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Tiny Wings is equally simple and great. I reviewed it last year and instantly loved it. The game has great graphics and music, but somehow conveys emotion too. When you do well and reach into the clouds, the bird with tiny wings is happy and makes the player happy too.

In a rare interview autour designer Andreas Illiger describes his inspiration:

The main idea was to make a game about the dream of flying. When I was a child I dreamed about flying. I crafted planes, jumped from the roof of our house with my aircraft. The funny thing is that I am afraid of heights so I don’t fly even nowadays. I also wanted to fill the game with positive emotions. There are many destructive and negative games so I wanted to figure out if it is possible to make a game which makes you feel happy. That was the great aspect of the success, I think. I received a lot of feedback from people who said the game touched them. My passion is also making music so I was curious if I can touch people with any game, the same way I do with music.


In an interview, designer Andreas Illiger just mentions that a new game is nearing completion. It's a secret, so all we know he's been working on it.

It's an interesting Q/A interview, particularly how Illiger was surprised and unprepared for the success of his little game.

Andreas Illiger: "Tiny Wings success was scary."

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