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Game description

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Basic info

DeveloperThunder Lotus
PublisherThunder Lotus
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 18, 2020
Price
  • Steam store −90% $29.99 $2.99 · Steam ↗
  • Lowest-price store $2.99 · Steam
  • Historical low $2.99 · 3-month low $2.99Other stores ↗

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Minimum specs

OSMicrosoft® Windows® 7 SP1
ProcessorDual Core 3.0 GHz Processor
Memory4 GB
GraphicsDirectX 10-compatible graphics card with at least 1GB of video memory
Storage7 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 452 reviews from the past 1 year

87.8/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (95%)

Metacritic: 84 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A gentle management game about ferrying spirits to the afterlife, Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition scores 87.8, top 30% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

110 reviews praise its warm atmosphere and an emotional world that handles death, acceptance and moving on with care. Story & World ranks 65th of 1096. 95 call the writing poetic and touching, and some say the story pays off by the end. 82 admire the beautiful hand drawn art style, smooth animations and charming characters, and Visuals & Sound ranks 59th of 1249, with a few singling out the calming music.

👎 Where it falls short

85 reviews say the late game turns repetitive, with grinding and backtracking that stretch out the middle hours. Content Volume ranks 986th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 946th of 1396. 36 find progression tied to tedious resource gathering without automation, and some feel spirits who join later get less time to develop. 16 say the game explains too little, leaving recipes, collection and the next step unclear. A few also note that the slow start can take hours before the story draws them in.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“writing is poetic and touching, excellent in all aspects” · 95 reviews
“beautiful hand-drawn art style with smooth animations and charming characters” · 82 reviews
“strongly recommended for dealing with grief and loss” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +2.46 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “you can go at your own pace and choose how much to explore” · 4 reviews
Negative “limited freedom, cannot remove unwanted sheep from boat” · 1 review

Progression 27% · Difficulty 3% · Onboarding 8% · Strategy 3% · Controls & feel 14%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 93% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.99 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “writing is poetic and touching, excellent in all aspects” · 95 reviews

Characters 52% · World 58%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.09 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “excessive grinding and backtracking make late game tedious and repetitive” · 85 reviews
Positive “diverse resource production mechanics and exploration” · 2 reviews

Volume 15% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 54% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.32 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful hand-drawn art style with smooth animations and charming characters” · 82 reviews
Negative “mining and tree-cutting visuals too bright and eye-straining” · 1 review

Audio 31%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +2.39 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 1% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.03 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “36 CAD price tag unjustified for 30 hours of content” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.04 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “multiple bugs in co-op multiplayer affecting experience” · 5 reviews

Performance 1% · Developer support 2%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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