Opinion: Flappy Bird, Empathy, Appreciation for Simplicity

There’s been a lot of talk about Flappy Bird lately. For those who somehow haven’t heard about it – it’s a mobile game from an indie developer in Vietnam named Dong Nguyen. Over the past few weeks, it’s taken the mobile gaming world by storm, climbing up to the #1 spot in the app store. This… Read More

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Making a living with indie games in 2014 (and beyond)

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a business-focused post here on Flippfly.com! The games business is changing at a faster pace than ever. Not only are we in the midst of a console transition, but the mobile market has gone through a maturing phase, and a variety of new platforms have gained prominence. Indie games… Read More

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The Flippfly Show – Episode 1

For a long time we have wanted to start a weekly vid-cast. We want to stay in-touch with our player community – and video seems like the perfect format to start conversations. We also want to get the word out about other great indie games and have a little fun along the way. Last night… Read More

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Race The Sun: A quick status update

Hey all, I just wanted to let you know where we’re at with Race The Sun. As you may know – we had set an “estimated release date” of May on our Kickstarter.  We’ve obviously slipped a little bit past that – but things are coming along pretty well! We recently released the first version… Read More

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Race The Sun: Experiments Part 1

This is a first in a 3-part series on the experimental features we are attempting in Race the Sun. More info on the game can be found here on Flippfly.com and on our Steam Greenlight page. Innovation is risky. Every experiment brings with it the very real possibility of failure. For us, that risk is… Read More

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