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Game
Game2019
Flower
Developer thatgamecompany
Flower is a video game developed by Thatgamecompany and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3. It was designed by Jenova Chen and Nicholas Clark and was released in February 2009 on the PlayStation Network. PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions of the game were ported by Bluepoint Games and released in November 2013. An iOS version was released in September 2017, and a Windows version… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
264 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
75
LovedLoved
134 positive · 44 negative
95% range 68–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 134 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 12 | 1 | 72 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,655 of 2,100 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
76% recommend · 136 yes, 44 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 180 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (4,078 of 5,136 positive).
Many players find Flower a beautiful and relaxing experience that helps with anxiety and stress. [1][2][3] A few players note the game is short and best enjoyed on sale or on PlayStation. [4][5][6]
Liked
Representative posts
- [6]
This is less a true "Don't recommend" and more a "neutral, buy on discount if you like the visuals" review. Its a visually pretty experience, i like the musical of the flowers and the overall textless style of the game. Unfortunately, just about everything else kinda sucks. The movement was clearly designed for a special type of controller, and both mouse/keyboard or a generic controller are not great for movement, …
- [1]
15+ years later, still great. I used to play this over and over to help ease my anxiety and depression. I also forced all of my equally anxious and depressed friends to come to my house to play it. Now I just have these nice memories of sitting on my couch with friends, drinking tea, playing Flower. I feel like we could really use a Flower 2. Unfortunately, this isn’t a great PlayStation port. On boot, the grass …
- [11]
This is an extraordinary experience. Note experience and not game. The first time I played this game, I zipped about. Flowers bloomed and I was like "So, what is the fuss about". I saw the beauty and sound and graphics but thought, "there really is not much here". The second time was following the death of my mother. As the head of house I believed I had a responsibility to the family to manage my grief. At night, …
- [2]
Flower is one of those games you play when you just want to relax and vibe for a while. Flying through the air while controlling petals feels incredibly smooth, and the soundtrack combined with the visuals creates a really calming atmosphere. There’s barely any traditional “gameplay,” but the short experience is memorable and beautiful.
- [3]
Very chill game, fun for achievements too. From someone who normally plays competitive games that make me wanna rip the hair out of my scalp, this is a breath of fresh air. Now I can finally touch grass.
Summarised from 34 of the 213 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 11, 2026. How summaries are made
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Flower sits at 75% positive across 178 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Flower was well received by critics. Alice Liang of 1UP.com applauded the game, saying that "the freedom of movement makes the game feel as relaxing as a gently wafting breeze". She felt that "fun" did not fully describe the game experience, saying that it had a "well-constructed movie's emotional arc" and that the game's music, visuals, and gameplay all drew the player into a compelling emotional experience. She also felt that it was very replayable, which offset its brevity. Ryan Clements of IGN agreed with Liang's opinion, saying that it provided "more enjoyment, emotion and enlightenment than any game" he had played in years. Though he noted that the game would not appeal to everyone,…
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Reactions
60 of 264 · most liked firstThe Final Fantasy XIV Flower Language Spreadsheet is done. If you write fanfics, roleplay, make fanart, or like flowers, I made a spreadsheet of (nearly) every flower in-game with its IRL flower and its flower language and fun facts that may be relevant to you. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
neutral · AI labelView post →An extremely unsatisfying fact about Super Mario Bros. Wonder is that the Wonder Flower that references Super Mario 64 by playing a remix of the Metallic Mario theme from that game... is the 65th Wonder Flower in the game, not the 64th.
neutral · AI labelView post →I unironically LOVE The Flower, I think every game could benefit from The Flower.
positive · AI labelView post →Serebii Update: The next Pokémon Café ReMix Delivery focus has been announced. Adds Leafeon & Glaceon's Spring Flower outfits to the game. Runs from March 14th 2025 Details @ www.serebii.net
neutral · AI labelView post →Serebii Update: The next Pokémon Café ReMix event has been announced. Adds Flabébé Red Flower into the game. Runs from March 28th 2025 Umbreon's Spring Flower outfit will also be added in delivery www.serebii.net
neutral · AI labelView post →Not a SWHFTT: Broken cycles and the Flower Game (1/2)
neutral · AI labelView post →Heading into overtime, having already clinched a spot in the #StanleyCup Playoffs, the @mnwild put Marc-Andre Fleury in net. 🌸 The Wild won the game in the extra frame, and everyone in the building got to show their love for Flower after his final regular season game. 💚
neutral · AI labelView post →#WhatAGameDevLooksLike Hello there 🌸 I’m Elle (she/they) I’m a chronically ill game dev, lifelong gamer, writer, & freelance artist. I am working on my first game, Flowerbud: A Flower Shop Dating Sim in Godot. I’m not at GDC (see pinned post) but would still love to connect :)
neutral · AI labelView post →Broken cycles and the Flower Game (2/2)
neutral · AI labelView post →Marc-Andre Fleury is headed back to Pittsburgh! 🐧 Flower will return to the ice and play parts of the /penguins' preseason game on September 27.
neutral · AI labelView post →Serebii Update: The next Pokémon Café ReMix event has been revealed: Floating Flabébé. Runs from October 21st 2025 Adds Flabébé (Yellow Flower) into the game. Details @ www.serebii.net
neutral · AI labelView post →I TOLD CHATBBT TO MAKE GAME WERE, WERE MARIO IS UH MARIO IS AVENGERS AND INSEAD OF FIRE FLOWER ITS THOR HAMMER AND HULK IS THERE AND THEYRE FIGHTING UHH UHHH DARTHVADER INTEAD OF BOWSER AND ITS SOOOOO EBIC IM GONNA SHOOT A BIG LOADA GOO ALLLLLLL OVAR MY FUNKO POPS DOOD DIS IS DA FUTUR IS SO EPIIIIC!
neutral · AI labelView post →Flower getting all his flowers as tonight's 1st star of the game 🌸
neutral · AI labelView post →Bryan Rust gave us the Flower lap at the end of the game last night. Bullying works. From the #LetsGoPens netherworld.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Halloween! Here's a treat :) I made a 3-5 minute interactive horror prologue set in the world of CORPSE FLOWER (my new game). There are 3 different endings. Can you find them all? unholybrie.itch.io/corpse-flowe... #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #screenshotsaturday
positive · AI labelView post →Flower assets for my upcoming game 💐 #pixelart #gamedev #ドット絵
neutral · AI labelView post →Sometimes a Hippie Flower Power Van will appear in your parking lot☮️🪷 Should I add more Flower Power cars to the game? store.steampowered.com/app/3031880/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I cant emotionally handle this Game. I DONT WANT FLOWER TO RETIRE 😭😭😭
neutral · AI labelView post →NO ONE TOLD ME MISS RIHUA'S SIGNATURE FLOWER IS FINALLY IN THE GAME!!!
neutral · AI labelView post →Flower runs, from the original #Cuphead game! :) #2danimation
neutral · AI labelView post →Drawing Wario everyday until there's a new Wario Land game day 2090. (Cloud Flower) He gets airsick VERY quickly.
neutral · AI labelView post →Drawing Wario everyday until there's a new Wario Land game day 2094. (Ice Flower NSMB) He cannot get a hold of these flower ball style powerups...
neutral · AI labelView post →Played FLOWER FIELDS with @jridpath.bsky.social on the weekend. Fun tile-placement game, with a goal of creating an attractive flower garden. *Love* the tiny bee 🐝 game bits! Designers: Luca Bellini, Luca Borsa. Publisher: @horribleguild.bsky.social. #BoardGames boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/42...
neutral · AI labelView post →the initial concept art of Flower Knight 🪷 #gamedev #art
neutral · AI labelView post →15+ years later, still great. I used to play this over and over to help ease my anxiety and depression. I also forced all of my equally anxious and depressed friends to come to my house to play it. Now I just have these nice memories of sitting on my couch with friends, drinking tea, playing Flower. I feel like we could really use a Flower 2. Unfortunately, this isn’t a great PlayStation port. On boot, the grass sometimes flickers so badly that I have to restart the game. Cutscenes don’t play…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Drawing Wario everyday until there's a new Wario Land game day 2098. (Gold Flower) Oh, he's MAD that he's bronze.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is an extraordinary experience. Note experience and not game. The first time I played this game, I zipped about. Flowers bloomed and I was like "So, what is the fuss about". I saw the beauty and sound and graphics but thought, "there really is not much here". The second time was following the death of my mother. As the head of house I believed I had a responsibility to the family to manage my grief. At night, when the family was asleep, the gravity of realizing that going forward I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Drawing Wario everyday until there's a new Wario Land game day 2086. (Ice Flower Galaxy) It's so weird how the Ice Flower has two such distinctly different powers and outfit designs for the exact same design of the powerup
neutral · AI labelView post →Drawing Wario everyday until there's a new Wario Land game day 2096. (Boomerang Flower) Worst item in Mario Kart. I stand by that and I will not be swayed.
neutral · AI labelView post →This is less a true "Don't recommend" and more a "neutral, buy on discount if you like the visuals" review. Its a visually pretty experience, i like the musical of the flowers and the overall textless style of the game. Unfortunately, just about everything else kinda sucks. The movement was clearly designed for a special type of controller, and both mouse/keyboard or a generic controller are not great for movement, particularly because the camera doesn't really do what you would want it to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Flower is one of those games you play when you just want to relax and vibe for a while. Flying through the air while controlling petals feels incredibly smooth, and the soundtrack combined with the visuals creates a really calming atmosphere. There’s barely any traditional “gameplay,” but the short experience is memorable and beautiful.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Know Your Game Poem: Colorado Flower | Photo: Magda Ehlers #Dachshund | #Poetry | #Poem | #Dogpoetry
neutral · AI labelView post →100% Achievement Review: Based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. Feel free to follow my [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45897386/]Steam Curator & [url=https://www.youtube.com/@Awijii]Youtube Channel for more 100% reviews, videos & achievement content! Title: Flower Summary: Relaxing story game Personal notes: Flower is a cute and relaxing game where you take control of a flower petal flying through the wind in various lush environments. This was my…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought Flower because it was on sale and I figured it was, you know, a game. Turns out it’s more of a lifestyle choice. There are no enemies. You just float around as the wind collecting flowers like you’re doing yard work for nature itself. At some point I realized I was trying really hard to make a “good” gust of wind and that’s when I knew something had gone wrong. The game looks nice and the music is relaxing, which is dangerous because it tricks you into caring. I caught myself…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Okay, here's the thing. I love this game. Have for a while. It's perfectly atmospheric, controls are simple and intuitive, and I enjoyed every moment with the breathtaking, yet simplistic graphics. The sound design is the highlight of this game, headphones HIGHLY recommended. However, I played on PS3. I don't know what's wrong with this version, I'm not a game biologist, but it just doesn't run right. A game that ran perfectly fine on a console from 2006 should be a piece of cake for any…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🌸Vtubers! Explain your lore as bad as possible:🌸 Flower new game plus
neutral · AI labelView post →I can still remember exact moments of playing Flower and Journey and being completely blown away by the design and technical choices they made. There was a moment of playing Journey where I didn't know how they managed to do something and that is a very rare feeling for me as a game programmer.
positive · AI labelView post →like i get the idea and its chill, but holy is the game very buggy that it makes it NOT chill lmao
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got a cat here. Friends passing by can touch her and click Like to pet her once. Award for good luck, Take My Points for infinite pets :) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ＿＿ ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿_ヽ_)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Experienced on the Meta Quest 3 You can view my VR mod gameplay here: https://youtu.be/FkxEL8vqaOo Yes, you can now play Flower in VR with the latest FREE VR Mod. It has Full Stereo 3D, Head-Tracking and Motion Controls. The mod is easy to install as well. Flower VR has never been more immersive to play. I would say it's the best way to experience Flower. Looks great & runs well enough on my RTX 5090. Journey will be coming soon to VR as well. I bought this game! If you enjoyed my review,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run Paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had to refund the game due to it randomly crashing. This game is poorly ported from the PlayStation, and it really shows. Awful controls, bad performance, music suddenly stopping, and the random crashes. I don't know how this plays on the PlayStation, but I wouldn't recommend playing it on PC until they properly port it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Broccoli is a flower, and all varieties of roses are edible.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game was Fun on Playstation. very Frutiger Aero/Eco this is a really bad port, this was made to showcase the motion controls on playstation when it was still new tech, but this just is unresponsive, the first time trying this game, it glitched out completely, i got stuck in the ground. It just seemed do what it wanted, like moving the mouse left would sometimes make it move left, sometimes it would just fling itself around. seems like it hasnt been patched much, i got through the first few…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game made me feel pretty for the first time
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very chill game, fun for achievements too. From someone who normally plays competitive games that make me wanna rip the hair out of my scalp, this is a breath of fresh air. Now I can finally touch grass.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a horrible port to the PC. Ive played with the settings and mixed and matched to see what worked, and it still made no difference in the gameplay. Horrible camera angles and choppy 5-8 frames per second. Visualizations followed by constant wind sounds that dont match the gameplay. Horrific steering and visual clutter makes it hard to navigate. If you play on controller, expect massive input delays. - As it stands it technically unplayable.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately the performance is poor and the game has visual and audio issues. There is a constant fighting with the camera and the game wrestles control away way too often. At the end of the day there simply isn't much to the game so all those issues aren't something that can just be tolerated.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →P. S. If you have difficulties in the walktrough, this guide will be very useful: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3561496240 POLUTED When it comes to truly empty games, Flower is right up there. It's totally unclear why this game racked up so many awards, since under the flashy exterior there’s, well, nothing. The gameplay is insanely simple: all you do is hold one button and float around as a petal in the wind, making other flowers bloom. Sometimes you gotta fly to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has a very beautiful and slightly liminal art style with interesting and fun level designs, but i do have one complaint which is that the camera controlling in this game is some of the worst i've ever experienced in my time on steam, so goodluck to whoever is trying to 100% this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A chill and relaxing game with beautiful visuals. Bringing the city back to life through restoring greenery to drab and desolate areas. 8/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a super pretty and calming game, 10/10 would play again!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get this game on PlayStation. I've played this game on playstation many years ago. It was one of my favorite indie games, and better than a similar game like journey in my opinion. I picked it up on PC but the controls don't transfer well using mouse and keyboard. The main appeal of the game is the unique controls that connect you to the gusts of wind and the petals. It feels a lot more clunky on PC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a beautiful, enjoyable, relaxing experience. and yet I can't say I recommend it because of how poorly this port is made. If it works, it works. But I have the audio constantly cutting in and out, and sometimes it's a black screen with audio. Sometimes not.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought this game because of nostalgia of when i played it on PS3 and after all it wasn't even a bad experience, just a bit plain, BUT MAN IF I CAN'T FINISH THE GAME BECAUSE IT KEEPS CRASHING DURING END CREDITS IT'S A BIT TOO MUCH and kinda sad cuz i wanted this platinum but as for now it's literally impossible Fixed by disabling the v-sync!! But in any case, I won't change the outcome of my review
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game itself is good, but there are issues with performance, achievements, and crashes. The game is not polished; it was released 'as is'.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the most chill games you can ever play with really gorgeous visuals! Even more enjoyable at a very high refresh rate! (480hz, but I had around 240+fps) Warning for: 1. People with high fps - Limit your fps to 60 when you reach the credits to avoid crashes. 2. Black pre-rendered cutscenes - Disable fullscreen optimizations.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Talking Flower seems like something they’d do for the first ever video game with voice acting to ease you into the concept
neutral · AI labelView post →This thing happens only twice a year, so I made a new game for #LDJAM. Hear me out: What if all the appliances staged a coup against YOU, Penguin, Flower, and Jesus?! All in the form of a JRPG It is now on @itchio #godot #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart
neutral · AI labelView post →Also I was doing some research on that SMB Super Show post and I ran across this amazing sentence: "[...] whereas the star grants temporary invincibility in the game, with the Fire Flower granting pyrokinesis." "Mario eats flower and gaina pyrokinesis" is now how I will explain SMB mechanics
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