FAR: Lone Sails

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FAR: Lone Sails deserves your attention. A remarkable game that tells a poignant tale of hope and perseverance as it takes you on a truly artistic adventure.

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FAR: Lone Sails deserves your attention. A remarkable game that tells a poignant tale of hope and perseverance as it takes you on a truly artistic adventure.

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Tom Marks (IGN)

Far: Lone Sails is a gorgeous little game with an incredible soundtrack and a journey packed full of both stressful and serene moments alike.

August 16, 2019 |

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A mournful yet bright and enormously warm-hearted adventure with a novel landship mechanic, sublime backdrops and a brilliant score.

May 15, 2018 |

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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Eurogamer)

8.3/10

Kyle Hilliard (Game Informer)

Far: Lone Sails tells a compelling text-free story in an engaging world, and the connection you build with your vehicle over the course of the journey is a compelling one.

May 18, 2018 |

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Tom Marks (IGN)

9/10 - (Read Review)

Far: Lone Sails is a gorgeous little game with an incredible soundtrack and a journey packed full of both stressful and serene moments alike.

Edwin Evans-Thirlwell (Eurogamer)

Recommended - (Read Review)

A mournful yet bright and enormously warm-hearted adventure with a novel landship mechanic, sublime backdrops and a brilliant score.

Kyle Hilliard (Game Informer)

8.3/10 - (Read Review)

Far: Lone Sails tells a compelling text-free story in an engaging world, and the connection you build with your vehicle over the course of the journey is a compelling one.

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Outlet	Author	Score	Date	Quote	Read
33bits	Jon Andoni Ortiz	80 / 100	07-03-2018	A lonely adventure that will please anyone looking for something different. If you feel like embarking on a very special journey, just fill up with fuel, start the vehicle and put it in neutral. We only need one pilot, and you seem like the perfect candidate.	Read review
3DNews	Александр Бабулин	8.5 / 10	06-02-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is not long, very simple game, but with perfect rhytm and surprisingly addictive process. So much that you’ll want to beat it in one session. And, perhaps, to start anew – it will not reveal something new and will not offer challenges, but it is very pleasant to swim along the waves of its melancholy. Kind of like to read a nice poem and then go over it.	Read review
Areajugones	Víctor Rodríguez	7.5 / 10	05-14-2018	FAR: Lone Sails has a very interesting proposition. An adventure that mixes puzzles with plattforming, but focuses on a well elaborated narrative with a clear message. A game that clearly deserves our attention.	Read review
BaziCenter	Milad Taher Nejad	8 / 10	04-12-2019	Lone Sails 2D, beautiful journey is short but sweet, and there is no other game in this genre that you can compare it with. If you don’t mind your 15 bucks, you should definitely go for it.	Read review
COGconnected	Mario Brash	83 / 100	05-23-2018	I dare to say there are very few titles that can recreate the flow of problem-solving and artistry present in this experience. Fewer still could trigger my emotional investment.	Read review
Cubed3	Ofisil	8 / 10	12-10-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is an emotive trip through a dying, yet beautiful world. It’s a journey that doesn’t last for long, and whose low replay value makes it hard to come back to it… and yet it’s also one that’s hard to let go once you start it. Fans of such games are definitely advised to give it a go	Read review
Cultured Vultures	Jay Krieger	8 / 10	05-17-2018	FAR: Lone Sails manages to be memorable in a way that a lot of indie games fail to be. What it lacks in length and varied gameplay, it makes up for with its spellbinding presentation.	Read review
DualShockers	Ashley Donnelly	7.5 / 10	05-27-2018	FAR: Lone Sails has quite a few awards and it is easy to see why during gameplay.	Read review
Eurogamer	Edwin Evans-Thirlwell	Recommended	05-22-2018	A mournful yet bright and enormously warm-hearted adventure with a novel landship mechanic, sublime backdrops and a brilliant score.	Read review
Game Informer	Kyle Hilliard	8.3 / 10	05-18-2018	Far: Lone Sails tells a compelling text-free story in an engaging world, and the connection you build with your vehicle over the course of the journey is a compelling one	Read review
GameGrin	Adam Wilkin	10 / 10	05-27-2018	A puzzle platformer about a journey through an atmospheric wasteland, this game is a pinnacle of design brilliance.	Read review
GamePitt	Shaun Sannerude	8.4 / 10	05-09-2019	FAR: Lone Sails created a sense of isolation unlike I’ve ever felt before from a game. It’s visually stunning and moulds resource management and exploration in a fun and unique way with having to operate your land-ship to traverse the beautiful, yet bleak world. It might be a tad on the short side but as a whole, the game is extremely satisfying and a pleasure to play.	Read review
GameSpot	James O’Connor	8 / 10	05-15-2018	A meditative, breezy puzzle adventure game that’s light on challenge, but likely to stick with you after you finish it.	Read review
IGN	Tom Marks	9 / 10	08-16-2019	Far: Lone Sails is a gorgeous little game with an incredible soundtrack and a journey packed full of both stressful and serene moments alike.	Read review
IGN Spain	Unknown	7.5 / 10	04-10-2019	An interesting proposal that pays attention to your feeling more than to graphics or sound to tell us a moving story about loneliness.	Read review
INDIANTVCZ	Marek Čabák	8 / 10	06-26-2019	In short, if you are an artistic soul who likes well-built worlds and philosophical questions arising from an interesting story, go ahead. Otherwise avoid the game because you will be disappointed.	Read review
Jump Dash Roll	Rob Kershaw	8 / 10	04-11-2019	The console port of Okomotive’s debut is contemplative, lovely, and over too soon.	Read review
Nintendo Life	Vikki Blake	9 / 10	08-22-2019	Without saying a word, FAR: Lone Sails conveys a poignant tale of hope and perseverance, masterfully balancing style with substance for an experience that feels every bit as sublime as it looks. Sure, you could grumble about the shortness of the experience, the occasionally obtuse puzzles and the very, very minor control issues, but these problems dissolve away once you’re invested in the journey. We highly recommend that you give this a spin.	Read review
NoobFeed	Bogdan Robert Mateș	90 / 100	05-16-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is an excellent journey through silence and desolation in puzzle-platformer clothing.	Read review
OnlySP	Ben Newman	4 / 5 stars	04-06-2019	Travel has formed the basis of many works of fiction. No other game, though, has committed to this human need to move forward as much as FAR. Aspects of the game touch on real-world issues—the dissolution of agrarian life, reliance on fossils fuels, technology as comfort—but the only one that really matters is the reiteration of what travel means to people. The title starts by tickling the innate need in gamers to move forward, before gently coaxing them into a pilgrimage. In only three hours, FAR is a reminder that even when things get rough, we can always push forward.	Read review
Oyungezer Online	Mert Köse	7.7 / 10	05-18-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is a game that makes you think ‘not bad at all’ from the beginning until the end. There are no tiresome game mechanics, but there are no unforgettable moments either.	Read review
Push Square	Graham Banas	7 / 10	04-15-2019	FAR: Lone Sails is a lovely title. Remarkable environments and a strong art direction anchor a brief but compelling title. While the puzzles and amount of resources never really hit a point to make anything truly challenging, the resource management loop is more satisfying here than it usually is in more survival-focused titles.	Read review
Reno Gazette-Journal	Jason Hidalgo	7.5 / 10	08-02-2018	Ultimately, FAR: Lone Sails is a game for folks who want to occasionally step back and enjoy the world it exists in as opposed to taming it. In that sense, it’s more experiential than mechanical in the traditional gameplay sense, which is a bit ironic given its heavy use of machinery. Folks who want fast-paced action and a lengthy adventure will be better served looking elsewhere. If you’re the type who enjoys atmosphere and also have an affinity for machines like the Vic Viper or mobile suits, though, FAR’s okomotive just might steal your heart.	Read review
Rock, Paper, Shotgun	Sam Greer	Recommended	06-25-2018	Games that give us spaces to become familiar with have a special place in my heart and Far: Lone Sails has earned its place there. A game that offers us both a memorable journey and a place to call home. Of course, how much meaning can one have without the other? Far: Lone Sails gave me a wistful sense of both that I won’t soon forget.	Read review
Sirus Gaming	Erickson Melchor	8.5 / 10	05-23-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is one of the best Indie games to come out in recent memory. The gameplay is simple and effective. Everything you need to know about the character and the world is presented to you in the first 5 minutes of the game. The idea of a completely vast world with no one to interact with may be depressing to some people, but we have to accept this solitude in order complete the journey. If anything, your vehicle is your companion. Without it, you are truly without hope. I suggest not focusing on the destination but on the journey itself. I recommend this game to anyone wanting to try something new and unique. This is one tale that’s going to stay with you for a while.	Read review
Slant Magazine	Steven Scaife	2.5 / 5 stars	05-17-2018	The game takes so much more than it gives, forgetting that a journey isn’t simply about the means of travel.	Read review
SpazioGames	Domenico Musicò	7.5 / 10	06-08-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is a “Limbo-like” game that forces you to manage and drive an odd veicole through a wasteland, telling a story of despair, solitude and broken hopes.	Read review
TechRaptor	Richard Costa	8 / 10	05-23-2018	FAR: Lone Sails is a miniature masterpiece, no less great for its compact simplicity. A must-play for anyone interested in post-apocalyptic scenarios, atmosphere-heavy games, and low-key environmental narrative.	Read review
Washington Post	Christopher Byrd	Recommended	06-15-2018	Though there are times when Lone must dash frantically about the vehicle to keep things chugging along, “FAR: Lone Sails” leaves a lasting impression of tranquility.	Read review
Wccftech	Francesco De Meo	8 / 10	05-02-2019	FAR: Lone Sails is a remarkable game that attempts to convey a message through its presentation and gameplay, without using any words, and totally succeeds in doing so. The experience may be on the short side, but if you’re looking for something truly artistic and beyond much that has been done so far, look no further.	Read review

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FAR: Lone Sails is a vehicle adventure game. The player needs to maintain and upgrade their unique vessel to traverse a dried-out sea, with the remains of a decaying civilization scattered out on the seabed. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions.

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