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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Defunct | April 1, 2025 |
| Fate | Absorbed into CD Projekt Red |
| Headquarters | Boston,Massachusetts, US |
Key people | Forrest Dowling (Studio president) |
| Parent | CD Projekt |
| Website | www |
The Molasses Flood LLC was an Americanvideo game developer based inBoston,Massachusetts. Founded by industry veterans in 2014, the company was acquired byCD Projekt in 2021 and was absorbed into CD Projekt Red in 2025. The Molasses Flood developedindependent gamesThe Flame in the Flood andDrake Hollow.[1][2] It was also working on a multiplayer spinoff of theThe Witcher series, codenamed Project Sirius, before the studio was shut down.[3]
The Molasses Flood was an American video game development studio based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 2014 by former employees ofIrrational Games,Harmonix, andBungie.[4]
The Molasses Flood's first game wasThe Flame in the Flood, a survival game set in a post-apocalyptic river landscape, which was released in 2016 forWindows,macOS,Xbox One,PlayStation 4, andNintendo Switch. The game received positive reviews from critics and players and was nominated for several awards.[5] The studio's second game wasDrake Hollow.[4]
The company was acquired byCD Projekt in 2021. It then began working on a new game codenamed "Project Sirius" set inThe Witcher universe in early 2022 in corroboration with CD Projekt Red North America.[6] The game will include multiplayer elements.[2][7] By March 2024, CD Projekt announced a significant write-off related to Project Sirius. Development on the game was rebooted and 29 employees from The Molasses Flood were laid off.[8]
On April 1, 2025, the development team was officially absorbed into CD Projekt Red and The Molasses Flood ceased to be a separate legal entity. While the developers continue to work on Project Sirius, studio leadership, such as co-founder Damian Isla, left the company.[3]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | The Flame in the Flood | Windows,macOS,Xbox One,PlayStation 4,Nintendo Switch |
| 2020 | Drake Hollow | Windows, Xbox One |
| TBA | Project Sirius (untitledThe Witcher game) | TBA |