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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 14, 2006}}
 
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|steam appid  =  
 
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|gogcom id    =  
 
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|strategywiki = FlOw
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|wikipedia    = Flow (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Flow (video game)
 
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|license      = commercial
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|official site= http://thatgamecompany.com/flow/
 
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/ Original site]
 
{{mm}} [http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/ Original site]
{{mm}} [http://thatgamecompany.com/flow/ Official site]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Developer | http://interactive.usc.edu/projects/cloud/flowing/ | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{ii}} The OS X version requires Adobe Flash or BinHex filetype support.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Dandelion Sprout|date=14 January 2022|comment=I downloaded the game and looked through its unencrypted files. The executables were in .exe, .swf, and .hqx formats.}}</ref> It may be possible to run the .swf versions on Linux, but this has not been tested.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:53, 5 February 2023

FlOw
FlOw cover
Developers
Thatgamecompany
Engines
PhyreEngine
Flash
Release dates
Windows April 14, 2006
macOS (OS X) April 14, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
FlOw guide on StrategyWiki
FlOw on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Original site

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
The OS X version requires Adobe Flash or BinHex filetype support.[1] It may be possible to run the .swf versions on Linux, but this has not been tested.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Video

Input

Keyboard and mouse, touch State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8.4 MB


References

  1. Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 14 January 2022
    I downloaded the game and looked through its unencrypted files. The executables were in .exe, .swf, and .hqx formats.