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Bound By Flame

Bound by Flame lets the players customize their character. During the creation of their hero, players will be able choose their gender and freely alter their facial characteristics. This will of course have an…

57 6 May 2014 from $0.83

Bound By Flame is an adventure developed by Spiders, released 6 May 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. It currently starts at $0.83 at Humble Store. The main story takes about 19 hrs to finish.

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What Bound By Flame is

Bound By Flame is an adventure game developed by Spiders and released in 2014. It was published by Focus Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Silk Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A victim of a demonic influence will have to choose between the evil powers offered or rejecting them in favor of developing heroic talents. Dangers and enemies will become more fearsome in battle throughout, increasing the temptations to acquire more power by giving up part of the hero's soul to the demon while progression of the demonic influence will be reflected by the transformation of the hero's body. The game features three endings, depending which choices the player made during the game. In the finale the player's actions determines which ending will play out: the sacrifice ending (involves the player rejecting the demon's powers and killing themselves), demon ending (the player…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 41 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Bound By Flame holds a critic score of 57 out of 100. That places it above 13% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 12 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 61, across 57 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 19 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $0.83, that works out to about $0.04 per hour of the main story.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.2 GHZ, 2048 MB RAM and 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 4850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 6GB.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $0.83 at Humble Store, 88% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Bound By Flame launched on 6 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor and Child of Light. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor, Child of Light.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Bound By Flame yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Characters

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Quick answers

Bound By Flame — frequently asked questions

When did Bound By Flame come out?
Bound By Flame was released on 6 May 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Bound By Flame cost?
The cheapest current price for Bound By Flame is $0.83 at Humble Store, which is 88% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Bound By Flame?
At minimum, Bound By Flame needs AMD/INTEL DUAL-CORE 2.2 GHZ, 2048 MB RAM, 512 MB 100% DIRECTX 9 AND SHADERS 4.0 COMPATIBLE ATI RADEON HD 4850/NVIDIA GEFORCE 8800 GT OR HIGHER graphics, 6 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Bound By Flame?
The main story of Bound By Flame takes around 19 hrs.
Is Bound By Flame worth it?
That depends on what you want from it, so here are the numbers rather than an opinion: the cheapest price we track today is $0.83, and the main story takes about 19 hrs, which works out to $0.04 per hour of play. Our cost-per-hour tool compares that with other games.
How many GB is Bound By Flame?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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