How to play Flappy Chick
Flappy Chick is a one-tap game: every tap gives a little chick one flap of its wings, and gravity does the rest.
The goal
Fly through as many gaps between the pipes as you can: your score is the number of pipes you passed. Touching a pipe or the ground ends the run. The chick waits in the air until your first tap, so you can start when you are ready.
Controls
| Action | Phone | Computer |
|---|---|---|
| Flap | Tap anywhere on the screen | Space, the up arrow, W, Enter or a click |
| Pause | The pause button | P or Esc |
| Top 50 | The Top 50 button | T |
| Ghost (daily runs) | The ghost button | G |
What you will meet
- Play your phone the way you like: held upright you see more sky, held sideways more of what is coming.
- The first pipes are wide apart with big gaps. Then the chick flies faster, the gaps get narrower and move up and down more, until about 70 pipes.
- Orange pipes slide up and down as you fly toward them.
- Corn floats between some pipes: pick it up for the missions.
- Every 10 pipes a new zone begins, with a new sky from morning to night.
More to discover
- The daily challenge is the same pipes for everyone, with its own board; it changes every day.
- In daily runs, a 👻 ghost of your best run of the day can fly beside you.
- Missions (three at a time) and 9 chicks to unlock by pipes, missions and daily challenges.
- After a crash, an ad can let you keep going once per run.
- The online Top 50 of the best flyers.
Tips
- Tap in a calm rhythm: one flap lifts the chick a little, many quick taps send it into the top pipe.
- Aim for the middle of the next gap as soon as you are through the last one.
- Watch the orange pipes: wait for the gap to come to you rather than chasing it.
About the game
Flappy Chick is a one-tap game with a small, brave chick. Every tap gives it one flap of its wings, and gravity does the rest. The chick waits in the air until your first tap, so you can take a breath before you start.
The game is built to be fair as it gets harder. The first pipes are wide apart with big gaps, then the chick flies faster and the gaps get narrower and move up and down more, until about 70 pipes. Orange pipes slide as you fly toward them, and corn floats between some pipes for the missions. A new sky appears every 10 pipes, from morning to night.
Play the phone upright to see more sky, or sideways to see more of what is coming. The daily challenge gives everyone the same pipes for a day, with a ghost of your best try flying beside you, and 9 chicks to unlock.
Questions and answers
Why does my chick keep hitting the top pipe?
Many quick taps add up. One flap lifts the chick a little, so tap in a calm rhythm and aim for the middle of the next gap.
Can I continue after a crash?
Once per run an optional ad can let you keep going. You never have to watch one.
What is the corn for?
Corn floats between some pipes. Picking it up counts for missions, and missions help unlock new chicks.
Is the daily challenge the same for everyone?
Yes. The daily pipes are the same for every player and change every day, with their own board.
Articles about Flappy Chick
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One-button games: how to get better at timing
Why one-button games are hard to master and how to improve: rhythm, looking ahead, short taps and learning a daily track, with Neon Arrow, Flappy Chick and Boop Drop.
Recent updates
Version 1.0.1
- Phone held sideways: the game fills the whole screen and is no longer stretched.
Version 1.0.0
- Flappy Chick is here: tap to flap and fly the chick through the gaps between the pipes.
- Daily challenge: the same pipes for everyone today, with its own board. Tap 👻 to race your best run of the day.
- Missions and skins: finish missions and fly far to unlock nine chicks, from Snow to King.
- Top 50: the best flyers online, with lines showing your best and the next player to pass.