--- description: Don't call it a comeback... yet. But if it happens, let's definitely call it a comeback. title: Flappy Bird Creator Dong Nguyen Considers Relaunching the Game image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3da1e62beb9e23b9/69868288e8524b6e056017e8/468281287.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Flappy Bird Creator Considers Relaunching the Game -- He's Working On New Games, Too ## Video: A History of Video Gaming Consoles [Watch (HLS stream): A History of Video Gaming Consoles](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/c8bQ37tV.m3u8) (23:45)  _Published 2014-01-08. The full series on gaming consoles packed into one video for you to watch._ by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 11, 2014 8:06 PM CUT  An employee plays the game Flappy Bird at a smartphone store in Hanoi on February 10, 2014\. The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life". AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images) An employee plays the game Flappy Bird at a smartphone store in Hanoi on February 10, 2014\. The Vietnamese developer behind the smash-hit free game Flappy Bird has pulled his creation from online stores after announcing that its runaway success had ruined his "simple life". AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH Nam (Photo credit should read HOANG DINH NAM/AFP/Getty Images)Hoang Dinh—AFP/Getty Images by [Jared Newman](/author/jared-newman/) ## Jared Newman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 11, 2014 8:06 PM CUT Now that Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen has enjoyed a month out of the spotlight, he’s thinking about bringing back his hit game, and releasing some new ones. Rolling Stone’s David Kushner [managed to track down Nguyen](http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-flight-of-the-birdman-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-speaks-out-20140311 "undefined") in his home town of Hanoi, Vietnam, where he’s been hiding out at a friend’s house and dodging most media requests. And apparently, he’s feeling a lot better now: --- > “” --- Kushner also got a glimpse at a few new games Nguyen is working on, including a cowboy-themed shooter, an “action chess” game and a vertical flying game called Kitty Jetpack. He plans to release one of the games this month. The entire story is [worth a read](http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/the-flight-of-the-birdman-flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-speaks-out-20140311 "undefined") if you’re obsessed with Flappy Bird and were baffled by its sudden disappearance from the iOS App Store and Google Play. Here’s one more snippet, which explains how Nguyen took a previous game, [Shuriken Block](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shuriken-block/id636374339?mt=8 "undefined"), and stripped the idea down further so players didn’t have to look at where they tapped on the screen. --- > “” --- Nguyen [didn’t just accidentally make a brilliant game](http://time.com/6149/goodbye-flappy-bird-you-lived-fast-and-died-young/ "undefined"). He iterated until he had something that deserved its viral success. **MORE:** **The History of Video Game Consoles – Full** ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/20406/flappy-birds-creator-considers-comeback-plans-new-games/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/20406/flappy-birds-creator-considers-comeback-plans-new-games/"},"headline":"Flappy Bird Creator Considers Relaunching the Game -- He's Working On New Games, Too","datePublished":"2014-03-11T20:06:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:01:42.218Z","description":"Don't call it a comeback... yet. 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