Flinthook is a roguelike platform game[2] in which the player controls a masked space pirate who explores procedurally generated ships for treasure[3] with a grappling chain hook.

The hook is activated via the controller's trigger, and face buttons make the character jump, shoot, throw bombs and interact with nearby objects.

[4] Tribute Games is an indie development studio based in Montreal that previously worked on Mercenary Kings.

Tribute Games co-founder Jean-François Major said that perfecting the feel of the grappling hook was the team's hardest challenge.

[2] Less than a month after the release of Ninja Senki DX,[4] Tribute announced Flinthook in March 2016 with a mosaic teaser on Twitch.

[5] A digital version published by Tribute Games released for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on April 18, 2017.