Fantastic folk soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“worth it for the sound track alone.”
Steam review · 30.4 h played ↗
The Flame in the Flood
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%The Molasses Flood2016Survival · Action Roguelike · Adventure
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A beautiful, atmospheric river-raft survival game with a superb folk soundtrack, held back by clunky raft controls, RNG-driven difficulty, bugs and repetition. Skip it if you want depth or replayability.
Great for
Fans of atmospheric, short-session survival games like Don't Starve who value art and music over depth
Main risk
Clunky raft controls, harsh RNG and repetition can turn the charm into frustration quickly
What players love
Beautiful distinctive art style
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Absolutely gorgeous game, from graphics to soundtrack to story.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Immersive, melancholic atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“REALLY ATMOSPHERIC & IMMERSIVE! This to me is the main selling point of this game!!!”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Challenging but fair survival
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“despite posing a challenge it manages to feel fair.”
Steam review · 12.7 h played ↗
Touching story and ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“great game with a 10/10 ending.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Simple, accessible survival and crafting
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The survival mechanics are deep enough to be interesting, but not super sophisticated. Crafting is also easy and intuitive.”
Steam review · 27 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive and shallow gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Its survival elements and gameplay mechanics are so light that if you can make it past the first hour you’ve seen it all.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Clunky, frustrating raft controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The raft controls are the worst. They often hit things that aren't there and steering is almost useless as it will guide you where it wants to.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Too much RNG and unfair difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“All of my deaths in this game came down to simply not finding one thing that I needed to survive.”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
Poor inventory/UI and no key remapping
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“No remappable controls, so inventory is stuck on the "i" key.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Bugs that can ruin runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I can't begin to count how many times my raft has randomly glitched into docking areas or cliffsides”
Steam review · 50.4 h played ↗
Punishing wildlife with weak combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“you can't actually fight any animals”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64 bit (requires 64 bit OS)
ProcessorDual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDX11 compatible video card
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64 bit (requires 64 bit OS)
ProcessorDual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64 bit (requires 64 bit OS)
ProcessorDual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDX11 compatible video card
Storage2 GB available space
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