Flotsam (2025) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Flotsam

The premiere floating garbage town survival game! Scavenge whatever debris you can from the ocean's surface and grow your city while doing your best to survive in this colorful post-apocalyptic world.

4 December 2025

What Flotsam is

Flotsam is an indie game developed by Pajama Llama and released in 2025. It was published by Stray Fawn Publishing. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Survive in a feel-good apocalypse world. Manage your drifters as they try to survive in a harsh ocean world, where everything is trying to eat you or sink your town to the depths of the sea! You’ll need fresh water, seafood, and scrap to make sure your drifters can make the best of this wet situation. Recycle everything! Luckily the flooded environment offers all kinds of relics from the old world to recycle. Your drifters can transform garbage, driftwood, and flotsam into boats and buildings. These allow them to collect rainwater, hunt for various creatures, and reel up scrap from the ocean floor. A moving floating town. Steer your town as you explore a sprawling, dynamic environment with…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 42 achievements to unlock.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Flotsam launched on 4 December 2025, within three weeks of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders and Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

Released around the same time: Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, Routine, Kirby Air Riders, Marvel Cosmic Invasion.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Flotsam yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 6 videos →

Flotsam — frequently asked questions

When did Flotsam come out?

Flotsam was released on 4 December 2025 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Flotsam?

At minimum, Flotsam needs Intel Core i5 or equivalent, 8 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or equivalent graphics, 600 MB available space of storage.

How many GB is Flotsam?

The PC version needs about 0.6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("600 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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