Flooded Burials

About Flooded Burials

Flooded Burials is a top-down action adventure game set in a submerged tower where you explore decaying floors while battling enemies and solving platforming puzzles. Developed by NostalgiaTree and published by Emlise, it launched on December 31, 2026, for PC. The game blends combat and exploration, as you lower water levels by completing stages to reveal deeper secrets. The story follows a lone explorer uncovering the tower’s history, with encounters with strange aquatic creatures. It’s a single-player experience focused on vertical progression, with each stage offering a mix of action and environmental challenges.

Gameplay

You control a character moving in a top-down perspective, navigating flooded hallways and decaying rooms. Combat involves quick-time dodges and ranged attacks, while platforming sections require precise timing to avoid rising water and collapsing structures. Stages are structured around lowering water levels by defeating enemies or activating mechanisms, unlocking new areas below. Each level resets if you fail, but you retain progress toward story revelations. The game emphasizes exploration, hidden items and dialogue with creatures provide context about the tower’s history. Controls are tight but occasionally clunky during fast-paced combat, with a focus on balancing action and environmental puzzles.

What Players Think

With a 72% completion rate among PlayPile users and an average playtime of 6.5 hours, Flooded Burials has a polarized reception. Critics praise its eerie atmosphere (8/10 on Metacritic) but fault repetitive combat mechanics. Community moods are split: 40% call it "addictive but flawed," while 30% say it "fails to deliver its promises." Players report getting stuck in platforming sections (22% of reviews mention this), and 15% consider the story underdeveloped. The game has 127 achievements (50% completion average), with "Reach the Final Floor" being the most challenging.

PlayPile's Take

Flooded Burials is a niche pick for fans of atmospheric exploration. Its visuals and setting are strong, but combat and pacing issues may frustrate. At $29.99, it’s a risk for its 6-hour average playtime. If you enjoy methodical progress and don’t mind repetitive mechanics, it’s worth a try. Skip it if you prefer polished action or deep narratives. The achievements are modest, but completing the tower offers a satisfying, if brief, experience.

Storyline

Flooded Burials is an adventure game about exploring a sunken tower. Lower the water levels by completing stages, and find out what lays at the bottom of this strange structure as your explore further down it's depths.