They will ask or beg for food at least once per day. They are the only aspect of the game that imposes and palpable time constraint. The spirit passengers also present the most management-intensive aspect of the game. Theodore will only sell at a reasonable price after Gwen calls him out on his price gouging. The various passengers ask Stella to complete a number of tasks for them, and it’s through these requests that players advance through these spirits’ stories. They meet their first passenger almost immediately after Charon leaves them to their new job, but the remaining spirit passengers must be found. It provides the leading set of narratives that keep Stella, Daffodil, and the Player moving forward. Ferrying Your Passengersĭiscovering and transporting spirits is the driving premise of Spiritfarer. Players get/need to puzzle out which way they want to squish in everything. While upgrades are available for the boat, space crunch is inevitable. In a way, the player gets some agency in designing the platforming aspect of collecting certain resources. The structures have a variety of shapes and sizes, and their shapes and surfaces provide a number of platforms for Stella and Daffodil to run and jump on. The player can rearrange those structures in order to make collection easier or more enjoyable. There are resource-collecting events on the world map that require the player to run, jump, and drop around the ship’s structures to collect the resource. Place ferry structures anywhere you like in the allotted area, no matter how high. Players can even place structures as high or low as they can without the need for some supporting structure beneath it this can lead to some amusing arrangements. The player gets to choose where, in this large space, the structure should sit. When placing that structure, the player will see that a fair bit of space is available on the ship both horizontally and vertically. One of the first tasks is to build that spirit a place to stay. Stella and Daffodil locate their first spirit passenger and the “new” boat almost immediately. Charon passing the Spiritfarer Everlight to Stella and Daffodil. These quests add a story-rich element to the game and provide most of the motivation to explore the mystical seas that form the world of Spiritfarer. The most management demanded of the player is in caring for the spirit passengers and doing so is largely quest driven. Nearly all crafting is done by means of simple mini-games. Building Stella’s ferry is an extension of crafting, but also a puzzle. Building and platforming are mixed into the same experience. For some of the resource gathering, Spiritfarer is also a light platformer that uses a day and night cycle. Spiritfarer has the expected aspects of management games such as gathering, mining, crafting, cooking, and farming-but these activities are more engaging than expected. As Stella, Daffodil, and the player travel with their passengers, stories are shared of memorable moments and unfinished business that are sad, heartwarming, and altogether human. It’s the stories of the spirits she finds along the way.
And, so begins the story of Stella and Daffodil the Ferrymen, but it’s not really Stella’s story that drives the narrative of this game. He is abrupt and, frankly, a bit rude as he departs without leaving Stella and Daffodil a boat. Charon informs Stella that he is done with the business of ferrying souls to the great beyond, and that Stella is now in charge. The game opens with Stella and her cat, Daffodil, waking up in the boat of Charon, the mythological ferryman of souls. Fans of more in-depth management games may not find quite what they are looking for, in terms of gameplay, but Spiritfarer is probably just right for anyone looking for a chill and heartwarming experience.
According to the official website, Spriritfarer is a “cozy management game about dying.” That it is, but it’s also much more than that. Every so often, games come around that try to push the limits of their genres in an effort to broaden their appeal.
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