Flashback 2 (2023) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Flashback 2

The acclaimed sci-fi side-scroller that became a retro gaming classic returns, with modern graphics and gameplay! After overcoming the Death Tower, Conrad and his allies must once again face the Morphs, the…

35 15 November 2023 from $4.79

What Flashback 2 is

Flashback 2 is an adventure game developed by Microids Studio Paris and released in 2023. It was published by Microids. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In the 22nd century, the peace of the United Worlds extends throughout the Solar System — but this tranquility is threatened by the Morph invasion led by the fearsome General Lazarus. In search of his lifelong friend, Ian, and with the help of his few allies — including A.I.S.H.A., his iconic AIpowered weapon — Conrad, once again, dives into a heart-pounding adventure full of twists, turns and revelations!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Flashback 2 holds a critic score of 35 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 41 points below the year average.

What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $4.79 at GOG, 88% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Flashback 2 launched on 15 November 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, The Talos Principle II, The Exit 8 and Jusant. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, The Talos Principle II, The Exit 8, Jusant.

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