Flicker of Hope

Flicker of Hope

Steam Deck · unrated

Studio Whip · Horror · Aug 3, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

93%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game certainly doesn't look bad, aside from decent visuals it has enjoyable world design with a few spooky locations.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I really enjoyed the stealth gameplay, as you can guess there are some game mechanics built around playing as a candle, such as melting overtime, hiding your head in the candle snuffer, and even making a small copy of yourself as a decoy.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Finally, the method by which Jean Wick revives is by possessing one of the candles that he's lighted, which once again is beautifully representative of the the theme and story of spreading light around the cathedral.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design would be very good if not for the lag.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
There is an un-optimized area so don't freak out if you see 30 fps its the area not your pc.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics61 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Story and characters51 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
100%
Performance8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs25 reviews
60%
Crashes7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
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