Flashback

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

Flashback is a adventure, action and platformer game developed by Paul Cuisset and published by Microids.
Released on February 28th 2019 is available on Windows and MacOS in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 530 reviews of which 419 were positive and 111 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 0.99€ on Steam and has a 90% discount.

The Steam community has classified Flashback into these genres:

Adventure Action Platformer Retro 1990's Sci-fi Classic 2D Cyberpunk Futuristic Cinematic Old School Singleplayer Side Scroller

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS: Windows 10
Processor: 2 Ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB
DirectX: Version 10
Storage: 204 MB available space

MacOS

OS: MacOS 10.13
Processor: 2 Ghz
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB
Storage: 412 MB available space

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Oct. 2024

Works well playing on a keyboard and the animation has aged well. The graphics are still stylish and beautiful too.

Aug. 2024

The game is fun to play, but it would be better if it was controller compatible.

July 2024

It only took me 30 years to finally play through Flashback. It's aged surprisingly well, the art style, holds up. The original was too unforgiving, for my lazy ass, but the rewind feature in this version made for a much more enjoyable, casual experience. I died countless times, but I blame my poor Steam controller for most of them :). Without the rewind feature, I imagine this game would still be incredibly challenging. The controls were the biggest drawback – they were absolutely ****. However, the game was enjoyable enough to persevere. Perhaps a standard Xbox controller would have offered better control. Overall, I'd give this Flashback version a solid 6 out of 10, but that's with the caveat of using a Steam controller.

July 2024

A classic gem and a game from my childhood which i just finished for the first time today. For some reason back on the Sega Megadrive my tiny mind couldn't figure out what to do once i reached the alien planet level. The controls might feel awkward compared to modern games but after a while they become second nature, it feels so cool to do a running long jump, land and roll with your gun drawn to blast some enemies. The rotoscope animation still looks excellent and i love the look of the Earth city levels. The city levels are also the best with some great combat sections. One level does features a lot of shitty backtracking but it only lasts like 20 minutes. This version features a rewind function to help you past the trickier sections or if you fall to your death which can happen unexpectedly now and then. This game is ancient but don't be put off, it's still pretty excellent and i really enjoyed revisiting it.

Dec. 2023

This game is still amazing. Coming back to it after nearly 30 years was a treat. Before you start playing, make sure you look-up the controls. They are not intuitive at all, and even when you know them they might take a little getting used to for some, but once it starts feeling natural the puzzling solving, combat, and exploration feel very rewarding. I've read a few negative reviews on here claiming that you can't do certain things (like time jumps or jump forward from standing) that aren't accurate, but are evidence of how un-intuitive the controls are. It would've been nice to see a more modern control scheme added as part of the quality of life improvements. It's a shame that this style (and quality) of cinematic platformer didn't become more common. I would definitely like to see more.

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