Escape the Flood!

You wash ashore with up to nine friends. The beach floods first and the highest hill last, so build a boat in time. Or play solo, and the boat is all yours.

Sharks hunt anyone who stays in the water too long. Get back on land or climb aboard before they reach you. Or fight back from the shore or your boat.

Split up and get to work. Chop down trees with your stone axe and stand clear when they fall. Punch palm trees for coconuts, then craft tools and boat parts.

Sometimes the sea holds still, then surges up the hills, and you feel each surge coming. Rain, thunderstorms and fog roll in, and snow covers the highest peaks.

Get your boat on the water in time. Sail a raft with the wind, or row a boat alone or side by side with a friend. The first crew to reach the open sea escapes.

If a friend goes down, revive them in time. If you are too late, bring their ghost back at any shrine still above water. Alone, going down ends the run.

Pick a body, skin tone, height and build, then hair, face, beard, hats, eyewear and clothes. Every run earns XP, and new levels unlock more styles and colors to show your crew.

• Co-op for 1 to 10 players. Invite friends through Steam, share a room code, join a public lobby or play on a local network.

• Proximity voice chat. The closer your friends are, the louder you hear them.

• First or third person. Switch with one button.

• Friendly fire is always on. Fists, tools, spears and falling trees hurt friends too, so play nice. Or don't.

• Pick your difficulty. Choose how fast the sea rises.

• Seeds you can share. Type in a friend's seed, or retry the same island if nobody escapes.