Tap for lift and thread the gaps in an old-time flyer
Tappy Dumont is a one-touch flying game named for early aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont. You keep a mustached pilot and his yellow flying machine in the air, where each tap gives a burst of lift and gravity steadily tugs him back down. Broken tree trunks reach down from the sky and up from the ground in front of a Paris skyline, and slipping through the gaps between them becomes a test of how calmly you can hold a line.
How to play Tappy Dumont
- Click or tap to start the flight and give the machine its first lift.
- A steady rhythm of taps holds your altitude, while any pause lets gravity take over.
- Fly through the openings between the tree trunks without touching them.
- Every pair of trunks you pass adds a point to the Pontos counter, and a single collision ends the flight with the pilot bailing out by parachute.
Controls
| Left click | Lift the flying machine |
|---|---|
| Tap | Lift on phones and tablets |
Tips to play better
- Hold a level path with small, regular taps; big bursts send you ballooning toward the next obstacle.
- Read the height of the next opening the moment it appears, and drift toward it early.
- After squeezing through a low gap, start tapping early, since the next one may sit much higher.
- On a phone, play in landscape if you can; the wider view shows more of what is coming.
Tappy Dumont gameplay video
Gameplay recorded by the Vogimo team.
Tappy Dumont FAQ
Who is Tappy Dumont named after?
The name nods to Alberto Santos-Dumont, an early aviation pioneer, which is why you pilot an old-fashioned flying machine instead of a modern plane.
Does the flight ever end on its own?
No. It keeps going until you hit something, so your score is limited only by how long you can stay steady.
