#Spiritfarer switch review full#

#Spiritfarer switch review full#

The world is full of little islands to explore, some are full-on towns, while others are simple places full of materials to gather, you will need to gather all the wood, minerals and food you can carry as you will constantly be making upgrades and building new sections to your ship. As you are constantly attending to your passenger’s wants and needs, these could be something like hunger or having their own place or something as simple as a hug. The game promotes itself as “a cozy management game about dying”. You acquire a large boat of your own and picking up lost souls to join you on your journey through the afterlife, all of who are represented by giant animals, from there you can navigate across the sea and expand your boat. Spiritfarer, the cozy management game about dying, sets sail today.

This game opens up though with Charon declaring to you his retirement and your cat Daffodil rummaging through his robes. Payment was provided by a coin placed in the person’s mouth at their burial. According to legend, Charon would ferry souls across the river who had fare with them at their passing.

You play as Stella who has been appointed as the new “Spiritfarer”, a modern retelling of Greek Mythology and the River Styx. Spiritfarer is probably one of the most heartfelt, most pure games I have ever played that was a metaphor about death. But this one definitely spoke to me unlike any of the others. When Nintendo shadow dropped 6 (count em SIX) titles this week during the Indie World, it was going to be hard to decide which of them to When Nintendo shadow dropped 6 (count em SIX) titles this week during the Indie World, it was going to be hard to decide which of them to tackle first.