Games like Angry Birds: pull back, aim, knock it down

Bad Piggies, Crush the Castle and Worms are the games to try after Angry Birds. Each keeps the aim-and-fire physics but changes what you build, throw or blow up. Roam launch games are at the end.

How Angry Birds works

Angry Birds is a slingshot physics game by Finnish studio Rovio Entertainment, released on iPhone in December 2009. You fling birds at towers of wood, glass and stone to knock out the green pigs hiding inside. Each bird has a power: split into three, speed up, drop an egg, explode.

Three stars ask for the fewest birds. Sega bought Rovio in 2023, and Angry Birds 2 is the main version on phones now. Angry Birds Reloaded is on Apple Arcade.

Same idea, different twist

Bad Piggies. Rovio's 2012 spin-off. Build a rickety vehicle for the pigs and guide it to the finish.
Crush the Castle. Armor Games' 2009 web classic. Load a trebuchet and bring down castles full of royals.
Worms. Team17's long-running series. Set the angle and power, then hit the enemy worms with bazookas and banana bombs.
Cut the Rope. ZeptoLab's 2010 physics puzzle. Cut ropes so the candy falls into Om Nom's mouth.

Tips for a perfect shot

Aim low at the supports, not at the pigs. A tower falls into itself when its base breaks. Glass breaks fast, stone needs weight, and wood is best for chain reactions. Watch the first shot's path: in most of these games the arc is the same every time, so a small change in pull gives a big change in landing.

Launch games on Roam

Pigs Will Fly (Roam). Slingshot launching. Pull back, let go, pigs fly now.
Bacon Breakout (Roam). Hamlet the pig has wings and one way out. A launch-for-distance game.
Wrecking Tap (Roam). A physics demolition puzzle. Six swings, one chimney, pick your bricks.

Play it on Roam

Make your own slingshot game with Roam

Choose what you fling and what you knock down. Roam builds the levels, and you add new towers by asking.

Try: "slingshot game, I fling my cat at towers of cardboard boxes, the dog is hiding inside, three stars for one shot"

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Questions people ask

Who made Angry Birds?

Rovio Entertainment from Finland. The first game came out in December 2009. Sega has owned Rovio since 2023.

Is Angry Birds still on phones?

Yes. Angry Birds 2 is the main one, and Angry Birds Reloaded is on Apple Arcade.

What is the pig game from Angry Birds?

Bad Piggies, a 2012 spin-off where you build vehicles for the pigs.