Released Feb 24, 2016 $2.24 · −85% Mostly Positive Counts toward your Steam games

The Flame in the Flood

By The Molasses Flood · published by CD PROJEKT RED

Survival Adventure Action Roguelike IndieGreat SoundtrackCrafting Female Protagonist Exploration ActionPost-apocalypticAtmosphericSingleplayer

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Reviews 2,711 Mostly Positive

Players yesterday 5 at the busiest moment

Owners 500K–1M estimated

The Flame in the Flood is a game tagged Survival, Adventure and Action Roguelike by The Molasses Flood, released Feb 24, 2016. It has 2,711 Steam reviews (Mostly Positive). It has an estimated 500K–1M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Miasmata, Grimm: Dark Legacy and Welcome to Basingstoke.

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for The Flame in the Flood · record updated 21 hours ago

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Overview

App ID318600

Release dateFeb 24, 2016

Last change number39323160

Last record update21 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: The Molasses Flood
Publisher: CD PROJEKT RED
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 73
Website: themolassesflood.com/the-flame-in-the-flood

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes
French	Yes
German	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes
Polish	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes
Russian	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes

Windows macOS 64-bit

Steam Deck: Unsupported
Controller: Full support

Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$2.24

On sale39 of 40regions right now

Lowest seen · US$2.24Oct 24, 2026

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Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
6282434	public	Feb 23, 2021
1926323	beta	Jun 29, 2017

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
49255	The Flame in the Flood	1	$2.24
7349 Bundle	The Curve Digital Survival Adventure Bundle	2	$20.01

ID	Name	Price (US)
469570	Not on the store yet	—
469580	Not on the store yet	—

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228985	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
318601	—	Windows	2.55 GB	1.26 GB	2073091210977169054
318602	—	macOS	2.99 GB	1.31 GB	8577688354899408442
318603	— DLC 469570	macOS	16.2 MB	15.9 MB	6602952015610100885
318604	— DLC 469580	macOS	18.2 MB	17.8 MB	1509297825048913898
318605	—	Windows	2.53 GB	1.25 GB	265310929132338036
469570	— DLC 469570	Windows	16.2 MB	15.9 MB	382736886358493559
469580	— DLC 469580	Windows	18.2 MB	17.8 MB	1395915461310348276

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	6282434	Feb 23, 2021	Open
beta Public Beta Test	1926323	Jun 29, 2017	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/FlameInTheFlood

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
RiverGame.exe		Windows · 64-bit	Launch
RiverGame.app	-pak	macOS	Launch

Space per player23.8 MB

Filesup to 100

Save locations1

Root	Path	Pattern	Systems
WinAppDataLocal	RiverGame/Saved/SaveGames	*	All

Achievements

Achievements363 hidden

Most unlocked26%Stay Warm

Rarest2.2%Sickly

Stay Warm Build a campfire 26%
Pay It Forward Start a new game with items in Aesop's bag 18.8%
The Grey Kill a wolf 15.9%
I been everywhere, man Visit every location type 12.8%
Snake Charmer Lure a hostile animal into a snake 12.6%
High Ground Hidden achievement 11.9%
Pack Rat Expand your inventory to the maximum 11.5%
Forager Eat every type of plant 11.2%
Invincible After 20 days of travel, have every stat at 100% and no afflictions 9.6%
The Path Up Hidden achievement 8.5%
Field Medic Cure 30 afflictions in a single playthrough 8%
Can Bearly Take It Killl a Bear 7.5%
The Kingdom Hidden achievement 7.2%
By A Thread Have 10 stacked afflictions 6.7%
Seafarer Fully upgrade your raft in a single playthrough 5.9%
Locusta Poison 20 wolves with tainted meat 5.4%
Chatty Speak with every river resident 4.9%
Seamstress Make 50 articles of clothing 4.5%

All 36 achievements

In Wolf's Clothing Equip a full set of Wolf Hide clothing 4.4%
Mechanic Repair 1000 points of raft health 4.3%
Speed Boat Travel 20 miles with the raft motor running 3.3%
Hallelujah Sleep in 20 churches 3%
Artic Survivor Equip a full set of Bear Hide clothing 2.9%
Under the Stars Survive 40 days in Endless Mode without sleeping in a shelter 2.7%
Animal Friend Complete the campaign without killing any animals 2.5%
Death on the Trail Die from dehydration with suffering from dysentery 2.5%
The Longest River Survive 100 miles in Endless Mode 2.4%
Terraphobia Travel 10 miles on the river without stopping 2.4%
Dead-Eye Kill every animal type with arrows 2.4%
Vegetarian Survive the first 20 days in Endless Mode without killing any animals 2.3%
Crafty Craft every item 2.3%
Rivergod Survive 200 miles in Endless Mode 2.3%
Learned the Hard Way Die in every possible way 2.3%
Iron Stomach Eat all the bad stuff in a single playthrough (tainted bait, spoiled fish, raw meat, spoiled meat, devil's trumpet) 2.3%
Paleo Diet Survive the first 40 days in Endless Mode without eating any plants 2.2%
Sickly Contract Every Affliction 2.2%