FLOW
- October 28, 2021
- FLOW Development Team
Get on SteamFlow 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.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game is free, which makes it accessible to everyone.
- Some players found the game to have interesting ideas despite its flaws.
- The creator seems to be a genuine nice guy, and there is hope for improvement in future projects.
- The game lacks coherent gameplay, with many players describing it as more of a tech demo than a finished product.
- The art quality and overall visual presentation are extremely low, with many technical issues and bugs.
- The story is confusing and poorly executed, leaving players feeling unsatisfied and frustrated.
- story5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
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 effectively scary or compelling.
“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 1990s 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.”
- gameplay5 mentions
- 20 % positive mentions
- 20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
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 feature, are described as bugged and ineffective, contributing to an overall sense of disappointment in the game's interactive elements. While some find the gameplay 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.”
“Interaction and gameplay are limited, as being a game is not the primary function of this software application.”
- graphics5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
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.
“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.”
- stability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant stability issues, with users reporting bugs and unclear instances of crashing, leaving them uncertain 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.”
