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Solar Flux2013

Solar Flux

2013 Firebrand Games66Worthwhile

Playtime

BriefTypically 2.5 hours

Playable on

Available on

Game modes

Details

Launch
July 28, 2013

Overview

Travel across the universe and save dying suns from extinction in this unique and challenging puzzle strategy game. You are the last hope to bring salvation to a perishing universe as you collect and deliver fragments of plasma using your omni-directional ship. Stellar flares, asteroids, supernovae and force fields are just some of the challenges you will face as you pilot your ship through the intense heat of imploding stars. Key Features: over 80 progressively challenging missions 18 themed sectors with a variety of obstacles to overcome 4 unique galaxies with distinctive visuals and an acclaimed ambient soundtrack Intuitive 3-star rating system with varying level objectives Distinctive gameplay that revolves around zero-gravity navigation Choose between mouse or controller-activated gameplay Support for achievements, statistics and leaderboards Full controller support

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Reception

Overall, Solar Flux is good verging on great; it does have a bit of a visual vacuum, but the gameplay — though difficult to get a handle on at first — makes up for this, with potentially addictive action.

With fun levels, Solar Flux is definitely a good physics-based puzzle game if you are taking it on the go. With scoring based on how much fuel or shield you use, the game encourages you to play levels over to perfect your strategy. Unfortunately, the Joy-Con controls made things frustrating making me not want to play on the TV. Solar Flux does have...

Solar Flux feels like a cheap mobile port that hasn't quite grasped how to perform on the hybrid handheld that is the Nintendo Switch. The puzzles themselves can be fun to play at times, but frustrating controls diminish the experience.

If developer/publisher Firebrand Games had gone the extra mile to implement such features, Solar Flux would have been much more of a compelling purchase.

All the elements in Solar Flux combine for an attractive, calming, challenging, physics-based puzzler.