Flotsam

Flotsam is pretty to look at, easy to sink into, and mercifully free of food expiration. For those of us who treat inventory management like a sacred calling (and hoard every last scrap of loot we find), food decay is the survival genre's most personal attack. Flotsam looked at that mechanic and had the good sense to throw it overboard. Literally. The art style is lovely and the vibe is cosy enough to make you forget the research tree is thin and running on fumes. Devs, a few more upgrade options wouldn't go amiss! Something like "your wood-powered generator now works 10% better because someone oiled it" would go a long way toward making the late game feel like there's actually something to do in it. Which brings us to the fusion reactor, a marvel of future technology that you will unlock approximately fifteen minutes before the credits roll. Congratulations, you now have infinite electricity. You also have more resources than you could ever spend and nowhere to spend them. Huzzah.. The real villain of the piece, though, is aluminum. Run low on it at the wrong moment and you'll find yourself unable to craft a key plot item, which is a uniquely miserable way to discover that your chill floating town game had teeth all along. Save scum. Hoard aluminum. Trust nobody. Still a fun cosy experience. 7/10

Game's busted. Enticing at first yes but the research panel doesn't work at all, which hinders how much you can do in game. Which isn't a lot, especially not being able to unlock anything. Not worth it until they fix it which even then there was a ton of bugs. Outta get a refund out of this nonsense.

Game still needs work. AI constantly get stuck. cant make eel electroinc without power, cant get power without eel electronics. the need for wood is also too high, there needs to be other sources for wood. having to use 1 axe per tree is also too high a price.

Currently it's so incredible buggy, I can't recommend it. [list] [*] Drifters get stuck in open ocean [*] Drifters get stuck in infinite loops [*] Drifters idle and do nothing [*] Balance is totally off as well [/list]

Amazing game. Such a great artstyle and original concept. It's very relaxed with many building options. Everything works as expected and they way it works is very intuitive. A hidden gem.

[h1] まったり遊べる漂流系シミュレーション [/h1] 船で移動しながら資材を集め、船を発展させていくシミュレーションゲームで、 基本的に水と食料さえあれば住民は元気に働いてくれるので、シミュレーションゲームになじみがない人でもおすすめです。 戦闘もなく、ただただ物資を集めて町を作るのでのんびり遊べることや、 マウスで操作が完結していて気軽に遊べるのが〇。

I love ocean survival games. Flotsam, Raft. This game was non-stop fun from the beginning till the end for 30 or so hours. I had a blast. I have few achievements to unlock, that's great replay value here. On to a new adventure! Thank you guys and girls from Pajama Llama Games, it's a blast!

Relaxing, but survival themed. Mechanics that are simple enough to not demand too much of my tired brain after a day of work, but still engaging enough to keep me entertained. Just the kind of escapism I've been craving.