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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 3 out of 6

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  1. Sep 30, 2018
    10
    A challenging platform game with roguelike elements.

    The gameplay is great, with the feeling of making a bit of progress with each loss. The graphics and animations are superb, and the music is great.
  2. Aug 25, 2018
    10
    This game is a lot of fun, it is pretty much a rogue-lite but without so much randomization dictating your current playthrough. I almost beat the first boss (as well as the first three stages) without any upgrades. However, with upgrades it made the process a lot easier while also adding more enemies and changing the overall stages a good bit. I HIGHLY recommend this on the Switch butThis game is a lot of fun, it is pretty much a rogue-lite but without so much randomization dictating your current playthrough. I almost beat the first boss (as well as the first three stages) without any upgrades. However, with upgrades it made the process a lot easier while also adding more enemies and changing the overall stages a good bit. I HIGHLY recommend this on the Switch but it can be good fun where ever you end up picking it up. Expand
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Jun 2, 2017
    75
    Flinthook is a very special game. We are a space bounty hunter who ends up with pirates, assaulting their ships. We will have to go through each room, procedurally created, to find the leaders of the bands. Its gameplay is excellent and will delight the fans of roguelike and Megaman.
  2. May 26, 2017
    83
    Sure you’re going to swear at the bubbled enemies that need to be hooked before they can be attacked, and you’ll die to an ‘unfair’ trap a hundred times, but you learn your lessons each time, improving as you progress. With tons of hidden collectibles and procedurally generated levels, there’s a huge amount of replayabiilty within, even if you do master your hook and become the best pirate in the whole galaxy. For a small indie title, I came away impressed, not with just the quality of each aspect of Flinthook, but that in the end, it was simply fun to play, even with its frustrations.
  3. May 14, 2017
    75
    In Flinthook you will not stop jumping and shooting while you are looting spaceships. The game seems to be a usual platform title but it has depth thanks to its random generation of scenarios. No battle will be the same as the previous one only its playable formula ends up generating a certain feeling of monotony.