Flower

Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.

Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%2019

$6.99

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago

The verdict

A short, gorgeous, meditative art piece about floating as the wind, with lovely music and visuals. The PC port is buggy with awkward controls, so skip it if you want real gameplay or get motion sick.

Great for

Players wanting a short, calming, wordless audiovisual experience to unwind with, ideally bought on sale

Main risk

Buggy port (no audio, black cutscenes, crashes) and clunky controls can ruin the relaxation

What players love

Relaxing, meditative atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews

“Flower might be the most relaxing game I've ever played. I haven't found another like it.”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

“This is that rare case where a game brings not excitement but tranquility.”
Steam review · translated · 20.5 h played ↗

“the soundtrack combined with the visuals creates a really calming atmosphere”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗

Beautiful visuals and art style

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“The visuals are soft and painterly, with fields that sway and glow in a way that feels almost dreamlike.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗

“It looks very beautiful.”
Steam review · translated · 2.5 h played ↗

Lovely soundtrack and sound design

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“a minimalist masterpiece with no dialogue and a heavy emphasis on atmosphere and its sweeping soundtrack (arguably the game's best feature)”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗

“adaptive music that reacts to your gameplay in subtle yet satisfying ways”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗

Short and sweet, doesn't overstay

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews

“The game relaxes well and pleases the eye, isn't drawn out, can be finished in 2 hours.”
Steam review · translated · 1.9 h played ↗

“It's easy but fun and not too long.”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗

Emotional, moving experience

Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews

“Emotionally, it provide peace in my solitude.”
Steam review · 26.4 h played ↗

“You just fly over fields, awaken the world, and at some point catch yourself smiling, calming down, sometimes even getting a lump in your throat.”
Steam review · translated · 5.7 h played ↗

Nostalgia and original console charm

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews

“it did bring me joy of my childhood.”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗

What players complain about

Poor, buggy PC port

Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews

“I still love the original game, but this port has too many bugs that ruin it for me.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗

“There is no audio in the starting menu or during gameplay.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“if your refresh rate is above 60 there is a fair chance the game will just crash on levels”
Steam review · translated · 3.4 h played ↗

Clunky controls and fighting camera

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews

“What should be a relaxing, peaceful experience quickly turns into a constant, frustrating battle with the camera.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

“as if the wind is drunk and keeps nosediving into the ground”
Steam review · translated · 2.5 h played ↗

“The controls feel stiff and constantly fight against the camera, which you cannot control.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗

Motion sickness

Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews

“This is the only thing that's given me motion sickness in my entire life.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗

“Whoever has strong MOTION SICKNESS please avoid this game.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Too short and thin for the price

Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews

“Quite literally it's six short levels (plus the credits if you bother with them) of flying around smacking flowers to an occasionally beautiful soundtrack.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗

“Buy it, finish it in an hour or 1.5 and refund.”
Steam review · translated · 2.5 h played ↗

Too many cutscenes break the flow

Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews

“it does all it can to interrupt your flow states with its endless cutscenes every 2 minutes followed by a position teleport.”
Steam review · 41.5 h played ↗

“control is taken away from you every 10 seconds completely destroying the flow of the adventure”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗

Crashes in credits block achievements

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“I can't finish the game because it keeps crashing during end credits”
Steam review · 5.1 h played ↗

“The game is 15 years old and everyone crashes at the same spot in the credits, so the achievement can't be earned”
Steam review · translated · 6.3 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Verified

Minimum

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i3-2125 or AMD A8-5600K

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsIntel Iris Pro 580 or GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon R7

Recommended

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsGeForce GTX 750 Ti or Radeon R9 270

OSWindows 10

ProcessorIntel Core i3-2125 or AMD A8-5600K

Memory4 GB RAM

GraphicsIntel Iris Pro 580 or GeForce GTX 650 or AMD Radeon R7

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