The Flame in the Flood on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

The Flame in the Flood is a survival, adventure and action roguelike game developed by The Molasses Flood and published by The Molasses Flood and Curve Games.
Released on February 24th 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 7,140 reviews of which 5,423 were positive and 1,717 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.06€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified The Flame in the Flood into these genres:

Survival Adventure Action Roguelike Indie Great Soundtrack Crafting Female Protagonist Exploration Action Post-apocalyptic Atmospheric Singleplayer Rogue-like Rogue-lite Difficult Open World Isometric Strategy Kickstarter Third Person

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 64 bit (requires 64 bit OS)
Processor: Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: DX11 compatible video card
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 2 GB available space

MacOS

OS: 10.9.2
Processor: Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated Video Card with OpenGL 4.1 support
Storage: 2 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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Aug. 2024

Owned the game on Xbox One in 2018 before I got a PC. Eventually bought the game again here and beat the campaign for real. Good things: The game is just as jank as I remember it, down to every sliding character model and oblivious enemy. The game's difficulty is perfect for me, keeping it a constant challenge. The game includes developer commentary, which is always a plus for me. The story is never pushed in your face, with almost no cutscenes impeding gameplay. Bad things: The rain is just as annoying as I remember it being, happening nearly constantly. Bosses, such as the Elder Wolf , have somewhat underwhelming rewards. And, of course, the persistent 'ILL EQUIPPED' status that means nothing to me, since there are so many ways to recover lost heat. Regardless, this game's unique charm and hilarious jank makes up for all the negatives, though I admit that may be nostalgia talking. 100% worth a try at least, especially for the price. It's nice and simple, and you can always refund it.

July 2024

I'm very sad. I've been playing this game since its release on PlayStation because of a Saudi YouTuber. I was truly captivated by the art style, music, and the very interesting concept of the game. The flood reminds me of the Moomins anime. The game is full of potential, and my sadness stems from the fact that the developers abandoned it. I wish they would make some fixes and improvements. The developers have really beautiful and interesting ideas, but I see them abandoning their games and not giving them enough support.

June 2024

This game has great bones and the story mode is solid; it just sucks that it's been abandoned. There's so many little bug fixes and quality of life changes that it desperately needs. That said, I still love the game and still play it, but it's occasionally a very frustrating experience.

May 2024

Enjoyed from start to finish. I do wish that there was more variety overall in the locations, enemies, music, and craft-able items to keep things fresh, because it does start to get a touch repetitive toward the end, but it doesn't overstay its welcome and I really enjoyed what there was. The visual style and soundtrack are very aesthetically pleasing and I could have spent hours just drifting down the river listening to the music--it's very good if you're the kind of player who really likes to just soak in the vibe of a setting.

May 2024

This is one of those games i wish there was a middle option. This game is amazingly charming with and incredible soundtrack and when this game works it's stunning... When it works. I encountered numerous bugs through out this game that frustrated me but they where not game breaking, until. Half way through the campaign i ran into a dead end. This was a game breaking bug. I couldn't go round it so i died and restarted the area, loosing around 45 minutes of progress as well as my items from a few boss style enemies only to be met with a different map and the same bug. Meaning i would have to restart and loose 4 hours of progress on a well equipped character. Still recommend as this is a good game and many have completed it but after experiencing this bug and knowing that it can happen i don't think i'll be revisiting this game.

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