Game Overview
A flooded Australia becomes the stage for a choice-driven climate-fiction RPG where every conversation, alliance, and career decision carries weight. Life on a floating settlement is practical rather than glamorous: people trade resources, raise sharks for survival, and live above the drowned remnants of Sydney. Beneath that everyday routine sits an unsettling mystery, as the sharks begin reacting to something far below the waves. The Floating City balances its ecological concerns with personal drama, asking whether ambition, loyalty, or public responsibility matters most when disaster is already part of daily life.
Players shape a protagonist’s identity, relationships, skills, reputation, and eventual profession through a substantial branching text narrative. One path may involve taking over the family shark farm, while another focuses on commerce, exploration, social connections, or uncovering why the city’s sharks are terrified. Travel between the floating settlement, subterranean New Sydney, and the ruins of Old Sydney opens up new scenes and decisions, with trading and networking helping improve career prospects. Central choices revolve around Kassandra, a friend willing to risk her life investigating the threat, and the player must decide whether to support her dangerous work, protect her, or turn the crisis to personal advantage.
The strongest feature is its willingness to treat character customization and romance as part of the role-playing rather than a fixed protagonist’s story. Players can be male, female, or non-binary, and can pursue male or female romances, remain unattached, or define the character as asexual and/or aromantic. With roughly 130,000 words and outcomes that can prioritize saving lives or maximizing profit, it has the replay value expected from interactive fiction even without visuals or combat. Fans of Choice of Games-style narratives, speculative fiction, and morally complicated decision-making should find a thoughtful, accessible adventure here, while players seeking action-heavy RPG systems may find its all-text format too quiet.
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Installation
- Click the green button below to be redirected to UploadHaven.
- Wait 15 seconds, then hit “Free Download.” (Free downloads may be slower — upgrade to UploadHaven Pro for faster speeds.)
- Once downloaded, right-click the .zip file and choose “Extract to The Floating City.” (You’ll need 7-Zip for this.)
- Open the extracted folder and run the game as administrator.
- Enjoy! 🎮 If you see missing DLL errors, check the _Redist folder inside and install what’s needed.
Setup Guide & Troubleshooting
How do I fix missing DLL errors for The Floating City?
After extracting The Floating City, navigate to the _Redist or _CommonRedist folder inside the game directory and install DirectX, Vcredist, and any other dependencies included.
What should I do if the downloaded file is corrupted?
The full archive is 88.92 MB — make sure your download completed fully before extracting. Use 7-Zip to extract the files. If you still see a "file corrupted" error, re-download and try again.
Why should I run the game as administrator?
Right-click the game executable and select "Run as Administrator" to avoid save file issues and permission errors. This is especially important on the first launch.
How do I update my GPU drivers for this game?
The game won't launch — what should I try?
Try running in compatibility mode, install the latest DirectX runtime, or install the All-in-One VC Redist Package.
My antivirus is blocking the game — is it safe?
Antivirus false positives are common with pre-installed games. Temporarily pause your antivirus during extraction to prevent it from quarantining game files. You can re-enable it after the extraction completes.