Buy it if you like
- Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 138 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 81 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
The puzzles themselves are designed with elegant simplicity, focusing more on observation and spatial reasoning than brute-force difficulty, which helps maintain a steady rhythm and ensures that progress always feels rewarding.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
The Director’s Cut also refines the presentation with updated textures and enhanced lighting effects that breathe new life into the original mobile design, making the ruins feel more tangible and atmospheric on a larger screen.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
7 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
Faraway: Director’s Cut, developed by Pine Studio and published by Snapbreak, is a serene and visually engaging puzzle adventure that takes the familiar mechanics of the original Faraway mobile series and elevates them into a richer, more atmospheric experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 81 sampled reviews raised it
The ambient soundtrack is subdued yet deeply immersive, featuring soft instrumental melodies that ebb and flow with the environment.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Difficulty9 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs58% still recommend
Story56% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$1.49$4.99−70%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
9 points recordedtoday · $1.49
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