The Flow

Flow wherever you please!

This game was made in Spring 2019 for The Flow Nation, whose mission is to empower young people who menstruate to take control of their periods through education, connection, and social change. 

Our Design Goals:

- De-stigmatizing menstruation. Aimed at 8-14 year olds who have just begun to menstruate, we wanted the style and feel of our game to be fun and validating. Blood clots give extra points to show players that they're normal; the background of each level shows that people can and do menstruate in a variety of situations! 

- Inclusive of all types of menstruation. All language is gender-neutral, since all genders can menstruate. We also made the decision early on not to penalize players for missing blood drops, since we didn't want to send the message that free-bleeding isn't a valid way to menstruate. Instead, players must watch out for germs, since those will lower their blood bar score!

- Educational. Each level features a different type of period product and a short description of what each product is and how to use it.

Design & Programming by Ashley Rezvani

Art by William Malloy

Background music by Slaking_97 on freesound.org