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Spiritfarer
A cozy game where your whole job is to make someone's last days warm. And then say goodbye. ⛵
Who it's for
Spiritfarer lets players rehearse the hardest part of love in a gentle frame: you care for spirits on your boat (cooking their favourite meals, building them rooms, giving them hugs) until each is ready to pass through the Everdoor.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Spiritfarer is a management and adventure game developed and published by Thunder Lotus Games in 2020. Players control Stella, the new Spiritfarer after Charon, who sails a ship with her cat Daffodil to gather spirits, fulfil their last wishes and carry them to the Everdoor, the gateway to the afterlife.
Where to find it
Steam, GOG, Nintendo Switch eShop, PlayStation Store, Xbox (Microsoft Store), Netflix Games (iOS/Android).
Before you start
Heads up: Death, dying and terminal illness.
Age: PEGI 12 (Steam listing; descriptors: mild swearing, sexual innuendo). Suggested 12+
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Joy and Sorrow”
