'Flappy Bird' creator says he is bringing the game back in August

The Flappy Bird creator Dong Nguyen pulled his maddening smartphone game from the iOS app store in February because he said it is becoming too addictive and he is feeling the guilt of creating it. Because of that, many of the Flappy Bird’s avid players became so sad with what happened. The original game has been downloaded more than 50 million times and it was indeed a legend.

 However, it seems that his guilt faded as he is he is bringing The Flappy game back in August with multiplayer capabilities and mysterious moderation. In an interview, Nguyen said the new version would be a multiplayer game that is "less addictive" than its predecessor.

Flappy Bird was a very simple game in which players guided a non-aerodynamic bird through a series of pipes but it is quite challenging. A simple tapping on the screen sent the eponymous bird floating up, but it need to have a good timing or else it sunk to the earth like a stone. There was no room for error, either. If players caught any part of an obstacle with the bird, it was game over and need to start the game all over again.

Why was single-player “Flappy Bird” so addictive anyway? Many have pointed to the games unusual difficulty is the main reason why it became so addictive. Many of the players appreciate this challenge as for only few of the other people can make it to the farther level.

Maybe Nguyen’s new multiplayer version will be easier and will be another hit in the gaming history, but some people say that it will be in less appealing to addiction-prone players. Some people wonder if he’s making some other, cleverer design tweaks that will transform the psychology of gameplay. Some people think that maybe Nguyen’s in for some more sleepless nights — right alongside his red-eyed, slack-jawed, utterly obsessed players.