flOw is a puzzle developed by ThatGameCompany, released 14 April 2006 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable.
What flOw is
flOw is a puzzle game developed by ThatGameCompany and released in 2006. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Web browser. It runs on PhyreEngine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Flow is an indie video game created by Jenova Chen and Nicholas Clark. Originally released as a free Flash game in 2006 to accompany Chen's master's thesis, it was reworked into a 2007 PlayStation 3 game by his development studio, Thatgamecompany, with assistance from Santa Monica Studio. SuperVillain Studios developed a PlayStation Portable version of the game in 2008, and PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions in 2013. In Flow, the player navigates a series of two-dimensional planes with an aquatic microorganism that grows and evolves by consuming other microorganisms. The game's design is based on Chen's research into dynamic difficulty adjustment at the University of Southern…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online, and includes co-op. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
How it was received
flOw holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 2,791 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2006 averaged 65, so it scored 10 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 73, across 96 votes.
What it launched against
flOw launched on 14 April 2006, within three weeks of Ōkami, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast and Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Ōkami, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All, OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast, Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for flOw yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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Quick answers
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