It’s a minor problem, and hard to solve since this game is an open world adventure. This creates a feeling that you’re frequently walled off from doing what the game is telling you to do at that moment. One issue is that the game often gives you blueprints you can’t use yet, because they often require materials the player hasn’t even encountered. You can see the controls in the following image. In the Steam version, you can play using mouse and keyboard, or a gamepad. There aren’t really enemies in the game, as its more about resource management and crafting. The gameplay in Spiritfarer is very peaceful and relaxing. Shrines allow Stella to unlock new abilities that can help her reach previously unreachable areas on many islands. For example, Bright Jelly is gotten by jumping around to grab glowing insects flying over your ship in its mini game. These games are fun little diversions that take place on your ship, and can earn you both the resource in question and money. You can only play a mini game when you go to a location at sea that has the corresponding resource. Some spirits also have mini games associated with them, which are how you get certain special materials like Bright Jelly, or Lightning in a Bottle.

Each spirit has their own unique house that you’ll need to build on the ship once you are given the blueprint for it. You can also improve their mood by constructing improvements for their house (of which there are usually three). Giving each spirit their favorite food improves their mood more than other foods. These include whether they’ve eaten recently, or whether they’ve been hugged recently. Each spirit has a mood, which can be influenced by multiple factors. There are many islands to find and visit in Spiritfarer, each with varying resources to collect and quests to take on.Įach spirit will take on its true form when you welcome it onto your ship, transforming from a generic spirit form into an animal form in most cases.

Spiritfarer shrines