<s>
Spiritfarer	B-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
management	B-Application
sim	I-Application
and	O
sandbox	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Canadian	O
studio	O
Thunder	O
Lotus	O
Games	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
Stella	O
,	O
becomes	O
a	O
"	O
Spiritfarer	B-Application
"	O
whose	O
job	O
is	O
to	O
ferry	O
spirits	O
of	O
the	O
deceased	O
to	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
,	O
Thunder	O
Lotus	O
supported	O
Spiritfarer	B-Application
by	O
adding	O
new	O
content	O
via	O
free	O
updates	O
;	O
upon	O
the	O
final	O
update	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
retitled	O
Spiritfarer	B-Application
:	O
Farewell	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
via	O
Netflix	O
in	O
October	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiritfarer	B-Application
is	O
an	O
indie	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Thunder	O
Lotus	O
Games	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
meet	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
the	O
spirits	O
aboard	O
their	O
ship	O
with	O
foods	O
and	O
building	O
boat	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
uncovering	O
more	O
of	O
each	O
spirit	O
's	O
backstory	O
,	O
they	O
sail	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
crossing	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
through	O
the	O
Everdoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
takes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Stella	O
,	O
accompanied	O
by	O
her	O
pet	O
cat	O
Daffodil	O
,	O
who	O
takes	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
mythological	O
Charon	B-Protocol
as	O
the	O
new	O
Spiritfarer	B-Application
,	O
a	O
ferrymaster	O
who	O
must	O
sail	O
the	O
sea	O
to	O
find	O
spirits	O
and	O
grant	O
their	O
last	O
wishes	O
and	O
finally	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Everdoor	O
,	O
a	O
gateway	O
to	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
assist	O
with	O
her	O
journey	O
,	O
Charon	B-Protocol
gifts	O
both	O
Stella	O
and	O
Daffodil	O
with	O
the	O
magical	O
Everlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Charon	B-Protocol
passes	O
through	O
the	O
Everdoor	O
,	O
Stella	O
procures	O
a	O
ship	O
of	O
her	O
own	O
and	O
begins	O
travelling	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
picking	O
up	O
spirits	O
and	O
helping	O
them	O
fulfill	O
their	O
last	O
wishes	O
while	O
befriending	O
them	O
along	O
the	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Stella	O
sends	O
off	O
more	O
and	O
more	O
spirits	O
,	O
she	O
begins	O
occasionally	O
encountering	O
Hades	B-Language
,	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
giant	O
owl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
shows	O
Stella	O
images	O
of	O
what	O
was	O
apparently	O
her	O
past	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
palliative	O
care	O
nurse	O
,	O
taking	O
care	O
of	O
terminally	O
ill	O
patients	O
before	O
falling	O
terminally	O
ill	O
herself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
then	O
questions	O
Stella	O
's	O
motivations	O
,	O
wondering	O
whether	O
her	O
desire	O
to	O
help	O
spirits	O
is	O
altruistic	O
or	O
simply	O
a	O
selfish	O
means	O
to	O
ease	O
her	O
own	O
insecurities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Stella	O
sends	O
off	O
the	O
last	O
spirit	O
through	O
the	O
Everdoor	O
and	O
she	O
has	O
one	O
final	O
confrontation	O
with	O
Hades	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hades	B-Language
reveals	O
that	O
Stella	O
's	O
body	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
verge	O
of	O
death	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
her	O
time	O
to	O
pass	O
through	O
the	O
Everdoor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Farming	O
sections	O
were	O
much	O
larger	O
too	O
,	O
putting	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
closer	O
to	O
competing	O
simulation	O
games	O
like	O
Harvest	O
Moon	O
and	O
Stardew	B-Device
Valley	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guérin	O
also	O
mentioned	O
doing	O
research	O
at	O
end-of-life	O
care	O
facilities	O
for	O
a	O
month	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
asking	O
staff	O
for	O
Spiritfarer	B-Application
personal	O
stories	O
of	O
loved	O
ones	O
to	O
help	O
flesh	O
out	O
the	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spiritfarer	B-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Tom	O
Marks	O
rated	O
the	O
game	O
9/10	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
the	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
award	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
and	O
an	O
action	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
she	O
criticized	O
the	O
"	O
purposeful	O
vagueness	O
"	O
about	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
afterlife	B-Application
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
as	O
"muddl[ing]	O
the	O
clarity	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
 '	O
intentions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
