Flotsam

Flotsam

Pajama Llama Games · December 4, 2025 · Base Building, Colony Sim, City Builder, Sandbox, Resource Management

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Standard Edition · Epic Games
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$24.99
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Humble Store
Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
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Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$24.99
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GOG
Standard Edition · DRM-Free
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Flotsam price by region

Flotsam costs $0.00 in the United States, €0.00 in Europe (EUR), £0.00 in the United Kingdom, zł0.00 in Poland, CA$0.00 in Canada, A$0.00 in Australia, NZ$0.00 in New Zealand, R$0.00 in Brazil and $12.49 in Georgia (USD) right now.

Cheapest Flotsam offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $0.00 −100% $0.00 $16.91 5
Europe (EUR) €0.00 −100% €0.00 €14.83 5
United Kingdom £0.00 −100% £0.00 — 4
Poland zł0.00 −100% zł0.00 — 4
Canada CA$0.00 −100% CA$0.00 — 4
Australia A$0.00 −100% A$0.00 — 4
New Zealand NZ$0.00 −100% NZ$0.00 — 4
Brazil R$0.00 −100% R$0.00 — 4
Georgia (USD) $12.49 $12.49 $16.91 5

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Flotsam

✦ AI summary

Build and manage a thriving floating town from ocean garbage, rescuing survivors and turning salvage into homes, workshops, and gardens while keeping your community healthy and happy. Recruit unique specialists with their own stories to unlock new technologies, production chains, and discoveries that transform your waste-based settlement into a self-sustaining ecosystem.

Turn ocean garbage into homes, workshops and colorful little gardens.
  • Collect floating plastic and driftwood, salvage scraps of the old world, and recycle them into homes that stay afloat.
  • Desalinate water, gut fish and board up a shelter to keep everyone safe
  • Decorate your town with plants, refurbished furniture and statues that keep your drifters happy.
Set sail to explore the flooded world, from soaked ruins to forgotten islands, and discover what still floats beyond the horizon.
  • Explore flooded remnants of the old world
  • Rescue stranded survivors and friendly animals
  • Re-discover old technology to improve your town. But be careful your drifters don’t get sick. The old world is polluted!
Your drifters each have their own stories to tell. Recruit specialists who unlock new buildings, quests, and discoveries for your floating community.
  • Find unique drifters like the Birdkeeper, Chemist, and Electrician
  • Unlock new technologies and story quests through their expertise
  • Complete personal storylines to unlock new mechanics
Develop cleaner, smarter systems that turn waste into progress and keep your floating town thriving in this feel-good apocalypse.
  • Research new tech to transition from burning firewood to green eel-ectricity generation.
  • Build connected production pipelines that turn your floating town into a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • Clean food and develop cures for pollution-born diseases and keep your drifters healthy and productive

Flotsam — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Flotsam is a city-building raft game with charming art style and satisfying town-shaping mechanics that players find relaxing and fun, though many report it can feel tedious with resource management requiring multiple steps and some difficulty in keeping track of systems like water supply despite having things set up correctly.

Not recommended Sep 26, 2026
I was made aware of this through the Wandering Village discord, and decided to give it a try. I saw this as a city builder Raft game, but I could never get very far. It's difficult to keep track of things, and even when I thought I had something handled, like water, my people were dying of thirst even when everything was set up right. I've played many games like this, but just couldn't get the hang of this one.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Oct 1, 2026
It was a fun ride, although it did get pretty tedious at times. My best advice would be to plan ahead, especially when it comes to your resources. Stock up on plenty of water, prioritize your water supply put them in high priority all of it and use the electricity for it a steady supply and make sure you have enough farms to keep your food production steady. Also, once you reach the Fusion Reactor stage, though, it feels a bit underwhelming since you’re already pretty close to finishing the game.
1 found this helpful
Recommended Sep 29, 2026
I really like the chance to grow the city and reshape it with ease.
Recommended Sep 29, 2026
What i like about the game: - The art style - The town building - The research - The Architect Mode that allows you to fully rebuild your city What they can still improve: - Bugs relating to Architect mode (bridge bug that forces your walkways at max length) - Late game performance All in all, a very enjoyable game.
Recommended Sep 22, 2026
Fun game, simple and very relaxing.
Not recommended Sep 21, 2026
Game has a fun vibe but I found it a bit tedious. Every resource has 2 or 3 steps to actually use it.

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