Flint

Flint is a top-down adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. You play as the “Stone-Born,” waking to a world controlled by the tyrant Übel and trying to discover your place in it as you fight to save the world. The story takes you toward the Golden Oath, where you become a Knight fighting for global peace and question whether Hamarolf’s side is the right one.

Combat and equipment

Combat calls for movement and quick decisions: staying still can be fatal, dodging helps you evade attacks, and a correctly timed parry negates enemy damage. The Hot-Cycle lets you switch between three tools at a time, so you can adapt your tactics and choose the right weapon for each fight. You face powerful monsters, including Mechanoids and Tanks.

Platinum Crystals found throughout the world let you upgrade weapons and unlock specialized Runes. These can change a weapon’s role: a halberd can become a crowd-control weapon, while a spear can become a projectile launcher. You can also loot parts from defeated enemies and take them to NPCs in Siedlung to craft equipment such as the Battle-breaker and Plasmoid Armor sets, which specialize in speed and protection, respectively.

Dungeons and bosses

Dungeons contain bosses as well as puzzles and secrets. In the Asylum, you progress by activating switches, finding keys, using terminal computers and moving boxes. Each dungeon ends with a boss that requires your attention and an understanding of the game’s combat.

Bosses include Rafael, the Crestfallen; Halifax, a grappling beast; and a Hydra that fires Flame, Shock and Wind projectiles.

Difficulties and Shards

You can choose between multiple difficulty levels, including Stone Born and Dare or Die. Shards are modifiers that significantly change gameplay, and your score reflects how well you did.