Spiritfarer

Spiritfarer's gorgeous mix of an exciting action-platformer and a touching town manager is a journey worth savoring.

Spirifarer is an excellent 2D-platformer and management game, but moreover it's a beautiful and joyous journey about caring for others and coming to terms with death and saying goodbye.

By marrying metroidvania, management sim and a good dose of kindness, Spiritfarer manages to feel simultaneously familiar and refreshing.

A thought-provoking and bittersweet adventure that understands that death is part of living.

Spiritfarer works because the entire game is built around creating these connections to the characters, all of which are complex people with tangled stories. And none of the spirits are purely good or bad; some are people leaving a mess behind for others to grapple with.

Spiritfarer taps into the fun of farming/lifestyle simulations, but adds a unique story layer that sets it apart

Ultimately, everything in Spiritfarer is like that. Measured, thought out, detailed, kind.

Spiritfarer is a game with a lot of moving parts, but most of its elements are well handled. Progression comes at a good pace as you upgrade Stella's ship, her abilities, and build relationships with a colourful crew. The crafting minigames are a weak spot, and the writing doesn't always land, but there's a lot to like about this maritime management title.

A truly pleasant game, Spiritfarer balances undemanding platforming, gentle exploration and forgiving resource management with a beautifully-realised world with a cast full of charming, likeable, memorable characters.

Spiritfarer is an absolute triumph and easily goes down as the best game that Thunder Lotus has created.