10 Awesome Video Games You Can't Play Anymore

10. Flappy Bird

Arguably the most famous example of a game being removed from circulation, Flappy Bird emerged seemingly out of nowhere and became one of the biggest gaming sensations of the early 2010s.

Reductively simplistic? Yes. A product of media hype? Probably.

Regardless, Flappy Bird at its core was a ridiculously addictive, and actually quite fun experience that had gamers of all kinds glued to their phones attempting to set new high scores. In January 2014 it reigned supreme as the most downloaded free app on the App Store and fans seemingly couldn't get enough of the yellow bird.

Then, just as quickly as it emerged in the public consciousness, it was gone.

Creator Dong Nguyen removed the game from both the App Store and the Google Play Store without warning in February 2014, resulting in a false demand emerging for phones that had the game installed that bordered on mass-hysteria levels of panic.

Of course, the barebones nature of the game meant that thousands of side-scrolling copies sprung up in its absence hoping to recapture the audience that Flappy Bird left behind, but none would come close to achieving the same level of popularity.