Flower is an adventure developed by ThatGameCompany, released 12 February 2009 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3 and iOS.
What Flower is
Flower is an adventure game developed by ThatGameCompany and released in 2009. It was published by Annapurna Interactive. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 3, iOS and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on PhyreEngine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The goals and journey in each level vary, but all involve flight, exploration and interaction with the worlds presented to you. Using simple SIXAXIS wireless controls and by pressing any button, the player controls the lead petal and accumulates a swarm of flower petals as he moves at his own pace within the environment, causing the on-screen world to change. Flower's gameplay offers different experiences, pacing and rhythm to all players. Along the way, the environment will pose challenges to the player's progress.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 14 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Flower holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 79, across 239 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
A full completion run takes around 6 hrs.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-2125 or AMD A8-5600K, 4 GB RAM and Intel Iris Pro 580 or GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon R7. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Flower launched on 12 February 2009, within three weeks of Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5 and Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.
Released around the same time: Demon's Souls, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Flower 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.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
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