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Lifeline: Flatline – Roleplaying Game Review
Lifeline: Flatline is a Roleplaying/Adventure/Entertainment game from 3 Minute Games, Inc., first launched in 26th October 2016.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 352+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Lifeline: Flatline Stand Out
The Lifeline series takes a terrifying turn in this interactive horror experience. Every decision you make could help Wynn to safety, or lead her to an untimely end.
Something has gone horribly wrong… Venture deep into a mysterious scientific facility, where a woman named Wynn has just woken up strapped to a hospital bed. She doesn't remember what happened to her – all she knows right now is that she has to get out of this place. And her only link to the outside world… is YOU!
Help Wynn navigate creepy darkened hallways as the shrieks of something inhuman get closer… In this thrilling interactive horror experience, your choices shape the story and ultimately decide Wynn's fate!
• A truly immersive horror experience!
• The Green Series continues with a terrifying twist!
• Written by award-winning author Daryl Gregory.
• Norman Fairbanks returns with an original bone-chilling score.
• Wynn’s heart-rate monitor gives real-time feedback as you make decisions in the story.
• Interact with the story on your phone, Apple Watch, or through notifications!
• Play in English, German, French, Japanese, Russian, or Chinese at launch!
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Praise for Lifeline:
“I’ve played many games that I find engrossing, but Lifeline may be one of the first that changed the way I thought about my daily routine, which leapt off the screen and became a part of my lived experience.” – Eli Cymet, Gamezebo
“For a few brief hours I cared – really cared – about the fate of a completely fictional character. I don’t think any other game I’ve played has made me feel that way before.” – Matt Thrower, PocketGamer
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Lifeline: Flatline is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 4th November 2016
Recent improvements include:
This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.
• Optimizations and bug fixes
Thanks for the awesome feedback and support!
Download & Availability
Lifeline: Flatline is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Lifeline: Flatline on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Love this game. Totally keeps us on our toes.
Its worth the 2 bucks and we really loved it.
The storyline is engaging and intriguing. Every time we got a notification we would immediately see what happened, it felt real every time we made a decision, and Wynns character was written amazing, she seems so human. Overall we highly recommend.
The story twists and turns in many unexpected ways and is what makes this such a great app. We would definitely recommend this app. The millions of paths can be reviled with a simple click of a button.
Amazing job as always cant wait for more keep it up.
The story line is longer, decisions feel almost more critical. Each decision has us on edge and Im so excited to see where Wynn ends up as Im still playing rn. Ive been playing these Lifeline games for a while now and this is our favorite so far. We absolutely love Flatline.
This really brings the chills as you think through performing through logic or morals, and the difference between good and bad. Your choices will affect this character and this game shows you that through the characters words and heartrate ( and changed storyline). Though there was only one thing that slightly frustrated us was when we chose certain answers as comfort but when chosen and shown at it's full length it was showing us panic or being afraid resulting in the character freaking out which wasn't our intention at all. It's understandable though as the space to explain each choice is very limited. Other than that all in all it was an absolute 5 stats from us. The choices that resulted in them panicking didn't do much to change the story so that made it only a small problem . We absolutely loved the lifeline series since middle school when we played Whiteout and we can't wait to see more of what comes out : ) THANK YOU.
Ive played lifeline games before. But we have to say this one is our favorite. You get so attached to the characters.
This is one of the best, in our opinion. Not only the story, but the character. Wynn is more real than any of the others. Shes pretty much the only one who doesnt trust you for no reason.
This is by far one of the most amazing things ever. We have never been so engaged in an app in our whole life. We felt like we had control over the life of this fictional character-we got attached. This story is so engaging and unique and just leaves you on the edge of your seat wanting to learn more and more. And the whole concept of the heart rate made it all the more interesting.
Can u add a map so people who want to play the entire can go down different paths without going through the same path.
Very very scary. Great storyline.
This game will keep you going. Wondering, worrying, and fearing if Wynn will be ok. The suspense you get with the real time interaction is insane! And some moves that you might think are keeping her safe, actually are what kill her. If you immersive yourself, you'll even fool yourself into believing that your actually helping a real person! It's amazing! We highly recommend and it's definitely worth the cost! Believe us, we were reluctant first, but it was so worth it.
It is genuinely challenging to find the way out. There are more than enough plot twists in the game and our tendency to play it safe definitely influenced the outcome. After a week we finally made it to the end, but it was hard and we stayed up many a late night trying to help Wynn through horrifying dilemmas and avoid nasty critters. There are things we would change, but it is what it is and it is quite exhilarating, to put it mildly. Well done to the Lifeline team on this one. Well worth the purchase.
Just finished game and it was scary good. Interesting chapter in the Green series. The scary storyline and soundtrack do give you chills. Just careful with app story crashing if you don't play it for a few weeks. App crashes and revers story back to the beginning.
Seriously we would rate it 1000 stars but thats not a option so we guess 5 will have to do.
When we downloaded the game we kept choosing the wrong buttons and it you can feel like you are in the game.
We dies to the ape in less than 3 minutes. Ha, three minute games.
You all are fantastic with your story-writing, and giving an alternate choice that results in a huge change of paths, it is insane. Cross referencing each other, with saying that New Tenacity was the start of this story, and linking the PWG in with Lifeline 2 and Crisisline, it's great. We're surprised when we put down Taylor as our name it didn't give us a reference to Taylor in his/her story arcs.
We took a chance on the first Lifeline game and have been addicted ever since. This installment of the Green Series is definitely the most difficult so far. We had to resort to looking online for cheats because we wasn't sure there WAS an ending where the main character lived. We apparently was just making wrong decisions. If this type of game is your thing, you can't go wrong here. Keep up the good work, developers.
The writing keeps us interested, the actual wait times both let us take a break and help with immersion and it's not a pain to go back and try something else if you screw up. We're also a fan of whenever the main character asks us to check something because they are unable (it's the little things that matter). In this particular game they went the extra mile with that and we really appreciate that! (No spoilers) If they keep up this quality we'll definitely pick up any future games this company puts out.
Game is very interactive and fun the story also keeps you on the edge always wondering if the next choice is your last.
We like the real time aspect of the game and the story is really interesting and interactive.
If you enjoy a good text based game that gives logical options, this game is for you.
We love the continuity between stories and how they all exist in the same universe. Very impressively done! This one was our favorite yet.
We really enjoy all of their games. This one had a few more breaks in between play then we wanted but it was still really cool. Do yourself a favor and play it.
It's been extremely hard for us to find a mobile game that we like but this…this is very hard to put down. Kind of like a good book, except that book has the reader making choices and affecting how the story goes. The music could be just a little better in our opinion but it's not bad enough to take away a star.
First off this is probably the most fun game we've played ( for us at least ). The story is great the writing is fantastic but we do have one problem and it might just be us being impatient, but we hate the long wait times. You'll be making good progress and then you'll have to wait an hour and a half for Wynn to search a cabinet. That is about the only downside for us. Great game.
Our favorite of the Lifeline games so far. Definitely keeps your heart racing.
This is our second Lifeline game (we played the with Alex first), and it's an awesome, unique experience (even without an Apple Watch). The real-time nature of the narrative contributes to its engaging nature. We find ourselves actually caring what happens to Taylor, which is the same feeling we experienced when playing Lifeline: Crisis Line with Alex. We had to look up the order in which to play the other games, since 3 of them star Taylor. Right now we're simultaneously playing Lifeline, Lifeline 2: Bloodline, Lifeline: Whiteout, and Lifeline: Flatline since they star characters other than Taylor, as we want to play the Taylor entries in order (Lifeline, then Lifeline: Silent Night, then Lifeline: Hallway to Infinity). These games are definitely worth playing. We'd love to see how the experience differs when playing with an Apple Watch. Regardless, we highly recommend all of the games in the series. They do have an overarching theme that ties them all together (the threat of the green-eyed woman and/or the odd, green alien tentacle blobs that can enter your body Wrath of Khan style). We like the fact that some of the games are sci-fi, one is fantasy/magic themed and one is basically survival horror, and all of them adhere to the overarching theme of the green mind-controlling alien creatures that you must either destroy or avoid at all costs. We highly recommend them.
This is pure entertainment. It's starts and a good pace and it's easy to stay on track story-wise. In a way, you feel like Cortana talking to Master Chieh, except on a more human scale. This is our first Lifeline game and we will definetely be playing more.
If you like games like telltale where you choose the story, this is one of the best games up there.
Atmospheric and well written, Flatline impressed us. Its focused and interconnected themes of horror are effective, with great sound design to back the story. Other Lifeline games have contained elements of the horrific, and with Flatline those elements are expanded upon and put center stage.
The story line is so awesome and pretty much better than anything we've ever played.
Despite being text only, these games are engaging and get you sucked in, like a good book. We recommend all of them: Flatline, Lifeline 1 & 2, Crisis Line, Silent Night, Infinity, and Whiteout.
This series is so amazing. You can't help but get attached to the characters at some point. Can't wait for more.
We've never experienced a game like this, we legitimately was in suspense and fear for the character the whole time, not too hard or easy, this game is simply perfect, we wish it were even longer.
This game [ AWAITING TRANSMISSION… ] Is very fun [ AWAITING TRANSMISSION… ] And we'll put [ AWAITING TRANSMISSION… ] Together.
We played this game all the way through, and everytime we failed and had to rewind we were sad that we killed Wynn, it really feels like you are speaking to someone on the other side.
We have played most the other lifelines and we're liking this one so far.
We're a huge follower of the lifeline series and we loved this game. The story was engaging, and seeing them delve into another genre is awesome. We love Wynn to death and we really liked the ending? It definitely adds a layer to the overarching "Lifeline" plot too. They say we'll see Wynn again, but the sooner the better.
We hade to right a review for this game. We love how it's different from the rest. We want to see more horror Style lifeline stories in the future. It truly is a unique and thrilling game.
We were slightly obsessed with this game. We really did like that you could go back and make different choices without having to start the game over from the beginning.
Amazing game and super intuitive.
Took a few times but we got Wynn to live.
So. We love lifeline. The first game was amazing and we've loved all of them since. This one was also amazing and very mysterious and interesting. However, why do you have to wait so often. We swear to god it took Wynn 3 minutes to open a door! Besides that this was just one more amazing lifeline game.
We usually don't write comments, but we had to for this story. This is our favorite story out of all the Lifeline games so far! We really enjoyed the horror atmosphere and was really engrossed the whole time. While we do like the sci-fi genre, we would really like to see more "horror" Lifeline games in the future.
This series is so perfect. Can't stop playing.
Please make a version from the greens point of view for the war or in the lab that wynn was in! Also make a second Flatline pls.
We don't need to say much to tell you to get this game.All we have to say is that it is immersive and it is easy to get emotionally invested in the character you try to help.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.0.2
- Size: 141.50 MB
- iOS: 8.4 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE, JA, RU, ZH
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: 3 Minute Games, Inc.
Last updated: 4th November 2016 | Genre: Roleplaying, Adventure | Developer: 3 Minute Games, Inc.