

And if you ever do start to feel a little management pressure, you can give your feline follower a cuddle and feel rejuvenated. The atmosphere is still effortlessly cosy and it’s unbelievably easy to spend an unearthly amount of hours on it. So you take to your navigation map, plot your course and get sailing! Like any management sim, maintaining balance can be sometimes tricky, but never does it become overwhelming or off-putting. To accomplish this, you need to sail to different island locations in the spirit world and acquire various items for crafting and cooking. It’s also one that’s spot-on! The game revolves around building up and customising your ship to accommodate your spiritual guests, as well as learning more about them through conversation, quests and even food. Using the ‘Everlight’-a magical orb that can transform into any desired object-and your sturdy boat, you must welcome spirits aboard and help them discover what they need to move on before finally ferrying them through the Everdoor to the world beyond.ĭuring its marketing campaign, Spiritfarer was dubbed as “a cozy management sim about dying” a statement that carries both a warm light-hearted air and an undertone of incredible weight. As Stella, along with fluffy sidekick Daffodil, you are the new blood entrusted with said duties. Spiritfarer by Thunder Lotus Games dived in headfirst and became one with the waves in a wonderful way.Ĭharon, the legendary ferryman of the Dead, has decided to retire and pass on his underworldly duties. So when a game comes along that tackles the complex emotional sea surrounding it in a sensitive and unique way, it immediately stands out.

Death is such an inevitable part of life that there is certainly no shortage of it in games, usually in bloody and violent fashion.
