Spiritfarer

Spiritfarer is a singleplayer and multiplayer side view and scrolling simulation, building and platform game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		^[3]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
itch.io
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam

A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain any microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Thunder Lotus Games\Spiritfarer\SAVE_OPTIONS.sav HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Thunder Lotus Games\Spiritfarer\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Thunder Lotus Games/Spiritfarer/prefs

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Thunder Lotus Games\Spiritfarer\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\44905ThunderLotusGames.40196900AE792_hbhkcnqstm4gr\SystemAppData\wgs
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Thunder Lotus Games/Spiritfarer
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Thunder Lotus Games/Spiritfarer

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is Hor+; FMVs are pillarboxed.^[4]^[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used instead of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard remapping

Gamepad remapping (Xbox Controller)

Gamepad remapping (DualShock 4)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		The keyboard layout can also be set to QWERTY, Dvorak, or AZERTY.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Toggle with the Run In Background video setting.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
OpenGL	4.6	Linux

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Input	Rewired

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.10
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel Iris Graphics 1536 MB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	7 GB
Video card (GPU)	1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.19f1^[1]
↑ Unity engine build: 2020.3.33f1^[2]

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-06-14
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-08-05
↑ Verified by User:XactactX on 2023-12-12
Tested using the EGS version. This game uses Epic Online Services (EOS) to track online status. When using the -EpicPortal argument, the game does not load.
↑ Spiritfarer has native 21:9 Support (Hor+) - last accessed on 2020-08-19
↑ Ultrawide Support Question - last accessed on 2020-08-19

[2] Unity engine build: 2019.4.19f1^[1]

[4] Unity engine build: 2020.3.33f1^[2]

[former_engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-06-14

[engineversion-3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-08-05

[5] Verified by User:XactactX on 2023-12-12
Tested using the EGS version. This game uses Epic Online Services (EOS) to track online status. When using the -EpicPortal argument, the game does not load.

[6] Spiritfarer has native 21:9 Support (Hor+) - last accessed on 2020-08-19

[7] Ultrawide Support Question - last accessed on 2020-08-19

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[1]

[2]

Developers

	Thunder Lotus Games
Engines
Former	Unity 2019^{[Note 1]}
	Unity 2020^{[Note 2]}
Release dates
Windows	August 18, 2020
macOS (OS X)	August 18, 2020
Linux	August 18, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	84
OpenCritic	87
IGDB	88
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Simulation, Building, Platform
Vehicles	Naval/watercraft
Art styles	Cartoon