Spiritfarer is a game about letting go. It might be a cozy, hand-drawn management life sim on the surface, but underneath that warm exterior is an experience that asks you how you feel about death, losing the people you love, and what it means to move on. It was by far one of my favorite videogames of 2020, and every time I have an excuse to talk about it, I take it. So if you’re looking for one of the best management sims ever, made with some real meat on its bones (both in terms of content and themes), this new sale is the perfect time to try Spiritfarer.
If you love the life game decision-making of Stardew Valley, Cozy Grove, and Bear and Breakfast, Spiritfarer is an easy recommendation. You ride around on a boat, upgrading it while taking on the spirits of the dead (personified as anthropomorphic animals) in an effort to help them finish any last business before moving on to the afterlife.
To help each spirit and enhance your vessel, you need to cook, fish, mine, craft, and harvest materials via an array of activities. These systems are all helped by a truly moving story and some gorgeous hand-drawn animation, while the narrative is designed to pull at your heartstrings unlike anything else I’ve ever played.
This sale covers Spiritfarer’s Farewell Edition, which comes packaged with myriad free updates. That means you’ve got loads more spirits to help move on, more islands to explore, events to partake in, recipes to cook, and upgrades to build into your ever-expanding ship. Spiritfarer is a complete experience, and the Farewell Edition emphasizes that by uniting all of the content updates since 2020 under one release.
Spiritfarer is 85% off until Wednesday November 27, so expect to pay $4.49 / £3.74 until then. You can find it here.
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