Release Date: August 18, 2020
A hybrid of adventure game, platform game and economic strategy, whose main theme is... dying. In Spiritfarer, the player takes on the role of a girl who, like a mythical Charon, takes the dead to the underworld on her boat. The production was developed by the Canadian independent studio Thunder Lotus Games.
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Spiritfarer is a hybrid of a two-dimensional hybrid of adventure, platform, and strategy game, in which we play as a spiritfarer, transporting the spirits of the dead on the boat we built. The game offers extensive gameplay and attractive, fairytale-like setting. The independent Canadian studio Thunder Lotus Games (the devs of Jotun) is responsible for developing and publishing the title.
In Spiritfarer we play as Stella, who is the title spiritfarer, modelled after Charon from Greek mythology. The girl transports the dead to a place where they will experience their posthumous existence, often befriending them along the way and learning their unique stories.
In Spiritfarer we observe the action from the side-scrolling perspective. The main purpose of the game is to transport the characters we meet to the afterlife on board a hand-built boat and to discover their stories. The devs made sure that a unique, moving story was connected with each of the characters.
During the game, we also manage the boat and get or create the things we need by exploring the locations using the method characteristic of classic two-dimensional platform games. We can engage in mining, collect items, cook and weave, and create or find gifts for our engers.
As the game progresses, we improve our boat and change the look of both the vehicle, Stella and the accompanying cat named Daffodil.
Spiritfarer can be played solo or with others. The mainstay of the game is the story campaign, which can be played either in single-player or as part of a two-person, local co-op mode. In such a situation the other player takes on the role of Daffodil.
Spiritfarer features characteristic, two-dimensional visuals, based mainly on handmade illustrations. Graphics are distinguished by a lively palette of colors and a fairytale-like atmosphere reminiscent of animated films. In the game, we meet many heroes in the form of anthropomorphic animals, so the game created by Thunder Lotus studio may evoke associations with, for example, the film works of studio Ghibli.
Platforms:
PC Windows August 18, 2020
PlayStation 4 August 18, 2020
Xbox One August 18, 2020
Android October 4, 2022
Apple iOS October 4, 2022
Nintendo Switch August 18, 2020
Developer: Thunder Lotus Games
Publisher: Thunder Lotus Games
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System Requirements for Spiritfarer Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Dual Core 3.0 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 1 GB GeForce GTX 460 or better, 7 GB HDD, Windows 7 SP1 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Spiritfarer Video Game.
Forbes: 9 / 10
Those who will patiently (and happily) put in the time to building their ferries and cooking for their spirit friends will be rewarded with snippets of story that might stay with them longer than they expect.
VideoGamer: 8 / 10 by Imogen Donovan
Blending both adventure and management sim, the player cares for these characters and wanders into the wonder of this world, which lights up with each new island discovered. It explores the role of both parties in death; is it the responsibility of the spirit or the Spiritfarer to sew together the uncomfortable threads of loss?
Eurogamer: by Malindy Hetfeld
By marrying metroidvania, management sim and a good dose of kindness, Spiritfarer manages to feel simultaneously familiar and refreshing.
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