I can call 'Flappy Bird' is a success of mine. But it also ruins my simple l ife. So now I hate it."
The ad-supported game has been in the news for topping download charts, worldwide, reportedly recording 50 million downloads and 47,000 reviews in the iOS App Store. Nguyen informed online publication, The Verge, that he's earning on average $50,000 a day through ads.
Flappy Bird's gameplay is similar to that of games like Jetpack Joyride with the players requiring to just tap the screen to make the tiny bird fly and manoeuvre through pipes without hitting itself. The more pipes you make the bird cross, the more you score. Simple as it may sound, the game is extremely difficult to play and takes hours to manage even a score of 10.
The game integrates with Apple's Game Center and Google's Play Games, making it possible to share scores with other players. It even lets you share scores on social networks. In fact, this is one of the major reason for the game's popularity.
The game looks rather plain with 8-bit graphics creating th e retro look.
Flappy Bird, first released on iOS in May 2013, has even been panned by some for its unoriginal Super Mario like graphics and art work.
Nguyen has categorically said he has no plans to sell the Flappy Bird game. He tweeted, "I also don't sell 'Flappy Bird', please don't ask."
The game is still available for download in the App Store and Play Store, at the time of filing of this report.
You'll not be disappointed if you've been looking forward to new games from Nguyen. He has promised to continue to make games. "And I still make games," said a tweet from his account.
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