Flashback
Side-scrolling sci-fi action with gadgets and an experience progression system
· Published by Ubisoft · Released Oct 1, 2013
Third-party account required
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 59% of 557
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Nov 30, 2021
What is Flashback?
This single-player, 2.5D action-adventure reworks the original game, with Conrad returning to active service. You explore remote space stations and alien planets, navigating platforms, rolling, and shooting enemies.
For you if...
- +you enjoy old-school puzzle adventures in science fiction settings
Not for you if...
- −you want the original's slower, more deliberate controls
What players say
59% of 557 reviews are positive
Players praise the updated visuals and familiar atmosphere. A recurring complaint is the Ubisoft account requirement.
Screenshots and trailer
Flashback system requirements
Minimum: HD 2600XT, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Flashback?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows® XP SP3 / Windows® Vista SP2
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo E4400 2.0GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4200+
- Graphics
- 256 MB DirectX® 9 / Radeon HD 2600XT or GeForce 7600 GS
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Recommended
- OS
- Windows® XP SP3 / Windows® Vista SP2
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz or Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
- Graphics
- 512 MB DirectX® 9 / Radeon HD 3470 or GeForce 8600GT
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- originally released for Windows 7, the game can be played on Windows 10 and Windows 11 OS
Does Flashback have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Flashback run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Uplay (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian. Text only: Dutch, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Flashback use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
