U.S. Gold

Flashback

Game

Game details

First release year: 1992

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

Flashback

Localized titles

Flashback

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Windows 10^*
Processor alternatives
2 Ghz^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
512 MB^*
Graphics API
Version 10^*
Storage
204 MB available space^*
macOS · Minimum^*
Operating system
MacOS 10.13^*
Processor alternatives
2 Ghz^*
Memory
1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives
512 MB^*
Storage
412 MB available space^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
19^*
Community confidence
good^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Delphine Software International
Paul Cuisset^*

Publishers

U.S. Gold
Sunsoft
Microids^*

Release history

1992
Date precision
Year only
1993-11
Date precision
Month
Platform
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Market
Europe
1993-12-22
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Market
Japan
1994-02
Date precision
Month
Platform
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Market
North America
1995-01-01
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
3DO
Market
Europe
1995-02-17
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
3DO
Market
Japan
1995-03-24
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
3DO
Market
North America
1993-11-07 · Sega Mega Drive · Japan^*
Release date
1993-11-07^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Sega Mega Drive^*
Market
Japan^*
1993-11-07 · Sega Mega Drive · Europe^*
Release date
1993-11-07^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Sega Mega Drive^*
Market
Europe^*
1994-02 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan^*
Release date
1994-02^*
Date precision
Month^*
Platform
Super Nintendo Entertainment System^*
Market
Japan^*
1994-02 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe^*
Release date
1994-02^*
Date precision
Month^*
Platform
Super Nintendo Entertainment System^*
Market
Europe^*

Store release history

Steam^*
Release date
Feb 28, 2019^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 22 fields

Release region · Sega Mega Drive

Europe^*

Release region · Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Japan^*

Release region · Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Europe^*

Release region · Sega Mega Drive

Japan^*

Release date · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe

1994-02^*

Release date · Sega Mega Drive · Europe

1993-11-07^*

Release date · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan

1994-02^*

Release date · Sega Mega Drive · Japan

1993-11-07^*

Developers · Sega Mega Drive · Europe

Delphine Software International^*

Developers · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan

Delphine Software International^*

Developers · Sega Mega Drive · Japan

Delphine Software International^*

Developers · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe

Delphine Software International^*

Genres and style · Super Nintendo Entertainment System

Action,Platformer,2D^*

Genres and style · Sega Mega Drive

Action,Platformer,2D^*

Platform

Super Nintendo Entertainment System^*

Platform

Sega Mega Drive^*

Release date · Sega Mega Drive · Japan

1993-11-07 · Sega Mega Drive · Japan

Release date: 1993-11-07^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Sega Mega Drive^*
Market: Japan^*

Release date · Sega Mega Drive · Europe

1993-11-07 · Sega Mega Drive · Europe

Release date: 1993-11-07^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Sega Mega Drive^*
Market: Europe^*

Release date · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan

1994-02 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Japan

Release date: 1994-02^*
Date precision: month^*
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System^*
Market: Japan^*

Release date · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe

1994-02 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Europe

Release date: 1994-02^*
Date precision: month^*
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System^*
Market: Europe^*

Genres and style · Sega Mega Drive

action game: action game^*
platform game: platform game^*

Platform

Sega Mega Drive: Sega Mega Drive^*

Specifications 2 · 8 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

2 Ghz^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

512 MB^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

1^* GB

Name

Flashback^*

Release year

2,013^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: 2 Ghz^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: 512 MB^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 1 GB^*

Specifications 3 · 31 fields

Achievements · historical

12^*

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

40^* min

Features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

Paul Cuisset^*

DLC count · historical

0^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

50000 - 100000^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*

Linux support · historical

No^*

macOS support · historical

Yes^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

43^* min

Name

Flashback^*

Negative reviews · historical

121^*

Peak ccu

0^*

Positive reviews · historical

436^*

Price (historical; currency unreported)

0.99^*

Publishers

Microids^*

Recommendations

467^*

Store release date · historical

Feb 28, 2019^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Windows support · historical

Yes^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Partial Controller Support: Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Paul Cuisset: Paul Cuisset^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Adventure: Adventure^*

Linux support · historical

Linux

Supported: No^*

macOS support · historical

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Microids: Microids^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Feb 28, 2019^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Windows support · historical

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

Specifications 4 · 21 fields

Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)

46^* min

Ccu

0^*

Developer

Paul Cuisset^*

Historical discount

90^* %

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*

Historical US original list price

999^* US cents

Languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)

0^* min

Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)

61^* min

Name

Flashback^*

Negative reviews · historical

121^*

Estimated ownership range (historical)

50,000 .. 100,000^*

Positive reviews · historical

436^*

Historical US price

99^* US cents

Publisher

Microids^*

Community tags · historical

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Adventure: Adventure^*

Languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Community tags · historical

Adventure: Adventure^*
Action: Action^*
Platformer: Platformer^*
Retro: Retro^*
1990's: 1990's^*
Sci-fi: Sci-fi^*
Classic: Classic^*
2D: 2D^*
Cyberpunk: Cyberpunk^*
Futuristic: Futuristic^*
Old School: Old School^*
Side Scroller: Side Scroller^*
Cinematic: Cinematic^*
Singleplayer: Singleplayer^*
Pixel Graphics: Pixel Graphics^*
Difficult: Difficult^*
Puzzle-Platformer: Puzzle-Platformer^*

Tags votes

Adventure

Votes · historical: 47^*

Action

Votes · historical: 43^*

Platformer

Votes · historical: 24^*

Retro

Votes · historical: 22^*

1990's

Votes · historical: 19^*

Sci-fi

Votes · historical: 17^*

Classic

Votes · historical: 16^*

Votes · historical: 14^*

Cyberpunk

Votes · historical: 14^*

Futuristic

Votes · historical: 10^*

Old School

Votes · historical: 7^*

Side Scroller

Votes · historical: 7^*

Cinematic

Votes · historical: 7^*

Singleplayer

Votes · historical: 7^*

Pixel Graphics

Votes · historical: 6^*

Difficult

Votes · historical: 6^*

Puzzle-Platformer

Votes · historical: 5^*

Specifications 5 · 26 fields

Features

Single-player^*
Steam Achievements^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Developers

Paul Cuisset^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*

Free to play · historical

No^*

macOS requirements

Minimum: OS: MacOS 10.13 Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB Storage: 412 MB available space ^*

Name

Flashback^*

Windows requirements

Minimum: OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 Ghz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 204 MB available space ^*

Platforms

windows^*
mac^*

Historical price currency

USD^*

Discount percentage (historical)

90^*

Historical store price

$0.99^*

Publishers

Microids^*

Recommendations total

461^*

Coming soon · historical store status

No^*

Store release date · historical

Feb 28, 2019^*

Interface languages

English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain^*

Type

game^*

Features

Single-player: Single-player^*
Steam Achievements: Steam Achievements^*
Partial Controller Support: Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing: Family Sharing^*

Developers

Paul Cuisset: Paul Cuisset^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Adventure: Adventure^*

macOS requirements

macOS · Minimum

Operating system: MacOS 10.13^*
Processor alternatives: 2 Ghz^*
Memory: 1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 512 MB^*
Storage: 412 MB available space^*

Windows requirements

Windows · Minimum

Operating system: Windows 10^*
Processor alternatives: 2 Ghz^*
Memory: 1 GB RAM^*
Graphics alternatives: 512 MB^*
Graphics API: Version 10^*
Storage: 204 MB available space^*

Platforms

Windows

Supported: Yes^*

macOS

Supported: Yes^*

Publishers

Microids: Microids^*

Store release date · historical

Steam

Release date: Feb 28, 2019^*

Interface languages

English^*
French^*
Italian^*
German^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Specifications 6 · 17 fields

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

partial^*

Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

playable^*

Store genres

Action|Adventure^*

Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27

12,458^*

Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27

good^*

Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27

19^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

gold^*

PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27

No^*

Steam release year · historical

2,019^*

Title

Flashback^*

Coming soon · historical Steam listing

No^*

Declared controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support · 2026-06-27

Controller support: Partial^*

Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27

Compatibility category: Playable^*

Store genres

Action: Action^*
Adventure: Adventure^*

Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27

Community Linux compatibility tier: Gold^*
Reports: 19^*
Community confidence: good^*

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