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Sam & Dan: Floaty Flatmates

SteamVR • 2018

Should you play it?

Oh nooo, the world is flooded! Oh no, there is also a really big shark! You are a survivor of the apocalypse, stuck in your apartment, all by yourself, so sad... Across the street there is another survivor. Let's wave to each other, work together and both reach the boat to get to safety!

What works

  • Unique and innovative co-op vr gameplay
  • Free to play
  • Strong emphasis on communication and teamwork
  • Fun and immersive experience
  • Accessible for vr beginners

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short playtime and limited replayability
  • Clunky and sometimes awkward controls
  • Performance issues and occasional bugs
  • Small player base causing matchmaking difficulties
  • Some achievements locked behind donations

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Sonder

  • Wires And Whiskers

  • We Were Here Together

  • Together: Moon Escape

  • Parallel Experiment

  • We Escaped a Twisted Game

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Sam & Dan: Floaty Flatmates but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Abiotic Factor

  • Valheim

  • Raft

  • Split Fiction

  • LEGO® STAR WARS™: The Force Awakens

  • It Takes Two

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Sam & Dan: Floaty Flatmates: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Violence, Expression.

Last update: 03/08/2026