Spiritfarer

Nintendo World ReportAnna Saurman Brown

9.5/10

Overall, I really enjoyed this game and all the time I spent devouring it. I came into Spiritfarer very excited, and it did not disappoint. It even surprised me with how much I loved it. Spiritfarer has everything relevant to my interests: the afterlife, crafting, crystals, making friends, getting up in other people’s business, fixing (?) problems, and a cat best friend. If you are looking for a beautiful game with some more serious, and sometimes mystical, subject matter, I highly suggest giving Spiritfarer a try.

Impulse GamerHugh Mitchell

Spiritfarer is a classic example of a game that is far greater than the sum of its parts. On paper I can describe it as an excellent 2D open-world adventure

GameSpewKim Snaith

9/10

Gorgeous, emotional and heartwarming from start to finish, playing Spiritfarer is like sinking into a nice, cosy duvet. It envelops you, and you won’t want to leave. Its slow and steady pace won’t be for everyone, but for those who want a beautiful game to unwind with, it doesn’t get much better than this.

KeenGamerAnyka Pettigrew

9/10

Spiritfarer is a must-play management simulator all about helping the dead pass on. You play as Stella, the new Spiritfarer who has a huge boat for you to design to your hearts content. Bring aboard characters you meet along the way, along with crafting, cooking, looming, fishing and more. The longer you play, the more you fall in love with the game and its world.

Worth PlayingAndreas Salmen

9/10

As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and guide them across mystical seas to finally release them into the afterlife.

XboxEraPieter "SuikerBrood" Jasper

9/10

Spiritfarer is a game where death is treated differently than in many other games, which makes this game unique. We’ve been killing people and things in video games for so long, that we’ve stopped to wonder what actually happens after that. In Spiritfarer we learn this, in a colourful and happy world that invites you to be the best Spiritfarer in history.

TwinfiniteKeenan McCall

Spiritfarer is one of a kind, and well worth anyone's time. Its energetic art style, moving score and uplifting stories about acceptance and loss all meld with the gameplay for an experience players won't soon forget, even as they move onto their next adventures.

Checkpoint GamingAlexia 'ImpTwins' Weiss

9/10

Content Warning: Spiritfarer, and by extension this review, deals heavily on the topic of death and the loss of loved ones. Please take care of your well-being when both reading this review, and trying out this game.

WayTooManyGamesHeidi Hawes

8.5/10

I’m not typically a big fan of management sims, but something about Spiritfarer from Thunder Lotus Games caught my attention. Perhaps it was the clean and adorable art style, or maybe even its premise that piqued my curiosity. All I know is that I’ve been curious about this game for a while now. So when it came to Game Pass, I decided to give it a try. I was unprepared for just how deeply invested I would get into this game.

VideogamerTom Bardwell

8/10

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VGChartzEvan Norris

8/10

It's so hard to say goodbye.Thunder Lotus Games just keeps getting better. It first made a splash with its premier game Jotun, then [...]

Pure NintendoSophie Hiner

8/10

Spiritfarer brings light to a topic we all seem to have trouble comprehending: death. While many games include death in some way or another, Spiritfarer provides a new perspective that will allow you to see dying from a more peaceful and positive perspective.Read More