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Flotsam

Pajama Llama Games · Stray Fawn Publishing · 2025-12-04

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 04, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world.

194
playing now
81%
positive of 4.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

194 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Flotsam is a survival city-building video game developed and published by Pajama Llama Games, which released in early access on September 26, 2019. It was previously published by Kongregate, until the developers self-published it in 2020. The game left early access and be fully released on December 5, 2025.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 194 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,667 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~208/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1534% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 17,990 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 91k–205k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,559 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.49 at Steam (2025-12-04)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 10 of 25 observed days · $12.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
74474420192026Week of 2019-09-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 744 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 185 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

249502026-08-07 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 69 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 119 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 103 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 130 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 72 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 123 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 132 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 68 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 68 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 121 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 75 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 74 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 114 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 62 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 70 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 134 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 67 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 62 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 87 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 67 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 82 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 127 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 74 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 56 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 158 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 158 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 194 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$12.492019-09-262026-08-302019-09-26 — best price $22.492019-10-03 — best price $24.992020-05-05 — best price $18.742020-07-09 — best price $24.992020-11-21 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $24.992021-11-24 — best price $18.742022-01-05 — best price $24.992022-06-23 — best price $18.742022-08-08 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $18.742023-01-30 — best price $24.992023-04-17 — best price $18.742023-07-13 — best price $24.992023-12-14 — best price $18.742024-02-03 — best price $24.992024-04-22 — best price $18.742024-06-22 — best price $24.992024-07-23 — best price $18.742024-09-29 — best price $24.992024-11-27 — best price $18.742025-01-02 — best price $24.992025-03-13 — best price $17.492025-04-07 — best price $24.992025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-07-31 — best price $24.992025-09-29 — best price $17.492025-10-27 — best price $24.992026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-04 — best price $14.992026-03-26 — best price $24.992026-06-25 — best price $12.492026-07-27 — best price $24.992026-08-28 — best price $24.992026-08-30 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

402026-08-26 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 09:33 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-28 00:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
52.3%
earned "Shell-tered"
8.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputDualShock Controller Support1 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,3011%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

CasualSandboxBuildingColorfulCraftingSurvivalAutomationColony SimManagementOpen World

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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