Parents' Guide to

Don't Touch the Spikes

By Chris Morris, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 10+

Flappy Bird meets Pong in addictive arcade game app.

App iPhone , iPod Touch , iPad , Android , Kindle Fire Free Arcade Games
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this app.

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age 9+

Based on 2 parent reviews

Janna S.
Janna S. Parent
October 15, 2017
age 10+

What about birds?

I don't know if it is just me, but birds have a life on earth. I let my school kids try it, but the bird in the game would die over and over. I had to have a whole lesson on birds to show that they did not have over 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 lives.

This title has:

Too much violence
ashlier
ashlier Parent of 1-year-old
September 16, 2014
age 8+

i love this game!!!

I love this game it keeps me occupied and my little sister too. But what would be really cool is a bird called the random bird and if makes different t faces every time it bounces and the little bubbles it makes are different faces too... It would be worth 5000 candys.... How many of y'all think this is cool

This title has:

Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

Players try to navigate a crudely drawn bird back and forth between two walks, which are laden with spikes. When you tap, the bird flaps its wings but then drops quickly. You'll have to hit the wall to earn points (without touching the top or bottom).

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (2 ):
Kids say (2 ):

At first glance, DON'T TOUCH THE SPIKES appears to be nothing more than a Flappy Bird clone. But after a few minutes of play, it's clear the designers took the popular 8-bit bird and transported it to a less frustrating but just as fun environment. You'll still die a lot here, but it won't feel like it's because the game is designed to make you fail. And that makes it easier to play again.

There's something Zen-like about tapping that screen and trying to better your score. And by summoning that competitive aspect -- whether with friends or against yourself -- the game manages to hook you.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how advertising is designed to make you want things you don't need.

  • Families also can talk about when it's time to step away from a game.

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