Vietnamese indie game maker Dong Nguyen has finally revealed why he had to pull out Flappy Bird.

In an interview with Rolling Stone, the maker of the viral game said that there are a number of reasons why he had to take down the game. "... the weight of everything - the scrutiny, the relentless criticism and accusations - felt crushing. He couldn't sleep, couldn't focus, didn't want to go outdoors," reads the Rolling Stone report.

True to his tweets in February, Flappy Bird and its success have indeed ruined his "simple life." Don Nguyen reportedly received several messages from people who got addicted to the simple game, with some from workers who have lost their jobs and "a mother who has stopped talking to her kids," says Rolling Stone.

"One is from a woman chastising him for 'distracting the children of the world.' Another laments that '13 kids at my school broke their phones because of your game, and they still play it cause it's addicting like crack,'" Rolling Stone specifies.

"At first I thought they were just joking, but I realize they really hurt themselves," the Hanoi-based developer told Rolling Stone in the interview.

And so on February 8, Nguyen took to Twitter to announce that he was pulling out the plug in 22 hours.

"I am sorry Flappy Bird users, 22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. I cannot take this anymore," @dongatory said in a tweet.

The simple yet difficult game challenges players to successfully let through a yellow bird across a set of green pipes. But though the game has proven to be difficult to clear, the sheer simplicity of the goal and the elements involved makes it quite easy to copy.

"People can clone the app because of its simplicity," Nguyen told Rolling Stone. "But they will never make another Flappy Bird," he added.

As for a possible Flappy Bird revival, Dong Nguyen remarked, "I'm considering it," though he reportedly has no plans of making a new version, notes Rolling Stone.

"But if he ever releases one it will come with a 'warning,' he says: 'Please take a break,'" reads the Rolling Stone report.

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