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Red: Flame & Fable cover art

Red: Flame & Fable

Platonic Murder Party · Champlain College · 2026-05-01

Steam

ActionAdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: May 01, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Will you succumb to the darkness or cleave through it with your lantern? Red: Flame & Fable is a handcrafted 2D platforming action-adventure which follows the story of Red. Red must defeat terrifying creatures, find her family and fight back against the darkness imbued by the flower curse.

100%
positive of 17 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
Free
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Top 90% of 13,709 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Review momentum

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7720262026Week of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-08: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-06-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-28: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsGamepad RecommendedPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportStereo SoundFamily Sharing

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