The Flame in the Flood has critics raving its roguelike and survival gameplay mechanics. Critics also especially like the themes and aesthetics the game brings to the table. They also say that fans of Don't Starve will especially love this title
The Flame in the Flood
75
Top Critic Average
59%
Critics Recommend
Game Rant
4 / 5
IGN
7.3 / 10
Eurogamer
Recommended
PC Gamer
70 / 100
Game Informer
9 / 10
GameSpot
8 / 10
Hardcore Gamer
4 / 5
Nintendo Life
7 / 10
Creators: The Molasses Flood
Release Date: Sep 24, 2015 - PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
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Critic Reviews for The Flame in the Flood
The Flame in the Flood offers up a sometimes overly-difficult survival adventure, but the fantastic visuals and tense gameplay provide plenty of reasons to keep playing.
The Flame in the Flood is a beautiful procedurally generated survival sim that gains a welcome sense of momentum from the need to stay on the move. Its unwieldy menus and tendency to crash ruins some of the fun, unfortunately, but not enough to diminish the strength of the hopeful, riverbound journey at its core.
If you can handle the wild river - and the odd bug - there's plenty to love in this heartfelt survival game.
Lovely and challenging with enjoyable crafting and survival elements, but poor river controls make it harsher than it should be.
This challenging voyage makes for one of the most memorable and satisfying survival games in the last few years
The Flame in the Flood is an harsh and absorbing survival game that never lets you rest on your laurels, with fantastic audiovisual design direction.
Death is pretty much inevitable in The Flame in the Flood, but it can be held at bay through luck, crafting, planning and skillful awareness of the environment and what it offers and hides.
The Flame in the Flood is a gorgeous title that tries to find a good balance between realism and difficulty. The ideas and concepts are smart and make sense, but don't expect them to delve too much deeper that what is presented at the start. A few nitpicks with the menu system and cumbersome inventory management take a bit away from the experience, but the core mechanics work well. The Flame in the Flood is a good addition to the survival genre, and another satisfying inclusion to the ever growing eShop library.
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