Flipping Death

Release Date: August 7, 2018

Adventure, platformers, 2D, humorous, arcade elements, indie games, singleplayer

7.8

OpenCritic

90%

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An unusual mix of an adventure game and a platform game. The title was developed by Swedish studio Zaink! and it is a spiritual successor to Stick It to the Man!, a game from 2013. The players assume the role of Penny Doewood. After a tragic death, she must replace Death, who goes on vacation. The girl is solving problems of numerous restless souls while also trying to discover the truth about her own death.

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[1:02] Flipping Death launch trailer

[1:02] Flipping Death E3 2018 trailer

7.8

OpenCritic Rating

Game is Recomended by 71% of Critics. There are 39 Critic Reviews.

OpenCritic

ThisGenGaming: 75 / 100 by Robby Bisschop

Flipping Death is similar to its spiritual predecessor in many ways. It has a lovely aesthetic that never gets old and a type of silly humour that seems to have become a trademark for the developer. While the platforming is a lot more fun, the physics based mechanics rubbed me the wrong way and I didn’t care much for revisiting the same level (and possessing the same characters) over and over. It’s still an enjoyable game for a single runthrough and one that I would recommend for fans of the genre.

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Push Square: 7 / 10 by Liam Croft

Flipping Death isn't the grandest 2.5D experience you'll play in 2018, but it does offer a fun account of the trials and tribulations of being both alive and dead. And with a fantastic cast of characters on hand to deliver quality and humorous dialogue, a laugh is never too far away. It's more than worth a look if you like what you see, just don't expect anything too special.

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IGN: 8 / 10 by Cam Shea

If you like your games with an offbeat sense of humour and plenty of personality, Flipping Death comes recommended. Its central game design hook of flipping between life and death makes for an interesting world to navigate and puzzles to solve, and its characters are so oddball and endearing you'll want to hear every conversation in full, not to mention find out how it all ends.

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90%

STEAM Score

All Reviews: Very Positive (191)

STEAM

Flipping Death is a platform game with adventure game features. It was developed by Zoink Games and it is a spiritual successor to Stick It to the Man! - the previous game of this studio, that debuted in 2013.

Plot

The main protagonist of Flipping Death is Penny Doewood. She dies under mysterious circumstances and she discovers the world on the other side. As if that’s not enough, the girl must replace Death that went on vacation. She uses newly acquired powers to help ghosts that for various reasons are restless. She also uses these powers to discover the truth about how she died. The game features absurd humor that the players might know from Stick It to The Man! The scenario was written by Ryan North, the creator of the comic adaptation of the popular TV series Adventure Time.

Mechanics

The gameplay in Flipping Death is based on solving simple riddles by using Penny’s unique powers. She can throw her scythe and then teleport to the place where the weapon lands. This enables her to move efficiently through the realm of the dead that is – as the title of the game suggests – a reverse version of a real city of Flatwood Peaks. This is an important fact because each task given by restless souls requires you to act in both worlds. However, Penny can directly move only through the other side. The only way for her to interact in the real world is to possess living people by collecting a specific number of ghostly creatures in the realm of the death. This enables the players to control living people and to read their thoughts. Switching between worlds is fluent and can be done with a single press of a button.

The riddles in the game aren’t too complicated, but their solution is frequently very absurd and humoristic. Many of them require the players to take advantage of the physical system.

Technical aspects

Flipping Death features a two-dimensional, cut-out-like graphics with three-dimensional character models. The style of the game is similar to the one used in Stick It to The Man! The game features a climatic soundtrack as well. The Nintendo Switch version of the game supports the HD Rumble system that provides advanced vibrations for the Joy-Con controller.

Last updated on July 16, 2018