I’ve run out of good bird-themed board games, so here is a bird-themed mobile game instead.
Flippy Hills, developed by Woof Games, is a physics-based mobile arcade game that challenges players to guide a flipping chicken through an increasingly difficult set of obstacles.
With its simple tap-to-flip mechanics and two distinct modes, Campaign and Arcade, Flippy Hills offers a deceptively simple gameplay experience. However, beneath its quirky exterior lies a game that can quickly escalate from harmless fun to a direct threat to the well being of your phone, as it sends you spiraling down a whirlwind of blind rage.
In Flippy Hills, players control a chicken that flips forward with each tap. The duration of the tap determines the height and distance of the flip, requiring precise timing to navigate various hazards like sawblades and uneven terrain.
The Campaign mode provides a series of increasingly difficult levels, while Arcane mode offers an endless run to test your skills, endurance, and how long you can listen to a chicken flipping before you go crazy.
While the game’s mechanics are easy to grasp, mastering them is a different story. The margin for error is slim, with little to no checkpoints, and a single miscalculated flip can result in the chicken’s comical yet gruesome demise. This high level of difficulty can lead to repeated failures, making the game feel more like a test of patience than a fun pastime.
This makes Flippy Hills a rage game, a game designed to be infuriating but highly rewarding for those you can overcome its challenges. These can be highly addicting, so if that sort of stuff runs in your family, I’d highly suggest you don’t pick this game up.
With this aspect in mind, Flippy Hills is best suited, in my opinion, for short play sessions. It’s an ideal game for killing time during brief moments of downtime, such as waiting for a bus or standing in line. Extended play sessions, however, may result in broken phones, broken walls, and or broken spirit.
Flippy Hills offers a unique blend of simple controls, fun visuals, and crushing difficulty (I have yet to complete the campaign) for any aspiring masochists who are okay with seeing a chicken land funny on its neck a couple thousand times.
While it can provide quick bursts of entertainment, its steep learning curve and potential for inducing rage makes it best suited for sparing moments of freetime. For extended gaming sessions, it might be wise to look elsewhere or you’ll be at risk of “flipping out”.