The Spiritfarer documentary is free on YouTube
Spiritfarer is a special game with a heart of gold. As the team at Thunder Lotus sums it up, it’s “about dying, but not about killing” — a too-rare sight in this medium. In a new making-of documentary from The Escapist, the developers explore the original ideas behind
Spiritfarer, their very personal inspirations, and how everything came together to form a soothing management game where your main reward is a heartfelt narrative.
“
Spiritfarer is mostly like an open-ended question,” said art director Jo Gauthier. “What if we didn’t fear death as much?”