The Flame in the Flood

There are different strips of land and ramshackle settlements that can be explored on foot.

They are linked together by a large river, as most of the environment is flooded.

Scout can navigate the river using a raft.

The game can either be played with the Traveler difficulty level where there are checkpoints and an abundance of supplies, or in the harder Survival mode with permadeath, fewer supplies and having Scout's stats diminish at an increased rate.

Next to health (both for Scout and the raft), the four main stats to manage to ensure survival are hunger, thirst, body temperature and fatigue.

In later stages of the game it often becomes impossible to maintain all stats as resources become rare and then choices have to be made where to spend them first.

The raft can be freely moved around to visit different locations, but rapids usually make it impossible to return, so often only one of three available locations can be visited and the player has to make a choice.

The environment is also randomized for different sessions.

Both Scout and Aesop (who follows automatically) have an inventory where items can be stored, either by grabbing them from the environment or by looting caches or houses.

These items can be used for crafting, for instance to create weapons, bandages, food or clothing items.

By combining lumber, tinder and flint for example, Scout can create a campfire to raise her body temperature and to sleep or cook.

Cattails can be woven into rope, which are in turn used with branches to create traps to catch animals for food.

Water can be gathered from many places, but often it is polluted and needs to be purified first, or risk becoming sick

The Flame in the Flood for Nintendo Switch is currently worth €175.36 loose, €76.80 complete in box, and €114.85 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

The Flame in the Flood has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For The Flame in the Flood, loose is €175.36 and CIB is €76.80 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.