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Flotsam cover art

Flotsam

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

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

Flotsam is a 2025 Indie, Simulation and Strategy game priced at $24.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 4628 reviews).

299
playing now
81%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
9
Nexus mods (2.6k downloads)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

299 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

Flotsam trailer thumbnail

Flotsam - Official Version 1.0 Launch Trailer

≈176,580 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 299 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 4% of 49,684 Indie games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 94k–211k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,678 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 8 of 66 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

357452026-09-15 13:00 — 107 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 66 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 61 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 112 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 85 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 73 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 92 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 77 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 71 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 132 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 92 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 45 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 110 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 204 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 71 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 212 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 303 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 87 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 193 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 311 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 153 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 156 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 299 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k17Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 138 · peak 655Jan 2020 — avg 21 · peak 68Apr 2020 — avg 49 · peak 160Jul 2020 — avg 64 · peak 154Oct 2020 — avg 30 · peak 92Jan 2021 — avg 44 · peak 126Apr 2021 — avg 31 · peak 94Jul 2021 — avg 81 · peak 208Oct 2021 — avg 32 · peak 70Jan 2022 — avg 47 · peak 106Apr 2022 — avg 63 · peak 149Jul 2022 — avg 33 · peak 76Oct 2022 — avg 19 · peak 40Jan 2023 — avg 51 · peak 139Apr 2023 — avg 40 · peak 95Jul 2023 — avg 28 · peak 61Oct 2023 — avg 24 · peak 57Jan 2024 — avg 24 · peak 52Apr 2024 — avg 35 · peak 152Jul 2024 — avg 60 · peak 132Oct 2024 — avg 34 · peak 74Jan 2025 — avg 43 · peak 96Apr 2025 — avg 84 · peak 247Jul 2025 — avg 45 · peak 124Oct 2025 — avg 31 · peak 62Jan 2026 — avg 463 · peak 1,102Apr 2026 — avg 114 · peak 251Jul 2026 — avg 163 · peak 335Aug 2026 — avg 106 · peak 335
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$12.492019-09-262026-10-142019-09-26 — best price $22.492019-10-04 — best price $24.992020-06-25 — best price $18.742020-11-21 — best price $19.992021-06-24 — best price $18.742021-12-22 — best price $18.742022-06-23 — best price $18.742022-11-22 — best price $18.742023-01-23 — best price $18.742023-04-17 — best price $18.742023-11-21 — best price $18.742024-01-20 — best price $18.742024-04-22 — best price $18.742024-06-27 — best price $18.742024-09-15 — best price $18.742024-11-27 — best price $18.742025-01-13 — best price $18.742025-03-24 — best price $17.492025-06-27 — best price $17.492025-08-30 — best price $17.492025-10-13 — best price $17.492026-01-05 — best price $24.992026-03-18 — best price $24.992026-06-01 — best price $24.992026-07-27 — best price $24.992026-08-29 — best price $24.992026-09-02 — best price $24.992026-09-06 — best price $24.992026-09-10 — best price $24.992026-09-14 — best price $24.992026-09-18 — best price $24.992026-09-22 — best price $24.992026-09-26 — best price $24.992026-09-30 — best price $24.992026-10-04 — best price $24.992026-10-08 — best price $24.992026-10-12 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2032026-06-01 — 13 pageviews2026-06-05 — 10 pageviews2026-06-09 — 16 pageviews2026-06-13 — 6 pageviews2026-06-17 — 5 pageviews2026-06-21 — 14 pageviews2026-06-25 — 8 pageviews2026-06-29 — 5 pageviews2026-07-03 — 8 pageviews2026-07-07 — 9 pageviews2026-07-11 — 10 pageviews2026-07-15 — 5 pageviews2026-07-19 — 8 pageviews2026-07-23 — 9 pageviews2026-07-27 — 8 pageviews2026-07-31 — 5 pageviews2026-08-04 — 6 pageviews2026-08-08 — 6 pageviews2026-08-12 — 7 pageviews2026-08-16 — 9 pageviews2026-08-20 — 5 pageviews2026-08-24 — 4 pageviews2026-08-28 — 10 pageviews2026-09-01 — 10 pageviews2026-09-05 — 4 pageviews2026-09-09 — 4 pageviews2026-09-13 — 8 pageviews2026-09-17 — 5 pageviews2026-09-21 — 9 pageviews2026-09-25 — 8 pageviews2026-09-29 — 8 pageviews2026-10-03 — 14 pageviews2026-10-07 — 9 pageviews2026-10-11 — 6 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

702026-10-05 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 23:34 — 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-05-23 (Steam store data)

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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