Flashback
Skip · RPG · 2013
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 5, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Length
- 5.7h 7.9h to 100%
- Value
- $1.75/hr
- Reviews
- 59% of 555 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
20 years after the original game’s launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active service for the triumphant return of one of the most acclaimed franchises in gaming history.It’s not a reboot. It’s Flashback re-imagined.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 1 GB of memory, 256 MB DirectX 9 / Radeon HD 2600XT or GeForce 7600 GS, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
Across all 78 discounts in the 13 years tracked, the median cut is 75 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 62 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Dex ($19.99, scores 62) beats it on value, while it beats Edge of Space ($14.99, scores 0).
More about Flashback
Inside the two-hour refund window, 47 percent of the 146 reviews written there were positive, against 59 percent overall, and those are 28 percent of everything written about it.
What players say
It took me 6 hours to beat the game, but in reality it took me over 30 years because I never could beat the original sega genesis version when I was a kid! Great game and a fun playthrough!
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Flashback, published by Ubisoft and developed by VectorCell under the guidance of original creator Paul Cuisset, is a modern remake of the iconic 1992 cinematic platformer Flashback: The Quest for Identity. The game attempts to reintroduce the classic's gripping sci-fi story and intricate platforming mechanics to a contemporary audience with updated graphics, smoother animations, and quality-of-life improvements...
2/10 Short answer: Just play the original on steam which has some QOL stuff Long answer: I gave it a try because it was 2 bucks on sale.. Should kept the 2 buck. -Connor is now the smirky guys throwing one offs -Expected ubisoft bug making combat extremely painful. Enemies will ragdoll you all over the place, they get full life mid combat if you take too long (In particular, the last level you can take up to 20min...
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Cite this score
Flashback scores 5/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/245730/flashbackReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.