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Human: Fall Flat

Platform(s): Android, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, iOS
Genre: Puzzle
Publisher: Curve Digital
Developer: No Brakes Games
Release Date: July 22, 2016

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'Human: Fall Flat' (ALL) Sells More Than Two Million Units

by Rainier on Feb. 15, 2018 @ 7:13 a.m. PST

Human: Fall Flat is a quirky, open-ended, physics-based, third-person puzzle and exploration game set in surreal, floating dreamscapes.

Your goal is to escape the dreams of falling by solving puzzles with nothing but your wits and physics.

Human Fall Flat is a surreal physics puzzle game in which players are tasked with helping Bob (a builder – but not *that* one) escape his surreal dreamscapes. The world of Bob’s dreams are built on his daily experiences, hopes, fears and memories, crafted into nightmarish puzzles by the nefarious dream maker.

At its heart, it’s a game which will make you laugh. Bob is a human. No hero, no super powers. Bob’s journey is as random as it is surreal – with no fixed solutions to the obstacles he must overcome. Taking the form of open-ended sandbox levels in which players can experiment with solutions, Bob must traverse this beautiful yet deadly world in a bid to understand what’s powering his dreams.

Curve Digital, and developer No Brakes Games announced that Human: Fall Flat has surpassed two million global sales across all platforms.

Having initially launched on Steam Early Access in 2016, the game has subsequently seen full release on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and, most recently, Nintendo Switch. It also saw a mammoth 8-player online multiplayer patch for PC in November 2017, greatly expanding the audience-base of its wobbly, physics-based hijinks.

To commemorate Human: Fall Flat’s sales achievement, the game will be reduced by 50% on Steam from February 15th. To celebrate Chinese New Year on February 16th, PC players will also be treated to two brand new skins - the dog  (as its year of the dog) and Caishen - the god of wealth in China.

Since its release in 2016, Human: Fall Flat has made repeated success out of Bob’s building failures. The game has reached the top 5 of the Nintendo eShop in Europe, USA and Japan, rubbing shoulders with a certain other moustached handyman. Meanwhile on the PlayStation Store, the game made the December sales top 10 in the USA, bringing a splash of slapstick physics-based comedy to the chart. Human: Fall Flat is also one of the 2018’s most played games on Steam.

Human: Fall Flat’s journey has been, at times, confounding but never less than welcome,” said Tomas Sakalauskas. “The idea that the game started out as a solo-development endeavour and now incorporates over two million players worldwide is amazing. I’ve always tried to listen to the fans and bring their ideas into the game where feasible and where it chimed with my original vision. Bob, I suspect, is similarly bowled over.”

“We’re thrilled for Tomas, everyone at Curve and the now millions of players worldwide enjoying the wonky, physics-based fun, said Managing Director at Curve Digital, Jason Perkins. “Tomas has achieved success through exceptional hard work and by listening to the game’s community. It shows the potential of iterative design and how a strong voice can resonate with players in a crowded marketplace.”

Players control Bob’s basic movement, but operate his arms independently, making his journey haphazard, hilarious and fraught with danger. Bob can pull stuff. He can push stuff. He can kick stuff. He can carry stuff. He can climb stuff. He can break stuff. And he can use stuff on other stuff to make other stuff happen.

Along the way, players will learn more about the human condition – and maybe something about themselves, too.

Will you try to open that mysterious door, or would you rather see how far you can throw a speaker set out that window?

Human: Fall Flat is currently available on Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC.


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