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Psychological horror game where light is essential but summons nightmares.
We listened to 8 Twitch streams of Flick (7h in total). The problem that came up most: no inventory, so unclear how to hold or place collected items, in 3 of 8 streams.
8 Twitch streams · 7h analysed · English · analysed in the week of 26 Oct 2026 · Steam page
- Problems
- 19
- Ideas
- 3
- Highlights
- 3
Each problem, idea and highlight counts once, however often it came up. The timeline counts every moment: 78 in all.
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- Stream 1, 56 min analysed: nothing specific enough to report.
- Stream 2, 49 min analysed: 6 problems, 3 highlights.
- Stream 3, 1h analysed: 1 suggestion or comparison.
- Stream 4, 42 min analysed: 6 problems, 1 highlight.
- Stream 5, 1h analysed: 8 problems, 2 highlights.
- Stream 6, 50 min analysed: 17 problems, 1 suggestion or comparison, 3 highlights.
- Stream 7, 47 min analysed: 16 problems.
- Stream 8, 57 min analysed: 11 problems, 2 suggestions or comparisons, 1 highlight.
Problems (19)
Bugs, confusion, frustration and the moments players gave up. The ones most streams ran into come first.
- #1Confusion
no inventory, so unclear how to hold or place collected items
3 of 8 streams · 10 moments
10 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #15Frustration
dark scenes are too dim to see or navigate
3 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #2Confusionblocking
shape toy puzzle gives no clue what to place or where
2 of 8 streams · 14 moments
14 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #3Confusion
toy car puzzle gives no hint what the cars are for
2 of 8 streams · 5 moments
5 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #4Confusionblocking
puzzle goals are unclear and need outside help to solve
1 of 8 streams · 5 moments
5 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #5Confusion
rules for where items belong in storage are learned slowly
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #6Confusion
second light source is easy to miss
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #16Frustration
carry limits and putting items down are unclear and clumsy
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #7Confusion
opening room and first items give no clear goal
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #8Confusion
serving customers drinks has unclear steps
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #9Confusion
blink and light mechanics unclear or glitchy
1 of 8 streams · 2 moments
2 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #10Confusion
unsure if progress was saved
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #11Confusion
characters look too short compared with the bar
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #12Confusion
jukebox cannot be used when the player tries
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #13Confusion
task list wording leaves the exact chore ambiguous
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #14Confusion
unclear what can be picked up
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #17Frustration
power cuts and darkness get in the way of chores
1 of 8 streams · 3 moments
3 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #18Frustration
fitting shapes on the race cars is fiddly
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #19Frustration
walking back to flip the light switch
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
Suggestions and comparisons (3)
What players asked for, and which games they compared yours to.
- #20Suggestion
no hint system when stuck on a puzzle
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #21Comparison
light mechanic recalls Alan Wake and raises curiosity
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #22Comparison
reminds of other child horror games
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report
What landed (3)
Moments players clearly enjoyed.
- #23Highlight
jump scares and creepy sound land well in the horror sections
3 of 8 streams · 6 moments
6 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #24Highlight
tense horror mood feels distinctive
1 of 8 streams · 1 moment
1 quote + ▶ timestamps in the full report - #25Highlight
sound effects and mixing are a highlight
1 of 8 streams · 4 moments
4 quotes + ▶ timestamps in the full report
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