Flashback 2
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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Microids Studio Lyon | |
| Microids Studio Paris | |
| Paul Cuisset | |
| Publishers | |
| Microids | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 2021[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | November 16, 2023 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 35 |
| OpenCritic | 34 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Side view, Scrolling |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Platform, Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Cyberpunk |
| Series | Flashback |
| Flashback | |
|---|---|
| Flashback: The Quest for Identity | 1993 |
| Fade to Black | 1995 |
| Flashback (2013) | 2013 |
| Flashback | 2018 |
| Flashback 2 | 2023 |
Flashback 2 is a singleplayer side view and scrolling platform and shooter game in the Flashback series.
General information
- Developer Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | ||||
| GamersGate | ||||
| Green Man Gaming | ||||
| GOG.com | ||||
| Humble Store | ||||
| Steam |
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | None |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2008420/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Microids\Flashback 2\*.es3 |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2008420/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | 21:9 confirmed | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS On/Off toggle only |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Character animation has ghosting/stuttering issues above 60Hz | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | ||
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger support |
| DirectInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Nintendo controllers |
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| Other controller(s) |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 7, 8 | 10 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-7100 AMD Ryzen 3 1300X | Intel Core i3-8100 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 16 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 560 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 AMD Radeon RX 580 |
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- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.29f1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2008420/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2008420) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.