The Story of The Flood (2022)

Developer: ZHANG FAN
Publisher: SHEN JIAWEI, Mammorize
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Rating: 3.7 of 5, 78 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 1.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow, introspective experience where you make deliberate choices about what to save, exploring a sparse post-deluge world through puzzles and vignettes that feel like a walking meditation on loss and humanity.

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What players say

Players describe a short, atmosphere-driven interactive fiction where you drift on a boat carrying only five items. The game incorporates a personality test based on your choices, but many find the gameplay repetitive and the movement frustratingly slow. Some appreciate the nods to the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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