Spiritfarer is an adventure developed by Thunder Lotus, released 18 August 2020 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Google Stadia. It currently starts at $2.99 at IndieGala. The main story takes about 37.9 hrs to finish.
What Spiritfarer is
Spiritfarer is an adventure game developed by Thunder Lotus and released in 2020. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You play Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased, a Spiritfarer. Build a boat to explore the world, pick up spirits, and release them into the afterlife. Gather, produce, and consume resources while you guide your passengers across mystical seas. Join the adventure as Daffodil the cat, in two-player cooperative play. Spend relaxing quality time with your spirit passengers, building and tending to your relationships, and, ultimately, learn how to say goodbye to your cherished friends.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 39 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Spiritfarer holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored 15 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 148 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 37.9 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $2.99, that works out to about $0.08 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Dual Core 3.0 GHz Processor, 4 GB RAM and DirectX 10-compatible graphics card with at least 1GB of video memory. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 7GB.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $2.99 at IndieGala, 90% below its usual price. Across the 4 stores we track, the same game ranges up to $4.50 — a spread of $1.51 for an identical product.
What it launched against
Spiritfarer launched on 18 August 2020, within three weeks of Marvel's Avengers, Factorio, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout and Risk of Rain 2. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 7 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Marvel's Avengers, Factorio, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, Risk of Rain 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Spiritfarer yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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