The Flame in the Flood

 PC
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 43
  3. Negative: 0 out of 43
  1. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Feb 24, 2016
    It’s comfy and I can play for hours, but it’s just not that deep.
  2. Wired
    Mar 5, 2016
    The Molasses Flood’s debut is a brilliant tone piece, drawing skillfully on an established well of symbolism and cultural preoccupations that rarely get showcased in games. The Flame in the Flood is a journey toward hope at the end of a long river, a journey worth taking.

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User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 80 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 80
  3. Negative: 19 out of 80
  1. Zer0TheHer0
    Jun 15, 2016
    0
    can'ìt rebind keys.are you kidding me?lack of keyboard binding options makes it absolutely unplayable.the lack of rebinding options iscan'ìt rebind keys.are you kidding me?lack of keyboard binding options makes it absolutely unplayable.the lack of rebinding options is absolutely lazy and something that is not to be tolerated in this time and age… Full Review »
  2. d__b
    Mar 17, 2016
    5
    Neat idea, terrible execution. It's a very refreshing take on survival game where rater than trying to survive in open world, you're trying toNeat idea, terrible execution. It's a very refreshing take on survival game where rater than trying to survive in open world, you're trying to travel down a river on your raft, while visiting locations along the river for supplies. Game also has quite robust crafting system with multiple tools and crafting materials. Sounds great, right? Problem is - locations you'll get to visit are entirely random and there is no telling what you might find, and you can't go back since river flows only one way. So many times you'll start game, go trough several locations and parts of the river, and de before finding basic materials to craft even most basic tool. Game is difficult and punishing, and it's not bad. But thanks to randomness of resources there is no interaction with the game - you just collect everything and move on, hoping that at next spot you'll actually get something you need. If you don't mind game so heavily based around RNG, by all means, go for it, it's quite interesting. But in my opinion all interesting parts of this cool game gets drowned out by it's randomness,… Full Review »
  3. Crescendo
    Nov 17, 2016
    5
    Nice idea, nice graphics, has a nice flow to it (no pun).
    It's problems are the problems of the genre:
    - Random loot/Locations to visit -    Nice idea, nice graphics, has a nice flow to it (no pun).
    It's problems are the problems of the genre:
    - Random loot/Locations to visit
    - Punishing if you don't get lucky though not as bad as some people here make it out to be
    - No story and very little things to keep you going

    I like the mechanic that you can carry over items if you die because your dog 'survives' and brings the backpack from the last survivor to your next character, but all in all I probably won't play the game anymore. It's fun and quick, but only for so long before it becomes VERY repetitive. And after I died a bit into the game because there was actually a dead end in the river after a camp (which I wasn't able to see before going that way) I became a bit frustrated.

    But to be honest, I'm missing the scope and secrets of don't starve. In FITF I get the feeling that I'm doing a routine every time and do not find anything interesting.    … Full Review »
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