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Flynn: Son of Crimson cover art

Flynn: Son of Crimson

Studio Thunderhorse · Balor Games · 2021-09-15

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Sep 15, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Sep 15, 2021 (Xbox One), Sep 15, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 15, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 15, 2021 (Mac)

Our valiant hero Flynn possesses the ability to influence a mysterious energy and modify his style of combat, transforming him into a force to be reckoned with. Inspired by the golden age of the SNES, Flynn: Son of Crimson is the 2D action adventure that’ll take you right back to the 90s!

1
playing now
85%
positive of 769 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
83/100
IGDB user rating (12 ratings)
8h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

1 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Flynn: Son of Crimson is a platform game developed by Studio Thunderhorse and published by Humble Games. The game follows a young boy named Flynn, who embarks on a journey of discovery and conflict alongside his animal companion Dex as he learns to master his powers. Flynn and Dex must save Rosantica before the evil from The Scourge claims his home.

Health check

Insufficient data
  • · Not enough review history collected yet to judge health.
  • · Top 39% of 10,911 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 15k–35k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 769 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.75 at GameBillet (2025-04-17) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 36 of 65 observed days · $1.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

302026-08-12 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 10:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-14 17:00 — 3 players2026-08-15 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-16 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-17 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 01:00 — 1 players2026-08-18 17:00 — 2 players2026-08-19 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 16:00 — 2 players2026-08-21 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 23:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 15:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 07:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 23:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 14:00 — 1 players2026-08-25 06:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 22:00 — 2 players2026-08-26 15:00 — 2 players2026-08-27 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 20:00 — 1 players2026-08-28 12:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 1 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$4.392021-09-152026-08-302021-09-15 — best price $17.172021-10-18 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992021-12-27 — best price $11.992022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-03-24 — best price $19.992022-06-09 — best price $19.992022-08-01 — best price $19.992022-10-01 — best price $14.992022-11-18 — best price $11.992022-12-21 — best price $11.992023-01-14 — best price $19.992023-03-14 — best price $11.992023-05-05 — best price $11.992023-06-11 — best price $9.992023-07-24 — best price $9.992023-09-12 — best price $19.992023-10-26 — best price $17.172023-11-30 — best price $17.172024-01-16 — best price $9.992024-02-20 — best price $10.002024-04-08 — best price $16.992024-05-16 — best price $6.462024-06-19 — best price $7.992024-08-01 — best price $6.192024-09-14 — best price $19.992024-12-07 — best price $19.992025-01-09 — best price $5.992025-03-13 — best price $5.992025-08-14 — best price $5.992025-10-21 — best price $5.992025-12-18 — best price $5.982026-03-05 — best price $5.992026-05-07 — best price $5.992026-08-01 — best price $5.992026-08-30 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1902026-05-29 — 4 pageviews2026-06-01 — 8 pageviews2026-06-04 — 10 pageviews2026-06-07 — 3 pageviews2026-06-10 — 5 pageviews2026-06-13 — 6 pageviews2026-06-16 — 7 pageviews2026-06-19 — 5 pageviews2026-06-22 — 2 pageviews2026-06-25 — 19 pageviews2026-06-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-01 — 0 pageviews2026-07-04 — 2 pageviews2026-07-07 — 6 pageviews2026-07-10 — 4 pageviews2026-07-13 — 6 pageviews2026-07-16 — 2 pageviews2026-07-19 — 6 pageviews2026-07-22 — 5 pageviews2026-07-25 — 11 pageviews2026-07-28 — 2 pageviews2026-07-31 — 1 pageviews2026-08-03 — 2 pageviews2026-08-06 — 4 pageviews2026-08-09 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 3 pageviews2026-08-15 — 7 pageviews2026-08-18 — 2 pageviews2026-08-21 — 2 pageviews2026-08-24 — 2 pageviews2026-08-26 — 4 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, Spanish - Latin America

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)8,71416%22
Steam (Steam)1,32222%22
PS4 (PlayStation)30953%23
PS4 (PlayStation)20154%23
Switch (Nintendo)360%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

2DIndieActionCasualCombatFantasyAdventureGameMakerAction RPGPlatformer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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