Florence

I really like this, there are many things in the story that feel so relatable.

While this game is quite short, it is extremely good. Its got beautiful sound design, fun and interesting user input interactions, and its super cute. The story hits home in all the right ways. Weather full price or on sale I think this game is worth it

A beautiful game with a beautiful story, art and soundtrack.
Is really short, but you will always remember the feelings.

It's a cute game. The music is good, and the gameplay is really simple but also creative in some chapters. For $6, you get around 1 hour of playtime. Whether the story impacts/moves you or not depends on each person; it didn't make me sad or
cry, but it was sweet yet predictable from the beginning.

A beautiful and touching gem about life's highs and lows. Its soundtrack and art are unremarkably clever, merging perfectly with the simple puzzle mechanics with which the story is told.

Very cute game, super creative story telling, directly in the feels. It's very quick too, only took me about half an hour to play through the story. 100% recommended

Florence is a wonderful interactive slice-of-life story that lets you experience all the emotions for yourself. Both visuals and music artfully craft the tone of each scene, and incorporate you into the story. Just like in real life, not everything is sunshine and roses, but that's part of the beauty of it.

Total gameplay time is around an hour, maybe a bit more if you want to grab all the achievements.

Honestly just a beautiful game. It's only 6 bucks and half an hour, no point in not playing it

Completed 18th February, 2025

First time playing an interactive visual novel, didn't expect it to be as engaging as it was. Florence is super short but the story is just going through the life of Florence Yeoh, who's stuck in her daily routine of work, sleep and excessive social media use but her world changes when she meets a Krish, a cello player. The conversations they have are are shown as pieces of a puzzle, a lot of pieces at first and slowly getting lesser and lesser signifying the ease of conversing with Kirsh. I love how the puzzle changes its shape to show how the conversation is going, slowly getting sharper as they go from the excitement of new love to conflicts and challenges of growing apart. The game is super brief but the impact is lasting, defo worth it even when its not on sale.

---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☑ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☐ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☐ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☐ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☐ Check if you can run paint
☑ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☑ Floppy Disk
☐ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☑ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☑ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☑ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☑ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☐ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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Florence [Krish is listening to headphones in an elevator with Florence. She notices the music]: I love the Smiths.
Krish: Sorry?
Florence: I said I love the Smiths.

A nice game. A simple story, simple game play. It is not packed with drama, outstanding game play or anything like that. It good to just enjoy the visuals and music, maybe relate to the story and think about your own life. A good choice for a quiet evening or other time of day

I thought this would've been a cozy game but the way the story progressed I was hooked onto florence and her growth. As expected from Annapurna they chose to publish another great game

A beautiful game with great little mechanics that add to its storytelling. The game is maybe half an hour long, and you can bet your bottom dollar I cried through all of it.

I cried. Simple and impactful story driven puzzle game. Would recommend.

The mechanics are profound, the art is amazing, the story is touching! <3

the story is cute, heartwarming but after that i cant stop myself from thinking i paid 7CND$ for a slideshow ,

Very moving story ♥ The game itself is quite short and the gameplay simple but with quite a few diverse mini levels / chapters. The style and the visuals are lovely and the story is beautiful!

Touching, short visual story. The game play is very simple. The story is simple. But both are subtly clever, too. Just what I needed today.

Short and sweet visual novel that uses interactive puzzles to tell the story of Florence, a young woman discovering love while navigating her own personal growth. The puzzles are simple and the story, though cliche, is emotional and sweet. The art style and music are beautifully done and match the vibe of the story very well. The whole game takes about an hour to complete and I personally felt it was worth it.

Florence is more than just a game it's a glimpse into life itself. It beautifully portrays a relationship through music and colors, making every moment feel real and emotional. It doesn’t take much of your time, but it leaves a lasting impression sometimes warm, sometimes bittersweet. This is a game worth revisiting every now and then. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Short and sweet. Takes about 30 mins to play and you know where the story is going before you start playing, but it's still nice.

Another game you could put "Brush the character's teeth!" on the back of the box as a feature.

This is the cutest visual novel I've played in a long time. The best part is that you don't need to read pages upon pages of dialogue. There is almost no text. Still the game manages to let you know exactly what is happening. The whole game is structured like a series of minigames. All of them are very simple and some get repeated but that doesn't matter since I played the game in less than one hour. Now one hour might seem very short and it is. But I think the hour is worth every cent/penny/whatever.
Bevore I forget it: The artstyle and soundtrack are also extremely charming and fit the mood perfectly.

Art style and music are great, I'm not going to deny it, but the story? What the hell is that? I've basically clicked through it, because there was nothing that could get me immersed into this boring story. This "game'" (I don't know if I can call it a game, because... you don't do much, you just watch and read, and click on the screen to e.g. put a pieces of puzzle together) lacks something. I didn't feel connected at all, nothing moved me there.
I recommend playing "When the past was around", that was touching. This one? I regret buying it.

Great art style and game mechanics! Puzzles convey the emotional state of Florence, and it's interesting to watch it change. The story gets boring and predictable at some point, so I recommend buying it on discount if you just liked the trailer and the pictures (like I did). 7/10

I went into this with the wrong expectations - it's a fun little story but it's what it says on the box. There is no 'twist', where the game changes vibe suddenly, which is what I was expecting for whatever reason.

Short visual novel game with interactive puzzles. Story was very emotional and chill. Enjoyed playing this game and the achievements were easy to get.

This is a wonderfull game. The story is told using very creative ideas accompanied by beautiful and soulful music. It makes one reflect about a life a bit. I foud this game aesthetically very appealing, with its beautifly drawn characters, suggestive colors and interesting interactivity.

The game is a quick short story. As far as narratives go, it wasn't anything I hadn't seen before from a romance.

However, I enjoyed the art and music. I also appreciated how they tried to tie the gameplay to the story. As something that can easily be 100% in under an hour, I think this is a nice bite-sized game for anybody looking for a nice relaxing escape.

Very short but very sweet. Amazing story telling without using words but so much feeling. Also, the simple "puzzle" mechanics were extremely powerful metaphors, truly a beautiful work of art.

Florence is a sweet and short game with a simple but easily approachable story. Beautiful art, touching music and creative gameplay build together an unique experience that's sure to satisfy those who are a fan of artistic games. I hope Mountains will continue to explore and discover new ways to tell more stories.

Great game and a wonderful soundtrack to accompany it. It's a shame it doesn't work on MacBook, with the cursor simply not being visible.

Beautiful art, good game with a few innovative touches here and there and a heartwarming soundtrack. I heard its team Mountains' first game. I hope they're doing well and keep it up.

This is such a simple yet beautiful story, it absolutely touched me how emotional this game is despite the simple yet fitting art style, this might honestly be one of my favorite novels now. I really find the life of Florence Yeoh relatable as it describes the life of a struggling adult, it brought me in tears. Thank you for creating this game.

Extremely passionate and extremely short. Stunning visual direction that allows for almost no dialogue, but all of the emotion... 10/10

Interactive indie short game with a story about life, love and moving on. Target audience are artists who have lost their passion for art, but anyone can find interest in this game, because it covers so many topics in such a subtle and beautiful way. The main character is Florence Yeoh, who liked to draw as a little girl and wanted to be an artist, but soon found herself to be unable to do so because of her mother's influence. Later in life Florence was quite unhappy, until she met a musician Krish. Florence pushed Krish to continue making music, while he suggested to her to pick up art again. Together they embrace feelings for each other, but also arguments and disagreements. The whole game has 20 chapters, that can be all played in one sitting in about an hour. The artstyle is beautiful and the music is emotional and gorgeous. Florence is a meaningful game made by a group of talented people.

Excellent art style, storytelling, creativity etc.

Unfortunately, I cant recommend a game with so much racism

found the soundtrack and I really liked a few songs, so I decided to play the game. really glad i did. though short it tells a beautiful story in unique ways that bring it to life through its simplicity. and the amazing soundtrack just adds to it as well. i personally think 6$ is worth it to cry (i mean support the developers) so i recommend

As much as I wanted to like this game because of its great graphics and soundtrack, I couldn't really bring myself to. the story of the game is simple: just a regular boy meets girl plot. Simple isn't always bad, and can be a strength when elaborated on, as seen in games such as Gris, but Florence just really doesn't cut it. The story is far too linear and predictable to be compelling, and this isn't helped by the length of the story, which condenses a whole relationship into something that lasts for less than an hour. You really don't get to learn much about the dynamic between Florence and Krish, and this doesn't help the fact that majority of the game is focused on how they meet, fall in love and eventually break up. One idea that Florence does imply well is the idea that humans are a mosaic of everyone they've ever loved, and this holds true as Florence continues to create art after her break up with Krish.
The themes in Florence are present, but not phenomenal. The idea of colour is explored, but rather than feeling like something compelling, it feels somewhat cliche to me. Colour isn't used as individual colours, but rather a whole overarching idea. Like the plot, it's very predictable, with Florence's single life being monotonous, then colour being added to her world when she meets Krish, the colour draining away as they break up and eventually returning as Florence recovers from the split.
Overall, I think this game is just lacking in characterisation and story. The concept is great and all, but the execution doesn't cut it. It's definitely not worth the full price tag, and even on a sale I'm a little hesitant to recommend it because of how painfully mediocre it is.

抱着小体量剧情期待玩到最后的悲喜交加。从《纪念碑谷》出身的设计总负责人实在太会做这种无声却令人动容的情感本了，以及照着自己挚爱的《肯塔基零号公路》发行方Annapurna找游戏的方式果然从未失望过。像是一个更加真实的《爱乐之城》，关于逐梦路上的追爱和放手，对话气泡的细节令人拍案叫绝，爱是从小心翼翼到有吻你的底气；地铁上的前后对比足具巧思，从麻木地点赞朋友圈到以恒定的表情和你隔空传爱；也喜欢剧情开始低迷的时刻，怎么也拼不上了的照片、消逝的碎片和我分不清的是不是你的东西；放手一章最好，但好可惜啊，我也有时候会想离开自己珍视的一些东西，却从来做不到把手从键盘和鼠标上拿开。最后一幕几乎是挚爱的电影《机器人之梦》复刻，我拥有的都是侥幸，我失去的都是人生，还是会怀念我们在一起共舞的时候，于是拿起照片并绽放一个久违的笑容。

I am thankful that I got the chance to experience this truly delightful game. While I wouldn't say that I "enjoyed" every second, it was a beautiful piece of art that evoked all sorts of emotions within me. 10/10, would recommend to anyone.

A quick, simple, and sweet narrative adventure.
You just let yourself be carried away by Florence’s story, with no dialogue but various mechanics that make you engage and understand what’s happening alongside her.
When life gets you down, this game reminds you that time is valuable and it’s never too late to take control and find your happiness.

Beautiful game play, love the story and the ending. It was truly refreshing to play.

A simple, short narrative about life and how it can be unexpected at times. Definitely worth playing.

Lol so relatable it's almost uncanny. Such a beautiful story and impeccable art and sound design. Wonderful experience, honestly.

A short and simple game with a unique art style yet conveyed such an emotional story. I really love these types of games. <3

I really enjoyed the simple puzzles too because it doesn't ruin the experience and the pace of the storytelling.

I liked the style and the game mechanics. But the story is so unrealistic.
And I liked the guy, it's a pity you can change nothing in the story.

Overall: naive, predictable, boring. Cute pictures though.

This is a short story that encompasses a journey through life. The painting style is fresh and natural, simple yet not lacking in depth. The original soundtrack album has already been downloaded, and at such a low price, it feels especially worthwhile.

Florence is an interactive story with some simple puzzles.

You play as Florence and you have to make use of various puzzles/interactive scenes to progress the story. Florence is an artist and she loves music. This game is almost word-less (why did Florence and her mom conversations have words that I will never know...) and it explains everything through very well thought out puzzles and comic-style transitions. Everything isn't lovey-dovey however and this game portrays the usual friction that couples have to go through.

The art style is extremely good, the music is good and so is the story. It's hard to go into detail without spoiling anything so all I will say is that it's worth playing and experiencing on your own! Keep in mind that this story is emotionally intense, dramatic, sweet and sad all in one nicely presented game.

Overall, I recommend getting this on sale because the game is only 30 minutes long. It is a great game though!

Very beautiful game, the interaction was perfect for the storytelling and I loved the ending.

makes me want to pursue my own passions!! its a bittersweet game, i mainly loved all the interactive parts of the game and the art, its so beautiful.