| Flotsam | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Pajama Llama Games |
| Publisher(s) | Pajama Llama Games |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | |
| Genre(s) | Survival, City-building |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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. [1] [2]
Flotsam is a townbuilding survival game. In the game you start with a group of stranded survivors in a flooded world. The gameplay revolves around you as a player guiding these survivors through the world while recycling all the garbage that is found in the ocean. [3]
Flotsam is developed by Ghent-based indie studio Pajama Llama Games. [4] The game released in early access on Steam, Kartridge, GoG and Humble Bundle September 26, 2019. [1] [2] [5]
During development Flotsam has already won several prizes.
| Date | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Grand Prix [6] | White Nights, Prague |
| 2017 | Best Game Design [6] | White Nights, Prague |
| 2018 | Rising Star [7] | IndieArenaBooth Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine , Gamescom, Cologne |
| 2019 | Most Promising Belgian Game [8] | Belgian Game Awards, Kortrijk |
| 2019 | Best Unity Game [9] | IndieArenaBooth Archived 2018-06-15 at the Wayback Machine , Gamescom, Cologne |
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