{"id":71226,"date":"2014-08-18T21:19:51","date_gmt":"2014-08-18T19:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=71226"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:32:05","slug":"flappy-bird-devs-new-game-swing-copters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/flappy-bird-devs-new-game-swing-copters\/","title":{"rendered":"Flappy Bird dev&#8217;s new game Swing Copters on iOS this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>People waiting for Flappy Bird to return got a surprise when the multiplayer version called <strong>Flappy Birds Family<\/strong> released on Amazon Fire TV. Dong Nguyen is returning with a new game called Swing Copters. <\/p>\n<p>TouchArcade got a hands on with the game and it uses the same one-hit fail mechanic as Flappy Bird, but instead of moving horizontally, you try and fly vertically while avoiding obstacles.<\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Swing Copters will be available on iOS for free with a $0.99 in-app purchase to remove ads.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a title=\"Exclusive Hands On With 'Flappy Bird' Creator Dong Nguyen's Next Game: 'Swing Copters'\" href=\"http:\/\/toucharcade.com\/2014\/08\/18\/exclusive-hands-on-with-swing-copters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TouchArcade<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"The Windows Store is full of scam apps and Microsoft doesn't care\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/the-windows-store-is-full-of-scam-apps-and-microsoft-doesnt-care\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Windows Store is full of scam apps and Microsoft doesn&#8217;t care<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game coming to iPad at some point\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/the-pokemon-trading-card-game-coming-to-ipad-at-some-point\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game coming to iPad at some point<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Flappy Birds (Family) is back, but only on Amazon Appstore\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/flappy-birds-family-is-back-but-only-on-amazon-appstore-1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Flappy Birds (Family) is back, but only on Amazon Appstore<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Tom Hanks releases typewriter iPad app for hipsters with writer's block\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/tom-hanks-creates-typewriter-ipad-app-for-hipsters\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Hanks releases typewriter iPad app for hipsters with writer&#8217;s block<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Surgeon Simulator out on Android\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/surgeon-simulator-out-on-android-today\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Surgeon Simulator out on Android<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Follow me on Twitter: <a title=\"Chris Park on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chrislikesrobot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chrislikesrobot<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People waiting for Flappy Bird to return got a surprise when the multiplayer version called Flappy Birds Family released on Amazon Fire TV. Dong Nguyen is returning with a new game called Swing Copters. 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