Human: Fall Flat

Human: Fall Flat
Developer(s) No Brakes Games
Publisher(s) Curve Digital
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
Release
  • Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS
  • July 22, 2016
  • PlayStation 4
  • May 9, 2017
  • Xbox One
  • May 12, 2017
  • Nintendo Switch
  • December 7, 2017
Genre(s) Platform-puzzle
Mode(s) Single-player, multiplayer

Human: Fall Flat is a platform-puzzle video game developed by No Brakes Games and published by Curve Digital. It was released for Microsoft Windows, Linux and MacOS in July 2016, with PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions in May 2017 and a Nintendo Switch version in December 2017.[1]

Gameplay

Human: Fall Flat is a physics puzzle game where players play a customizable human, referred to in-game as Bob. Bob has no superpowers; he is purely human.[2] Players can make him grab objects and climb up ledges using both his arms and looking with his head.[3][4]

Players are able to customize Bob to their liking, painting his body in a different array of colors.[2]

The game is open-ended. Each level is themed differently, each containing multiple solutions to their unique puzzles.[2]

Development

In October 2017, an online multiplayer feature was added to Human: Fall Flat.[5]

Reception

Human: Fall Flat
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic(PS4) 67/100[6]
(XONE) 72/100[7]
(PC) 70/100[8]
(NS) 71/100[9]
Review scores
PublicationScore
Destructoid8/10[3]
IGN7.9/10[4]

Human: Fall Flat received "mixed or average" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[6][7][8][9] Dan Stapleton of IGN recommended the game for watching rather than actually playing, praising the slapstick controls, humorous animations, and character customization.[4] Zack Furniss of Destructoid enjoy the replayability of the puzzles and praised the multiple solutions each puzzle provided.[3]

By February 2018, more than 2 million copies of the game had been sold across all platforms. According to Curve, the sales of the game were boosted with the addition of online multiplayer in late 2017; by early January 2018, the game had broken over 1 million units sold on the Windows version, but within a month, had seen an additional 700,000 sales.[10][11][12] By June 2018, the game achieved over 4 million sales across all platforms.[13]

Human: Fall Flat was the first video game released by Super Rare Games, which is a limited-print company that physically publishes Nintendo Switch games. 5,000 copies were made available to order in March 2018.[14]

The game was nominated for "Casual/Social Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2017,[15] and for "Best Audio Design" and "Best Casual Game" at the TIGA Awards 2018.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Tom (August 11, 2017). "The Flame in the Flood, Human: Fall Flat headed to Nintendo Switch". Eurogamer. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Donnelly, Joe (July 26, 2016). "Seven ways Human Fall Flat will make you smile". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 Furniss, Zack (August 6, 2016). "Review: Human: Fall Flat". Destructoid. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Stapleton, Dan (July 28, 2016). "Human: Fall Flat Review". IGN. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  5. ↑ Donnelly, Joe (October 31, 2017). "Human Fall Flat adds 8-person online multiplayer". PC Gamer. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Human: Fall Flat for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Human: Fall Flat for Xbox One Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  8. 1 2 "Human: Fall Flat for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Human: Fall Flat for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ Calvin, Alex (January 8, 2018). "Curve Digital's Human: Fall Flat surpasses 1m sales on Steam". PC Games Insider. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ Calvin, Alex (February 15, 2018). "Human: Fall Flat hits 1.7m sales on PC". PC Games Insider. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ Bensen, Julian (February 20, 2018). "Why Human: Fall Flat's success is "f***ing crazy"". PCGamesN. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Physics-based puzzle platformer Human: Fall Flat smashes sales charts with four million units sold". Plan of Attack. June 19, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Super Rare Games". Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ "2017 Winners". The Independent Game Developers' Association. November 2, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
  16. ↑ Stephenson, Suzi (September 19, 2018). "TIGA Announces Games Industry Awards 2018 Finalists". The Independent Game Developers' Association. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
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