Spiritfarer Netflix Edition
Get on Play StoreSpiritfarer Netflix Edition is a Comforting Adventure game where you play as a ferrymaster for spirits. Experience a heartfelt journey filled with splendid gameplay, exceptional visuals, and a good soundtrack, but beware of bugs. The game encourages players to learn how to say goodbye to loved ones in a unique and emotional way.
Phone
Android
Mobile Platform
Tablet
Reviews
- The game features a beautiful art style and heartwarming story that resonates with players, often evoking strong emotions.
- Players appreciate the lack of ads and in-game purchases, allowing for a more immersive experience.
- The gameplay is engaging and offers a relaxing experience, with many players enjoying the exploration and character interactions.
- The mobile port is plagued with bugs, including issues with saving progress, frequent crashes, and unresponsive controls.
- Many players report that the game does not save their progress, forcing them to restart from the beginning after making significant advancements.
- The controls can be frustrating, particularly with mechanics like double jumping and platforming, which are difficult to execute on mobile devices.
- story95 mentions
- 37 % positive mentions
- 60 % neutral mentions
- 3 % negative mentions
The game's story is widely praised for its emotional depth, beautiful character arcs, and engaging narrative, often described as heartwarming and poignant. Players appreciate the intricate connections between characters and the exploration of themes related to life and death, although many express frustration with technical issues that hinder progress in the storyline. Overall, the storytelling is considered a standout feature, making the game a compelling experience despite its bugs.
“A truly magical hospice life sim that offers a once-in-a-lifetime storyline.”
“This is a beautiful interactive story about life and death that explores the nuances of the characters and their past and present interactions.”
“The storyline is masterful, offering poignant narrative with memorable characters.”
“I really love this game but there is a bug in this version that means that players of this version can never finish the game and complete the story.”
“It's really annoying and sucks because you can't complete the story due to this issue.”
“This game is underrated, but the quest of Beverly where you have to use the projector has an error... so I can't continue the game.”
- emotional43 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The emotional aspect of the game is widely praised, with many players noting its heartwarming and touching narratives that often lead to tears. The character backstories and themes of life and loss resonate deeply, creating a captivating experience that can be both relaxing and thought-provoking, despite some repetitive gameplay elements. Overall, it is described as a beautifully crafted emotional journey that has helped players through difficult times.
“A captivating and emotionally rich experience that beautifully explores the themes of life and death.”
“The most heart-wrenching game ever, this is one of the games that had made me cry.”
“Heartwarming and so loving, I was genuinely brought to tears when my first person left.”
- graphics39 mentions
- 46 % positive mentions
- 46 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with many praising the beautiful art style, charming visuals, and high-quality animations that create an immersive experience. However, players on mobile devices report issues such as blurriness, pixelation, and performance problems, particularly in darker areas, which detracts from the overall experience. While the game shines on PC and console with superior graphics, the mobile version struggles to deliver the same visual quality.
“The hand-drawn art style creates a visually stunning and charming world.”
“A wonderful heartwarming story and exquisite graphics, animation, and lighting.”
“The soundtrack is amazing and the visuals along with the animations are literal eye-candy.”
“And on top of that, a huge appeal to this game is the artwork, but it was made with a larger screen in mind than a phone.”
“Graphics are blurry and pixelated on mobile, which is a shame because I know this to be a gorgeous game on PC.”
“Would have been a great game if it weren't for the extreme lag I experienced 30 minutes into the game despite setting the graphics to low and 30fps.”
- gameplay27 mentions
- 41 % positive mentions
- 48 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The gameplay is a blend of engaging mechanics, including farming, resource management, and platforming, set against a backdrop of heartfelt storytelling and beautiful graphics. While many players appreciate the immersive experience and emotional depth, some have encountered issues such as bugs, crashes, and a steep learning curve with certain mechanics like the double jump. Overall, the game is praised for its satisfying mechanics and aesthetic appeal, though technical problems can detract from the enjoyment.
“It's many things at once: farming style gameplay on a boat at sea, with open world island exploration and leveling up.”
“I enjoyed how engaging the gameplay was and how heartfelt the characters are.”
“Amazing gameplay, graphics and storyline!!”
“Love the game so far, but my god, the double jump is such a hard mechanic to work around and master.”
“It's actually so good with heartwarming stories and plot, but as a casual game, the gameplay can be too much to handle. Instead of relaxing, all I do is stress over aluminum dragons constantly moving their bodies.”
“Beautiful art style but clunky gameplay and very slow.”
- stability23 mentions
- 9 % positive mentions
- -4 % neutral mentions
- 96 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with numerous reports of bugs, glitches, and freezing issues that significantly hinder gameplay, especially as players progress beyond 50% completion. While some users have had a smoother experience on PC or console, many express frustration over the frequent need to restart the game due to these technical problems, which detracts from an otherwise enjoyable experience. Overall, the game's stability issues are a major concern, preventing it from achieving its full potential.
“The crafting system is engaging, and I appreciate the absence of competition and death, which contributes to a stable gameplay experience.”
“I haven't encountered any glitches, making the game feel very stable and enjoyable.”
“The controls are clunky and the game is very buggy.”
“I just loved this game, I wanted to give it 5 stars but the game has so many glitches, like at some points the game stops running and you have to restart it, it happens again and again.”
“Loved the game and the characters but the glitches and lags feel miserable to play with, also hate it when you progress and afterwards you save your file then finding out it didn't save your current progress.”
- music20 mentions
- 45 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 15 % negative mentions
The music in the game is widely praised for its phenomenal soundtrack, which enhances the overall experience and evokes strong emotions. Many players find the music calming and integral to the game's atmosphere, although some have reported technical issues affecting audio playback. Overall, the combination of music, visuals, and character design contributes to a highly enjoyable and immersive gaming experience.
“Additionally, the soundtrack is phenomenal.”
“The emotions that the music makes you feel are countless!”
“One of the most beautiful artistic games I've ever played; the creativity and beauty, along with the music, perfectly describe every character and set the mood, calming you down.”
“I had to turn off the music because it was distracting me, but when I turned it back on, the game broke.”
“I play the game while watching Netflix in a pop-out screen, but 90 percent of the time when I do this, the game will have zero audio and the music minigame for the crops will glitch out.”
“When you exit but not fully close the app, then when you come back there's no music or sound effects.”
- optimization10 mentions
- 40 % positive mentions
- 30 % neutral mentions
- 30 % negative mentions
The optimization of the game is inconsistent, with some users reporting smooth performance on high-end devices like the Galaxy S22, while others experience significant lag and performance issues on low to mid-range Android devices. Overall, while the game offers great graphics and a solid control scheme for mobile, it requires further optimization to ensure a better experience across a wider range of devices.
“Playdigious did it again; this port is fantastic, runs smoothly, has full quality graphics, and a great translation of the control scheme to mobile.”
“On Galaxy S22, it runs smoothly (even on higher settings) and never crashed.”
“Still at 1% of the game 🎮 enjoying this game very much, runs smoothly 👍😊 very happy, hope you enjoy this chill fun heartwarming 🥰🥰🥰 game too, thanks Spiritfarer 🤠.”
“However, performance-wise, this port needs a lot of work.”
“Even with everything turned down, the performance is garbage.”
“If this is to work on mobile, something needs to be done about the performance.”
- grinding6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 17 % neutral mentions
- 83 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a balanced mix of farming, exploration, and character development, enhancing the overall experience without detracting from the main story. However, some users note that it can become repetitive, especially in the later stages, and technical issues may hinder enjoyment for some. Overall, it appeals to those who appreciate a farming-centric gameplay style.
“I give up, I spent the first few hours grinding and farming.”
“Probably best not to play too much of it all at once, because it tends to get a bit grindy towards the end.”
“This game is truly a great farming game and I would love to play this, but I can't because it crashes every time I try to play it.”
- monetization5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The game features a refreshing monetization model with zero ads and no in-game purchases, allowing players to enjoy the experience without interruptions or pressure to collect daily rewards. Users appreciate the focus on gameplay and storytelling, highlighting the absence of monetization tactics that often plague mobile games.
“There are no in-game purchases and nothing forcing you to collect daily coins or points.”
“I wish I could play it more; it's refreshing to see mobile games that don't bother you with in-app purchases.”
“No in-game purchases, amazing graphics, great characters, beautiful plot and storyline, and genuinely fun mechanics.”
“There is no in-game purchases and nothing forcing you to collect daily coins or points.”
“Wish I could play it more, it's refreshing to see mobile games that don't bother you with in-app purchases.”
“Super fun and cozy game you can play without internet and ads, but the problem is when Beverly acetate can't play in projector even though you get all the acetates and the others.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -150 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is generally praised for its calming visuals, which contribute to an immersive experience that keeps players engaged for hours. However, some users feel that certain elements, like a complex minigame, disrupt this soothing ambiance and may even pose issues for those sensitive to visual stimuli.
“The visuals and the calm atmosphere are captivating; I've put 16 hours into it so far, and I can't put it down.”
“The soothing atmosphere of the game really draws you in, making it a relaxing experience.”
“The minigame with Daria is way too complex for the platform, and it detracts from the soothing atmosphere of the game, along with the color swirls that could trigger photophobia.”
“The visuals are nice, but the atmosphere feels lacking and fails to immerse me in the game world.”
“While the game has potential, the atmosphere is often disrupted by inconsistent design choices that break immersion.”
- character development1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The character development in the game is highly praised, with users highlighting the strong story and character design as standout features, contributing to an overall excellent experience.
“The character development in this game is truly remarkable, with each character feeling unique and evolving throughout the story.”
“I love how the characters grow and change based on the choices you make; it really makes you feel invested in their journeys.”
“The depth of the characters and their backstories adds so much richness to the gameplay experience.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Overall, while some users note that the game's replayability is limited, they generally consider this to be a minor drawback.
