Flotsam

Buy81%

Very Positive · 5k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Pajama Llama Games · Base Building · Dec 4, 2025

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
42
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles1 of 12

Should I buy Flotsam?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Early game pretty easy to get a hold of basic control and gameplay, while having enough challenges to keep you engaged, mostly around balancing the production and managing the labours to have enough resources to get by and expand the town.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is incredibly cute and stands out from other survival builders.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
it reminds me alot of games Raft & Oxygen not included, i love the base building and resource management and honestly just every aspect. the story is fun and the characters are cute, its the perfect amount of grind and strategy.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art design is very cute, the difficulty is low but with plenty of systems/resources/mechanics to keep you interested and engaged, whilst the story is functional but pretty minimal.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects fit well and what little music it had was pleasantly atmospheric.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played on desktop and steam deck OLED and the performance was great up to the point of a lot of buildings, fps tanked quite a bit.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay130 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Story46 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
58% still recommend
Performance
47% still recommend
Interface
79% still recommend
Crashes
64% still recommend
Controls
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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