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Play Overview
Flow Free (2012) is a logic puzzle game where you connect coloured dots with lines that mustn't cross each other. You must ensure that the route you take to connect the dots doesn't cut off other dots from being connected through careful planning and logic. It stands out for the clarity of the challenge that leads to increasingly complex webs of connections.
On grids of varying shapes and sizes, there are multiple pairs of coloured dots. You must create pipes that connect the matching dots, but the pipes you create cannot cross over one another. While it sounds simple, the stages are designed in such a way that the most direct route cannot always be taken. Instead, you often need to devise more circuitous routes to ensure you leave space for all the dots to be connected.
The result is a game that, while simple, creates puzzles where planning and careful thought are needed to ensure success. Figuring out the most difficult challenges is always satisfying and makes for an enjoyable brain tease.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Flow Free a year ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 2 weeks ago.
On grids of varying shapes and sizes, there are multiple pairs of coloured dots. You must create pipes that connect the matching dots, but the pipes you create cannot cross over one another. While it sounds simple, the stages are designed in such a way that the most direct route cannot always be taken. Instead, you often need to devise more circuitous routes to ensure you leave space for all the dots to be connected.
The result is a game that, while simple, creates puzzles where planning and careful thought are needed to ensure success. Figuring out the most difficult challenges is always satisfying and makes for an enjoyable brain tease.
Our examiner, Ben Kendall, first checked Flow Free a year ago. It was re-examined by Ollie Robertson and updated 2 weeks ago.
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Duration
Play Time: It takes between 1 minute and 3 minutes to play a round of this game. There are hundreds of levels, and more are regularly added, so you can spend a few minutes every day for over a year playing through the game.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
This game includes adverts on some platforms that are watched to unlock additional content. Note that these adverts are not covered by the age rating and may include older-rated content.
Skill Level
6+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it’s important for parents and guardians to ensure they understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. The game is very simple and easy to pick up. While some levels are more challenging, there are more than enough stages that can be played by younger children as well as older ones.
Costs
Flow Free
This game is free to play, but there are other costs associated with this game:
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
- Advertising: Smartphone or Tablet version of this game includes adverts. This varies in form but watching ads is often incentivised by unlocking additional content and progress in the game. Note that these are not covered by the age rating and may include older-rated content.
You can pay to remove adverts and get extra hints.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 30/01/2012
Out Now: Amazon Fire, Android and iOS
Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Puzzle, Traversal and Brain Game
Accessibility: 17 features
Components: 2D Overhead and Grid
Developer: Big Duck Games (@BigDuckGames)
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