FAR: Lone Sails

FAR: Lone Sails

Steam Deck Verified

Okomotive · Atmospheric · May 17, 2018

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
26k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 26k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It’s a contemplative experience, one that encourages reflection through its minimalist narrative and immersive environmental design rather than traditional dialogue or exposition.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This hands-on approach creates a satisfying gameplay loop that is both meditative and engaging, as success depends on carefully balancing resource management with environmental navigation.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
But the graphics are crisp and smooth, the art styles is beautiful, the music is well themed and the entire game was very immersive.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
EDIT: oh ya the soundtrack is freakin' great too, but I don't think a great soundtrack makes games "more fun" or "more recommendable" when it comes to actually playing the game itself.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Perfect experience on Steam Deck.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters92 reviews
Gameplay77 reviews
Graphics63 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Steam Deck12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
14
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.