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Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Flowing Lights.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Playable
- 2013
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The closest matches to Flowing Lights: Syder Arcade, Ikaruga, Sektori, Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION, and LUFTRAUSERS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Mega City Force
Why this: Also 1980s and Top-Down Shooter, like Flowing Lights.
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: gFaUmNe
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 2
- 85% of 13 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
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Why this: Also 1980s and Top-Down Shooter, like Flowing Lights.
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Ikaruga
Why this: Also Shoot 'Em Up and Bullet Hell, like Flowing Lights.
Sektori
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Mega City Force
Why this: Also 1980s and Top-Down Shooter, like Flowing Lights.
About Flowing Lights
The closest matches to Flowing Lights: Syder Arcade, Ikaruga, Sektori, Crimzon Clover WORLD IGNITION, and LUFTRAUSERS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Flowing Lights is your kind of game, the closest matches are Syder Arcade, Ikaruga and Sektori — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Flowing Lights: Flowing Lights is an Arcade Puzzle Shooter. Each fight is a puzzle. Attack and... Fail! ...Think back... try again! Got it? Improve with each try, there is always a smarter way to win!
Is Flowing Lights worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 13 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I don't hate this game, I'm marginally thumbing it down. It's pretty, it sounds nice, but the controls are super frustrating and often get in the way of the gameplay. The gravity effect is cool, but because your ship is affected so…”
People who play it also play: Syder Arcade, Ikaruga, Sektori
Frequently asked about Flowing Lights
Can I run it?
How much does Flowing Lights cost?
Flowing Lights is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Flowing Lights?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Flowing Lights are Syder Arcade, Ikaruga, Sektori.
Who developed Flowing Lights?
Flowing Lights was developed by gFaUmNe.