The Flame in the Flood overview

The Molasses Flood | Feb 24, 2016 | game

Released

8players observed · 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC

Action Adventure Indie Survival Action Roguelike Steam Store

Latest observed players8 · 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak6,158
Units sold (VGI)955,000
Revenue (VGI)$10,400,000
Review score76% positive

The Flame in the Flood dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed players8 · 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak6,158
Units sold (VGI)955,000
Revenue (VGI)$10,400,000
Review score76% positive
Total reviews7,280
Release dateFeb 24, 2016
DeveloperThe Molasses Flood
PublisherCD PROJEKT RED

Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

Company pages: Developer: The Molasses Flood Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED

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Game overview

Overview

The Flame in the Flood comes from The Molasses Flood and is published by CD PROJEKT RED. It arrived on Steam on Feb 24, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Adjustable Difficulty. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Flame in the Flood's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 8 players at 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC, with a tracked peak near 6,158. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 7,280 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Flame in the Flood is available in 8 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish - SpainPolishPortuguese - BrazilRussianSimplified Chinese

6 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher	4 GB RAM	DX11 compatible video card	2 GB available space
Windows	Recommended	Not listed	Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher	4 GB RAM	DirectX: Version 11	2 GB available space
macOS	Minimum	10.9.2	Dual Core Processor, 2.5 GHz or higher	4 GB RAM	Dedicated Video Card with OpenGL 4.1 support	2 GB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Flame in the Flood has sold up to 955,000 units and has 2,710 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $10,400,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

The Flame in the Flood overview details

The Flame in the Flood combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators. From the Art Director of BioShock and a team of veterans of the BioShock, Halo, Guitar Hero and Rock Band series comes The Flame in the Flood. Travel by foot and by raft down a procedurally-generated river as you scrounge for resources, craft tools, remedy afflictions, evade the vicious wildlife, and most importantly, stay ahead of the coming rains.

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Flame in the Flood is listed as a game with $14.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Adjustable Difficulty, and is associated with Action, Adventure, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 8 players at 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC, a tracked peak of 6,158, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	The Flame in the Flood
Steam App ID	318600
Type	game
Release date	Feb 24, 2016
Developer	The Molasses Flood
Publisher	CD PROJEKT RED
Price	$14.99
Platforms	Windows and macOS
Genres	Action, Adventure, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, Adjustable Difficulty, Playable without Timed Input, Stereo Sound, Steam Cloud, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese
Website	Official website

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	8 · 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	6,158
Positive reviews	5,530
Negative reviews	1,750
Total reviews	7,280
Positive percent	76%
Review type	Mostly Positive
Recommendations	2,710
Average playtime	1,263 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 24, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	23 June 2022 - 17:07:59 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC

Overview tags

Survival Adventure Action Roguelike Indie Great Soundtrack Crafting Female Protagonist Exploration Action Atmospheric Post-apocalyptic Singleplayer Rogue-like Rogue-lite Difficult

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Animal Friend	No description
Vegetarian	No description
Paleo Diet	No description
Pack Rat	No description
Artic Survivor	No description
Seafarer	No description
Crafty	No description
Under the Stars	No description
The Longest River	No description
Rivergod	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/318600
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/318600/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/318600
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Flame in the Flood?

The Flame in the Flood's latest SteamPulse observation records 8 players at 4 October 2026 - 07:23:08 UTC, with a tracked peak of 6,158 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 21 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is The Flame in the Flood growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 6 players; the highest observed daily value is 8 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for The Flame in the Flood?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (37.8%), Netherlands (8.1%), United Kingdom (5.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (32.8%), France (6.4%), Netherlands (6%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.9%), France (5.6%), Netherlands (5.5%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (28.8%), China (6.9%), France (5.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Flame in the Flood?

The Flame in the Flood currently sits at 76% positive across 7,280 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 5,530 positive reviews and 1,750 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Flame in the Flood have?

The Flame in the Flood currently has about 52.8K tracked Steam followers as of 29 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for The Flame in the Flood?

The Flame in the Flood is currently listed at $14.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 2,710, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

76% positive, 5,530 positive, 1,750 negative

Price and discount

$14.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Color Alternatives

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 24 September 2015
Xbox 24 February 2016
PlayStation 17 January 2017

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

The Curve Digital Survival AdventureBundle #7349 - 10% off$31.48

The Flame in the FloodBuy The Flame in the Flood #49255$2.24

System requirements

Minimum requirements

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

Recommended requirements

Recommended: 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: DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space

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