# Flux8

Summer DB entity ID: 30028a3a\-8e62\-4673\-8737\-e3be6ae76eb1

Steam App ID: 658810

As a sentient magnet, enslaved in a factory, you have two options: work or be terminated\! However, not all magnets are born to work\. Some dream of freedom and choose to rebel\. There’s a whole wide world waiting just outside those factory doors… you must remain positive\! GAMEPLAY  Flux8 is a puzzle platformer, based around the polarity of magnets and how they react to opposite and similar forces\. You play as two magnets named Newt and Tess\. Navigate the factory floor, attracting and repelling at will to avoid your untimely demise\.  Each level tests your understanding of magnetic forces to navigate and dodge the deadly working environment as you head for freedom\. Collect floppy discs throughout your escape to customize Newt and Tess with a range of fashionable accessories\.           Solve challenging magnet based puzzles\!        Customize your magnet\!   CO\-OP Work alone or team up with a friend to earn your freedom, across both individual and co\-op campaigns\.            Work together with a friend in 2 Player Local co\-op        Control both magnets independently to complete the co\-op campaign alone   LEVEL EDITOR Create your very own levels with our built in level editor\. The simple to learn editor gives you the freedom to express and share your creativity with the world via the Steam Workshop\!            Create levels using the built in Level Editor        Steam Workshop integration \- share levels with your friends\!

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Canalside Studios

- Publisher: Canalside Studios

- Release date: Aug 7, 2017

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Multi\-player, Co\-op, Shared/Split Screen Co\-op, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Achievements, Steam Workshop, Partial Controller Support, Includes level editor, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows, mac, linux

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/658810/ss\_f6093974e9987a7678c5f69411ed17f2d549962d\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1502358419, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/658810/ss\_7cdda0de2ba12d73e43f1728c923ae631fe4d01b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1502358419, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/658810/ss\_ced23ddb13743e64d12ee6861219428a97a280b1\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1502358419, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/658810/ss\_7273d78f6b28f9b68a3418ab3bab1bf7acc93183\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1502358419, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/658810/ss\_b35152a58e247d099ca2afd2747eaa4d5b6d1635\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1502358419

- Price: 699 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 19

- Steam positive reviews: 16

- Steam negative reviews: 3

- Steam positive percentage: 84.21052631578948%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/30028a3a-8e62-4673-8737-e3be6ae76eb1/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/30028a3a-8e62-4673-8737-e3be6ae76eb1/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-23T00:00:55\.744502\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-23T00:00:58\.484576\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-23T00:00:58\.124015\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/658810/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/30028a3a-8e62-4673-8737-e3be6ae76eb1)