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FLASHBACK™, the hit action-adventure game with over 2.2 million units sold, is back!

Release DateFeb 28, 2019
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.7% (positive) / 79.2%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.3% Top 30% / 74.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)376  Top 25% / 466  Top 20%
Curators31 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time5.4 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar32 minutes
Followers2.2K  Top 25%
Owners± 89.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 14K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 41.6K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Flashback steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Flashback's Steam rating and reviews from February 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (March 2019) to 79% (November 2023).

With its 466 reviews Top 20%, Flashback could be considered a decent success for an indie game. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Flashback and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Flashback's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (47%), followed by Russian (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 20 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Flashback percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Flashback depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 7.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 47 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Flashback and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • + optional rewind mechanic
  • + remastered sound & music player
  • + achievements
  • + beautiful rotoscoped animations
  • + variety of simple graphic filters
  • + good range of options for customization
  • + extras and unlocks
  • + three difficulty options
  • + good suite of difficulty options
  • + worth playing for nostalgic folks
  • - clunky controls
  • - numerous dead ends
  • - can force a reload if you don’t do things in an exact order
  • - funky controls that haven't aged well
  • - shooting sections can be messy and awfully unresponsive and confusing
  • - can have some unexpected spikes in difficulty
  • - obnoxiously hard overall
  • - some irritating problems due to the game's age
  • - not designed for the more action-packed moments
  • - not sure if some problems are from the original game or the remaster

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 81.7% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Flashback's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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