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There are games you play for fun, and then there are games you play because you can’t not play them. Remember that awkward little bird that looked like it escaped from an 8-bit Mario world? Yeah—Flappy Bird. It wasn’t flashy, it wasn’t even particularly polished, but somehow it crawled into our phones, our thumbs, and our nerves. And once you tapped that first pipe, there was no going back.

What Makes Flappy Bird Stand Out?

Here’s the wild part: Flappy Bird had no right being this addictive. It wasn’t a sprawling RPG, it didn’t have an epic soundtrack, and it sure as heck didn’t give you a tutorial. Tap to flap, avoid the pipes, repeat until your dignity is gone.