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About ASCII Flappy

Play ASCII Flappy free online — tap SPACE or click to keep the bird airborne and thread the gaps between ASCII pipes. Gravity always wins. One miss and it's game over.

How to play flappy

  1. Press SPACE (or tap / click) to flap and gain a bit of altitude.
  2. Gravity pulls you down constantly — keep flapping to stay airborne.
  3. Slip through the gap between every pair of pipes.
  4. Don't hit the ceiling, the floor, or any pipe.
  5. Each cleared pipe = +1 point. Your best score is saved locally.

Controls

Keyboard

  • SPACE / Up / W — flap
  • R — restart

Touch / mobile

  • Tap anywhere to flap
  • Tap after game over to retry

Scoring

+1 point per pipe cleared. Best score persists in localStorage per browser.

FAQ

Why is flappy so hard?
Constant gravity + small flap impulse = high skill ceiling, just like the original. Practice the rhythm and your scores climb fast.
Does the pipe gap get smaller?
Not in this version — the challenge is staying alive, not adjusting to shrinking gaps.

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