Tappy Bird

About the Game

Tappy Bird is an endless tap arcade game with one rule: keep the bird in the air and fly it through the gaps between pipes. Tap and it flaps upward. Stop tapping and it drops. That's it. It's a free browser game, so you can play online on a phone or desktop with no download.

The controls take one second to learn. Getting past ten pipes takes a lot longer. Tappy Bird is the classic "one more go" game, where every crash feels like your fault and the next run always feels like the one.

How to Play

The bird flies forward on its own.
Tap to make it flap and rise a little. Gravity pulls it down between taps.
Pipes come from the right with a gap in each pair. Fly through the gap.
Each pipe you pass adds one point.
Touch a pipe or the ground and the run ends.

The gaps sit at different heights, so you're constantly adjusting: a few quick taps to climb, a pause to drop, a single tap to hold level.

Controls (desktop / mobile)

Desktop: press Space or click the mouse to flap.
Mobile: tap anywhere on the screen.

Light, steady taps work better than hard ones. The game only cares about timing.

Game Features

Endless mode. No levels and no finish line. The run lasts as long as you do.
Best score tracking. Your top score sits on the start screen as a reminder of what to beat.
Continue. After a crash, you can keep your current score and pick up the run instead of starting from zero.
Instant restart. One tap and you're flying again, with no loading screens in between.
Bright, simple visuals. Clean shapes and colors so you can always see the gap clearly.

Tips & Tricks

Aim for the middle of the gap. Flying near the edges leaves no room for a late tap.
Find your rhythm. Most of the time you're tapping at a steady pace. Lock that in and only change it when the next gap is higher or lower.
Look ahead, not at the bird. Watch the next pipe, not the one you're passing. Your eyes need to be one step ahead of your thumb.
Small corrections win. Panic tapping sends the bird into the top pipe. One calm tap is usually enough.
Use Continue on a good run. If you crash at 40, keep going. If you crash at 3, just restart.

Getting good at Tappy Bird isn't about speed. It's about staying calm while everything tells you to tap faster.