Angry Birds (series)

Angry Birds (series)
Basic Information
Type(s)	Series
Developer(s)	Rovio Entertainment
Publisher(s)	Rovio Entertainment, Chillingo
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Platform(s)	iOS, Android, Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Xbox 360, Xbox One and PlayStation 4

Angry Birds is a Finnish action-based media franchise created by Rovio Entertainment. The game series focuses on a flock of birds referred to by the same name who try to save their eggs from green-colored pigs. Inspired by the game Crush the Castle, the game has been praised for its successful combination of fun gameplay, comical style, and low price. Its popularity led to many spin-offs; versions of Angry Birds created for PCs and video game consoles, a market for merchandise featuring its characters, Angry Birds Toons, a televised animated series, and two films; The Angry Birds Movie and its sequel The Angry Birds Movie 2. By January 2014, there had been over 2 billion downloads across all platforms, including both regular and special editions.

By July 2015, the series' games had been downloaded more than 3 billion times collectively, making it the most downloaded freemium game series of all time. The original Angry Birds has been called "One of the most mainstream games out right now", "One of the great runaway hits of 2010", and "The largest mobile app success the world has seen so far". The first main-series video game sequel, Angry Birds 2, was released on 30 July 2015.

The first game in the series was initially released on 11 December 2009 for iOS. At the time, the 2009 swine flu epidemic was in the news, so the staff decided to use pigs as the enemies of the Angry Birds. The company released ports of the game to other touchscreen smartphoneoperating systems, including Android. In early 2019, all remaining Angry Birds games released before October 2014 (with the exception of Friends) were discontinued and removed from app stores, though Bad Piggies was added back in early 2020. Rovio has declined to explain their reasoning behind the decision apart from a brief tweet and support response, both giving different answers. However in June 2021, by popular demand of the fans, Rovio announced that the classic games will be available on the stores again sometime in the future.

Games

Date	Game	Genre	Description
December 2009	Angry Birds	Puzzle	The first game released of the series. It primarily involves shooting the angry birds into pigs' fortresses.
October 2010	Angry Birds Seasons		The second game in the series, featuring levels themed around holidays, such as the first day of school, Halloween, and Easter. It was originally released as Angry Birds Halloween.
March 2011	Angry Birds Rio		The third game in the series, tying in with the films Rio and Rio 2.
February 2012	Angry Birds Friends		The fourth game of the series. It was originally a Facebook exclusive, but it was later ported to mobile.
March 2012	Angry Birds Space		The fifth game in the series that features planets, different gravity, and the angry birds with improved abilities.
November 2012	Angry Birds Star Wars		The sixth game that ties in with the original Star Wars trilogy: Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983).
September 2013	Angry Birds Star Wars II		The seventh game of the series that ties in with the Star Wars prequel trilogy: The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). It also ties with the television show Star Wars Rebels. It is the first game compatible with Hasbro's Telepods, that allows the player to summon a specific character in the game.
December 2013	Angry Birds Go!	Racing	The eighth game of the series, taking the form of a racing game.
June 2014	Angry Birds Epic	Role-playing	The ninth game of the series that features turn-based RPG combat and an equipment system.
October 2014	Angry Birds Transformers	Side-scrolling shooter	The tenth game of the series, which ties-in with the Transformers franchise and is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up game.
June 2015	Angry Birds Fight!	Tile-matching, Role-playing	The 11th game of the series, which is a player versus player match-3 game.
July 2015	Angry Birds 2	Puzzle	The direct sequel to Angry Birds and the 12th game of the series, involving multistage levels.
April 2016	Angry Birds Action!	Puzzle, Pinball	This is the 13th game of the series and the first to feature the birds in their movie designs.
December 2016	Angry Birds Blast	Tile-matching	This is the 14th game of the series that features match-3 gameplay that has the player popping balloons to free the Angry Birds.
June 2017	Angry Birds Evolution	Role-playing, Pinball	The 15th game of the series, which is a turn-based RPG battle game.
August 2017	Angry Birds Match	Tile-matching	The 16th game of the series, which is a match-3 game involving the Hatchlings and characters from Angry Birds Blues.
January 2019	Angry Birds Dream Blast		The 17th game of the series, itself a spin-off of Blast! Players clear groups of balls of the same color to complete objectives.
February 2019	Angry Birds VR/AR: Isle of Pigs	Puzzle	The 18th game of the series and the virtual reality and augmented reality versions of the original game, using the visuals and art style of the Angry Birds Movie.
August 2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2 VR: Under Pressure		The game takes place aboard the Piggy Gadget Lab that the main characters use to get to Eagle Island for the film's climactic confrontation.
July 2021	Angry Birds Reloaded		The 19th game of the series. Features the gameplay of the original game with new visuals, characters and worlds for the video game subscription service Apple Arcade.
December 2021	Angry Birds: Bird Island	Role-playing	The 20th game of the series. Features an open world map with tasks, a customizable bird, drivable cars, houses, and the ability to hatch and raise hatchlings in the MMOG platform Roblox.
January 2022	Angry Birds Journey	Puzzle	The 21st game of the series. Features similar mechanics and level structure of Angry Birds 2 but with chapters. The players will have 5 birds with different abilities to complete the level objective to advance to the next level.

Spin-offs

Released	Game	Genre	Description
September 2012	Bad Piggies	Puzzle	Players must build vehicles to bring the pigs to their destinations.
September 2014	Angry Birds Stella		Reuses the original physics-puzzle game play of Angry Birds, but with a cast of new birds.
March 2015	Angry Birds POP!	Tile-matching	It was the second game in the Stella series originally titled Angry Birds Stella POP!, where players must match bubbles to pop them and eventually must complete given objectives. In July 2015, the "Stella" name was removed from the title so it was renamed Angry Birds POP!.
February 2018	Angry Birds Champions	Puzzle	A competitive player versus player game where players take turns beating a traditional Angry Birds level, aiming to outscore opponents, with monetary prizes at stake.
May 2018	Angry Birds for Messenger		Online versus game on Facebook's Messenger service. Uses similar gameplay as seen in Angry Birds 2.
May 2019	Angry Birds POP Blast	Tile-matching	Sequel to the original, originally called Angry Birds POP 2, and takes place after the events of the second movie, it allows you to play as bird and pig at the same time.
June 2019	Angry Birds Explore	N/A	Spin-off of the discontinued Angry Birds Action!. It has minigames, as well as the BirdCodes feature from Angry Birds Action!, making it a movie exclusive software.

Upcoming/In development

Release date	Game	Genre	Description
0TBA	Angry Birds Double Crossed	Action	A movie-themed, multiplayer reality game show.
0TBA	Angry Birds Launch It!	Racing	A movie-themed, racing video game.
0TBA	Bad Piggies 2	Puzzle	A direct sequel to Bad Piggies.
0TBA	Angry Birds Next	TBA	An upcoming game "with a twist". The game seems to be what the surveys for Double Crossed and Launch It! lead up to.

Compilations

Released	Game	Genre	Description
2012	Angry Birds Trilogy	Puzzle	A compilation of the first three Angry Birds games (the original, Seasons, and Rio) for video game consoles.

Cancelled

These games were soft-launched in select countries but were discontinued after a few months of its release. Some of them never made a release.

Released	Discontinued	Game	Genre	Developer	Description
Unreleased	1 April 2016	Agri Birds	Simulation, Visual novel, Horror	N/A	While it was revealed as an April Fools' joke, it was indeed in development. This game would have featured Angry Birds with an appearance similar to their movie counterparts, as they engage in farming, horror survival, shooting, etc., with a full storyline.
April 2016	December 2016	Angry Birds Football	Puzzle	New Star Games	Formerly known as Angry Birds Goal!, it involves birds and pigs as they appear in The Angry Birds Movie, as they face each other in football matches.
May 2016	October 2016	Angry Birds Ace Fighter	Shoot 'em up	Siamgame Mobile	Formerly called Angry Birds Sky Fighters, birds fly and shoot pigs with their fighter jets while rescuing creatures that give them passive effects.Template:Primary source inline
May 2016	December 2016	Angry Birds Holiday	Simulation	Sproing	It involves most bird characters from The Angry Birds Movie, who run vacation resort services for incoming pigs to distract them from stealing the eggs.
March - April 2017	June 2017	Angry Birds Islands	Role-playing, Simulation	NHN Studio629	The pigs collect and create resources, while birds fight against monsters to rescue piglets or deliver resources in quests.Template:Primary source inline
February 2017	October 2017	Angry Birds Dice	Board game	Joycity Corporation	It involves birds and pigs as they appear in The Angry Birds Movie, in which players attempt to collect property and bankrupt their opponents by having them land on it.Template:Primary source inline
February 2018	Summer 2019	Angry Birds Island	Puzzle	Mybo	Also known as Angry Birds Blast 2 and Angry Birds Blast Island, it was a free-to-play 3D tap-to-match game similar to Angry Birds Blast!.
February 2020	September 2020	Angry Birds Tennis	Tennis	Rovio Entertainment	The game is played like tennis: the player needs to win a match of the game in the levels with characters from the Angry Birds movies and on various locations such as Cobalt Plateaus and Bird Island. There were various game modes and the player could play against another player.
March 2020	December 2020	Angry Birds Legends	Role-playing	Rovio Entertainment	It was similar to Angry Birds Epic except it uses 3D graphics, cards and the birds and pigs teams up with humans.

Promotional

From 2011 to 13, Angry Birds has collaborated with many other companies and released variations of the game in the respective companies' theme. Most of them were Flash-based. All of the games featured exclusive levels and elements that aid in promotion.

• Angry Birds Chrome
• Angry Birds Google+
• Angry Birds Free with Magic (specific NFC-compatible Nokia phones only)
• Angry Birds Volcano (Fazer's Tyrkisk Peber Volcano)
• Angry Birds Breakfast ( Nesquik cereal)
• Angry Birds Wonderful Pistachios
• Angry Birds Vuela Tazos (PepsiCo's Tazos)
• Angry Birds Cheetos
• Angry Birds Lotus F1 Team
• Angry Birds McDonald's (China only)
• Angry Birds Coca-Cola (Chinese Olympic team partnership, China only)
• Angry Birds Heikki (Heikki Kovalainen partnership)
• Angry Birds Telepizza
• Angry Birds Fuji TV
• Angry Birds in Ultrabook Adventure (Intel's Ultrabook)
• Angry Birds Philadelphia Eagles

Cameos

This features Angry Birds and Bad Piggies as playable characters or exclusive rewards featuring them, along with some miscellaneous references to the franchise.

Game	Genre	Description
LINE Rangers	Role-playing	Some characters appear as limited-time units.
Puzzles & Dragons	Puzzle, Role-playing	Characters from Angry Birds, Angry Birds Friends and Angry Birds Epic appear as monsters in a collab dungeon.
Sonic Dash	Endless runner, Platformer	Features three Angry Birds as playable characters, only collectible in the crossover event.
Sky Punks	Endless runner, Platformer	Features Angry Birds as outfits for characters.
Tiny Thief	Point-and-click adventure	Level 5-1 features a puzzle element similar to Angry Birds.
Retry	Adventure	The first Adbreak level featured in Retry is based on their most recent Angry Birds Game at the time, Angry Birds Epic.
Just Dance 2016	Dance	Features a remix of Angry Birds main theme and its characters as a dance level.
Roblox	Mmorpg, Game creation	The Angry Birds Movie themed virtual accessories were obtainable during a collaboration event.
PUBG Mobile	Battle Royale	The Angry Birds Movie themed weapon and accessory skins were obtainable during a collaboration event.
Duolingo	Education	Features ‘Red’ as a second cameo character (besides the Duolingo owl) on splash screens during the middle of a lesson.
Amazing Alex	Puzzle	The words "Angry" and "Bird", are used as examples as words that start with "A" and "B" respectively at the bottom corner of the screen, in the classroom.
Rio	Movie	Features Red from Angry Birds in the beach, this could be seen for a few seconds in the theatrical version of the movie.