Flotsam is a survival simulation video game developed and published by Pajama Llama Games, 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]
| Flotsam | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Pajama Llama Games |
| Publisher(s) | Pajama Llama Games |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Survival, Simulation |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Gameplay edit
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 edit
Flotsam is developed by Ghent-based indie studio Pajama Llama Games.[4] The game released in early access on Steam, Kartridge, GoG and Humble Bundle September 26, 2019.[1][2][5]
Reception edit
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 Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Gamescom, Cologne |
| 2019 | Most Promising Belgian Game[8] | Belgian Game Awards, Kortrijk |
| 2019 | Best Unity Game[9] | IndieArenaBooth Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine, Gamescom, Cologne |
References edit
- ^ a b "Flotsam on Steam". Steam.
- ^ a b Sturm, Andreas (7 August 2019). "Flotsam Demsonstriert Die Gefahren Einer Überfluteten Welt". IGN.
- ^ Liguori, Alice. "Flotsam's City Building Is Frostpunk Meets Waterworld - Flotsam Gameplay". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- ^ Wood, Austin (October 16, 2017). "Build a driftwood city in the beautiful blue world of Flotsam". PCGamer.
- ^ Wood, Austin (August 16, 2018). "'Garbage town builder' Flotsam mixes survival and city building in new trailer". PCGamer.
- ^ a b Van Verdegem, Dave (2017-03-15). "Flotsam scoops away Grand Prix Award!". Pajama Llama Games. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Let's look back at the best gamescom ever for #BelgianGamesIndustry". FLEGA. 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Belgian Game Awards 2019 Winners". Belgian Games. Archived from the original on 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ 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.