Flotsam
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.
Flotsam
- Date
- 2019
- Publisher
- Kongregate · Pajama Llama Games
- Language
- English · French
- Genre
- post-apocalyptic video game · simulation video game
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Key facts
• Title — Flotsam • Developer — Pajama Llama Games • Publisher — Pajama Llama Games • Engine — Unity • Platforms — * Windows • Released — December 5, 2025 • Genre — Survival, City-building • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
Flotsam is a townbuilding survival game. The player starts with a group of stranded survivors in a flooded world and guides these survivors through the world while recycling all the garbage that is found in the ocean.
Development
Development
Flotsam is developed by Ghent-based indie studio Pajama Llama Games. The game released in early access on Steam, Kartridge, GoG and Humble Bundle September 26, 2019.
Reception
During development Flotsam has already won several prizes. • Date — Category — Location • 2017 — Grand Prix — White Nights, Prague • 2017 — Best Game Design — White Nights, Prague • 2018 — Rising Star — IndieArenaBooth, Gamescom, Cologne • 2019 — Most Promising Belgian Game — Belgian Game Awards, Kortrijk • 2019 — Best Unity Game — IndieArenaBooth, Gamescom, Cologne
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- 1.Flotsam on Steam. Steam.
- 2.Sturm, Andreas. Flotsam Demsonstriert Die Gefahren Einer Überfluteten Welt. IGN. 7 August 2019.
- 3.Romano, Sal. Flotsam launches December 5. Gematsu. November 29, 2025.
- 4.Liguori, Alice. Flotsam's City Building Is Frostpunk Meets Waterworld - Flotsam Gameplay. Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
- 5.Wood, Austin. Build a driftwood city in the beautiful blue world of Flotsam. PCGamer. October 16, 2017.
- 6.Wood, Austin. 'Garbage town builder' Flotsam mixes survival and city building in new trailer. PCGamer. August 16, 2018.
- 7.Van Verdegem, Dave. Flotsam scoops away Grand Prix Award!. Pajama Llama Games. 2017-03-15.
- 8.Let's look back at the best gamescom ever for #BelgianGamesIndustry. FLEGA. 2018-08-24.
- 9.Belgian Game Awards 2019 Winners. Belgian Games.
- 10.IndieArenaBooth. The Best Unity Game Award goes to Flotsam from the lovely people of @_PajamaLlama . Nice work, team! #Gamescom19 #iab19pic.twitter.com/vsFNxuNip7. @IndieArenaBooth. 2019-08-22.
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