Collectively as a team, players try to help the cat and his companions get back on the boat. Players achieve this by playing tiles or action cards creating a safe path for them to swim and all in real time. Players' quick thinking and decision-making skills can save the animals and help them continue their boat journey before they run out of strength.

Flow is a cooperative game where players work together to connect four animal spaces to the boat tile in the center of the board by drawing and playing tiles. If players run out of tiles they and the animals have not been connected to the boat, they all lose. On top of that the game uses a timer, and each time it runs out, players roll two dice that tell them where the giant wave strikes and washes away tiles already placed. Do you have what it takes to save the animals?