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The Flame in the Flood
A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“This is one of my favorite games of all time. The art, the ambiance, the music, & the gameplay are all really well done. I hadn't played it in a few years and just recently completed another campaign mode. It's a little buggier than it used to be, but overall still a great…”
— a player, Steam review · 31 hrs played“You reach the point where you think wow I have never gone so far, made it so long and been through so much. Shall I stop before I inevitably perish?”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Like the vibes but don't like the floating down the river mechanics.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:15 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Survival · Adventure · Action Roguelike · Indie · Great Soundtrack · Crafting · Female Protagonist · Exploration · Action · Atmospheric · Post-apocalyptic · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 36 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.themolassesflood.com/the-flame-in-the-flood/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64 bit (requires 64 bit OS) Processor: Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DX11 compatible video card DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space