Games like The Flame in the Flood
If The Flame in the Flood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nuclear Throne, Crypt of the NecroDancer and Shadow of the Depth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its art style is evocative, soundtrack is outstanding and writing quality is exceptional. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →The Flame in the Flood is a solo-only action-adventure indie game released in 2016 by The Molasses Flood, available for $14.99. Players navigate a procedurally generated river journey through the backwaters of a post-societal America, scavenging for supplies and crafting equipment while managing a raft that responds to dynamic water conditions. The core mechanics center on raft survival and the ever-changing river, requiring players to adapt their route and resources as they travel downstream. Reviewers describe the art style as evocative and highlight the soundtrack as outstanding, while players find the experience atmospheric and immersive. The game carries a hard difficulty rating and takes a medium-length session to complete, with a 79% positive rating from over 1,200 Steam reviews. The game is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About The Flame in the Flood: A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
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Nuclear Throne
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Top pick for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Shadow of the Depth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Third-strongest match for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Nautical Survival
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Ranked #4 for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
StarVaders
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Ranked #5 for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
Welcome to Basingstoke
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Ranked #6 for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Basingstoke is a tense rogue-like that mixes stealth and arcade action. Explore the smouldering ruins of Basingstoke, a world of reanimated undead and ferocious alien monsters. Scavenge as you go, crafting equipment to help you in your mission: escape Basingstoke!
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Ranked #7 for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Savara
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Ranked #8 for The Flame in the Flood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
In this colorful action roguelite, participate in the festivities organized for the pleasure of the warrior god. Equip your best weapons, prove your valor against powerful monsters, and permanently engrave your name in history!
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Flame in the Flood
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The Long Dark
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Reviewers of The Flame in the Flood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
Don't Starve
WHY THIS
Shares procedural generation and an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Reviewers of The Flame in the Flood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Green Hell
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Shares an immersive mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Reviewers of The Flame in the Flood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Flame in the Flood at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
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Priced ~67% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~67% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Flame in the Flood.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Action with The Flame in the Flood.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under The Flame in the Flood on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Flame in the Flood.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Nuclear Throne
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Shadow of the Depth
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
StarVaders
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Flame in the Flood.
Pilot a powerful mech to fight off the alien invasion in this ULTIMATE fusion of deckbuilding and grid-based tactics. Discover game-breaking combos, rewind time to alter your fate, and protect the future of humanity in this endlessly replayable roguelike.
ScourgeBringer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer. Help Kyhra to explore the unknown and slash her way through ancient machines guarding the seal of her past, and maybe the redemption of humanity.
Savara
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with The Flame in the Flood.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Flame in the Flood.
In this colorful action roguelite, participate in the festivities organized for the pleasure of the warrior god. Equip your best weapons, prove your valor against powerful monsters, and permanently engrave your name in history!
Frequently asked about The Flame in the Flood
- Does The Flame in the Flood work on Steam Deck?
- The Flame in the Flood is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does The Flame in the Flood cost?
- The Flame in the Flood is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Flame in the Flood?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Flame in the Flood are Nuclear Throne, Crypt of the NecroDancer, Shadow of the Depth.
- Who developed The Flame in the Flood?
- The Flame in the Flood was developed by The Molasses Flood and published by CD PROJEKT RED.
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