Flotsam (video game)

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Flotsam
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Developer(s)
Publisher(s)
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Genre(s)Survival, Simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Flotsam is a survival simulation video game developed and published by , which released in early access on Steam, Kartridge, GoG, Itch.io and Humble Store on September 26, 2019. It was previously published by Kongregate, until the developers self-published it in 2020.[1][2]

Gameplay[]

Flotsam is a townbuilding survival game. In the game you start with a group of stranded survivors in a flooded world. The gameplay revolves around you as a player guiding these survivors through the world while recycling all the garbage that is found in the ocean.[3]

Development[]

Flotsam is developed by Ghent-based indie studio .[4] The game released in early access on Steam, Kartridge, GoG and Humble Bundle September 26, 2019.[1][2][5]

Reception[]

During development Flotsam has already won several prizes.

Date Category Location
2017 Grand Prix[6] White Nights, Prague
2017 Best Game Design[6] White Nights, Prague
2018 Rising Star[7] IndieArenaBooth, Gamescom, Cologne
2019 Most Promising Belgian Game[8] Belgian Game Awards, Kortrijk
2019 Best Unity Game[9] IndieArenaBooth, Gamescom, Cologne

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Flotsam on Steam". Steam.
  2. ^ a b Sturm, Andreas (7 August 2019). "Flotsam Demsonstriert Die Gefahren Einer Überfluteten Welt". IGN.
  3. ^ Liguori, Alice. "Flotsam's City Building Is Frostpunk Meets Waterworld - Flotsam Gameplay". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  4. ^ Wood, Austin (October 16, 2017). "Build a driftwood city in the beautiful blue world of Flotsam". PCGamer.
  5. ^ Wood, Austin (August 16, 2018). "'Garbage town builder' Flotsam mixes survival and city building in new trailer". PCGamer.
  6. ^ a b Van Verdegem, Dave (2017-03-15). "Flotsam scoops away Grand Prix Award!". . Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  7. ^ "Let's look back at the best gamescom ever for #BelgianGamesIndustry". FLEGA. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  8. ^ "Belgian Game Awards 2019 Winners". Belgian Games. Retrieved 2019-08-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ IndieArenaBooth (2019-08-22). "The Best Unity Game Award goes to Flotsam from the lovely people of @_PajamaLlama . Nice work, team! #Gamescom19 #iab19pic.twitter.com/vsFNxuNip7". @IndieArenaBooth. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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