FLOW

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FLOW is a single player action game. It was developed by FLOW Development Team and was released on October 28, 2021. It received neutral reviews from players.

Flow is a psychological horror adventure video game. Wake up in the shoes of Flo, a 19-year-old, and embark on an adventure into a strange and wonderful world. The more you investigate, the more you can learn about the truth behind the universe.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 19 reviews

story3 negative mentions

The game has some neat ideas and interesting concepts.
The creator seems to be a genuine nice guy, and there's potential for improvement in future games.
It's free, which makes it accessible to anyone interested in trying it out.

The game is extremely bare bones, with barren environments and limited gameplay.
There are numerous bugs and technical issues, including a lack of a save system and broken mechanics.
The story is incoherent and feels more like a tech demo than a finished product, with low-quality art and design.

story
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The story is criticized for being overly edgy and lacking coherence, presenting a pretentious psychological horror narrative that fails to engage or provide a satisfying experience. Reviewers note that it feels more like an art piece than a game, with fragmented narratives that do not come together meaningfully, leaving players confused rather than intrigued. Overall, the story is deemed unremarkable and not particularly scary or rich in content.
- “Finally, I wanted to tackle the story, but there's too much going on in my head to put into words properly, and it would add a good five or so paragraphs to this with everything else.”
- “It has nothing going on for it; the art is bad, the gameplay is practically nonexistent, and the story is just edgy for the sake of being edgy.”
- “Flow is a 'more-art-than-game' interactive novel with the vague appearance of a 1990's JRPG, but without any of the gameplay, opting for a pretentious psychological horror story.”
- “To put it simply, the story isn't exactly comprehensive, and you're left with pieces of different narratives that don't exactly add up at the end.”
gameplay
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The gameplay is largely criticized for being minimal and lacking substance, with many reviewers noting that it feels more like an interactive novel than a traditional game. Mechanics such as the teddy bear collection are described as bugged and ineffective, contributing to an overall sense of dissatisfaction with the gameplay experience. While some find it standard, the overwhelming sentiment is that it fails to engage players meaningfully.
- “The gameplay is pretty standard for the most part.”
- “It has nothing going on for it; the art is bad, the gameplay is practically nonexistent, and the story is just edgy for the sake of being edgy.”
- “The teddy bear mechanic is not only useless but also bugged; there are only 10 bears instead of 20 in the game, and three of them can't be picked up.”
- “Flow is a 'more-art-than-game' interactive novel with the vague appearance of a 1990s JRPG, but without any of the gameplay, opting for a pretentious psychological horror story.”
graphics
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The game's graphics are criticized for relying on outdated retro pixel art, resulting in mediocre 2D visuals that cannot be significantly improved despite resolution options. Players note that the scaling of fixed resolution sprites does little to enhance the overall quality, leaving the graphics feeling lackluster and unrefined.
- “The game features a graphic that displays 7 days at the start, even though you only play for two in-game days.”
- “A choice was made to use retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution, it only scales up the fixed resolution sprites, resulting in little to no improvement in graphics quality.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel art as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the fixed resolution sprites and raster images used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
- “Without any other substantial graphics tweaks, it's not possible for gamers to improve the mediocre 2D visuals.”
stability
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The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting bugs and unexpected crashes, leaving uncertainty about whether certain crashes are intentional or not.
- “The game is also buggy, and I don't know if the crash at the end was intended or not.”