🐦 Devlog: The Making of Bird and Pipes – Not Your Average Flappy Clone

Hey everyone! 🙌
 solo indie dev behind BonneyGames, and this is the story behind my first mobile game:
Bird and Pipes 🕹️✨

🚀 The Idea

We’ve all seen Flappy Bird, right?
Endless pipes, brutal difficulty, and zero chill.

But I wanted to take that concept and crank it up.

What if the bird could shoot enemies mid-air?
What if there were achievements to chase?
What if it all led to a massive boss fight in the sky?

That’s how Bird and Pipes was born — not just a flappy clone, but a whole arcade experience built for mobile gamers who love chaos, action, and fast reaction times.

🔨 The Development

This game was made in Unity with love, trial-and-error, and way too many late-night bug hunts 😅. As a student and beginner indie dev, I built everything from scratch:

• Designed 15+ levels with rising difficulty

• Implemented a shooting system so your bird can blast enemy crows

• Created a BossLevel for the ultimate sky showdown

• Built a coin and score system

• Added a full achievement tracker with tons of unlockables

• Integrated Unity Ads (non-invasive, mostly rewarded)

I also published the game on: 📱 itch.io
🎮 Game Jolt
🌏 TapTap

✨ Game Features

Not just tap-and-die — here’s what’s waiting for you:

• 🕹️ Classic flappy flight controls

• 🔫 Tap to shoot and eliminate enemy birds

• 🪙 Coins to collect and boost your high score

• 🏆 30+ Achievements to unlock

• 💣 Boss fight for high-skill players

• 🎵 Original sound effects and music

• 📱 Fully mobile-ready APK file

🧪 What I Learned

Making Bird and Pipes taught me:

• How to finish and publish a real game

• The power of iteration and feedback

• That simple mechanics + new twists = 🔥 potential

It also showed me how powerful a solo developer can be when they stick to the grind. I’m proud of how far I’ve come, and I'm just getting started.

💬 What I Need From You

If you downloaded the game — THANK YOU 🙏

Here’s how you can help me grow:

• Leave a comment or review

• Tell me your high score or favorite moment

• Report bugs or suggest ideas for the next update

• Share the game link with a friend or post it online

💡 The more support I get, the faster I can keep improving it!

🛣️ What’s Next?

• A possible “ad-free” pro version

• More levels and maybe even skins or bird upgrades

• More boss types and attack patterns

• A new game that builds on the Bird and Pipes foundation...