News

April 14, 2023

Spiritfarer | New Official Merch!

Hey Spiritfarers,I’m happy to announce that we have a new set of merch that just released on our wonderful partner’s website: FanGamerLast year, we asked our Mailing List subscribers which spirit they would like to see most as a plush, and the overwhelming…
November 15, 2022

Making Spiritfarer’s Soundtrack | Max LL

Hey Spiritfarers!To celebrate the long awaited Soundtrack & Artbook update, which contains the art & themes for all the new spirits, islands and event (and some missing songs from the original game), I sat down with Max LL, our wonderful composer, to ask him some…
October 4, 2022

Spiritfarer is now available on mobile!

Hey Spiritfarers!Super fun announcement to share with you all!Spiritfarer is out now on iOS and Android, exclusively for Netflix subscribers! Ever wanted to take your spirit friends on a magical journey? Well, now’s your chance! You’re now able to play through Stella’s adventures directly from…
December 13, 2021

Spiritfarer | Farewell Edition

Hey Spiritfarers, it’s finally here!The Jackie & Daria Update is out today, and with it, an announcement! 👀Last year, I shared a roadmap of our plans for 2021 and, now that the third and final update is available, we’ll officially be sailing away from Spiritfarer… so join me in…
December 6, 2021

Spiritfarer | Jackie & Daria Update

Hey Spiritfarers,I come bearing good news!We finally locked down a release date for our Autumn Update! It releases December 13th on all platforms, for free! You can watch the Jackie & Daria Update trailer here:This update is the biggest we’ve released for Spiritfarer, containing two brand new…
October 19, 2021

Spiritfarer | Official Merch!

Hey Spiritfarers,We’re proud to announce that we’ve been working behind the scenes with FanGamer on some Official merch! Ever wondered what it’d feel to wear a Spiritfarer shirt?Well, you’re be in luck: FanGamer is releasing an official Spiritfarer shirt today!But that’s not all!They’re also working…
September 28, 2021

A few words regarding Gustav

Hey everyone,We wanted to give a little context around the changes we made to Gustav, the owl spirit’s monologues in today’s Spiritfarer patch. To those who are unaware, shortly after Spiritfarer’s initial release in August 2020, it was brought to our attention that some of the writing in Spiritfarer was…
August 31, 2021

Spiritfarer | Beverly Update, Collector’s Edition & Vinyl!

Hey Spiritfarers,Hope your Summer has been enjoyable so far! Sad it’s almost over! I could do without the occasional sunburns, but weather here has been pretty good! Anyways, time for a news update!The Beverly Update has finally arrived! You can go watch the launch trailer here :…
July 16, 2021

Spiritfarer | TheEscapist Documentary

Hey y’all!I’m happy to announce that a Spiritfarer documentary is releasing next week!Monday, July 19th at 12pm ET, TheEscapist will be hosting a Premiere of their Documentary on Spiritfarer directly on their Youtube Channel, and you’re all invited! The team and I will be present…
June 7, 2021

Spiritfarer Physical Edition, Documentary by The Escapist & more!

Hey everyone,Hope you’re having a wonderful Spring season so far! Here, the sun is out, the snow melted, birds are chirping: the perfect time for a little news update!We’ve been keeping ourselves quite busy lately, the Beverly Update is still going strong and should be primed and ready for this Summer!…
April 20, 2021

Spiritfarer | Lily Update is out NOW!

Lily Update is Live! Hey there, Spiritfarers! The Lily Update is ready to spread its wings, and Lily is finally making her debut to the Spiritfarer crew! This update is completely free! All you need to do is Update Spiritfarer! 😄 Alongside Lily herself, you’ll find some new features, a bunch of Quality of life changes and…
February 11, 2021

Spiritfarer | Development Roadmap 2021

What is coming to Spiritfarer in 2021? Hello there, Spiritfarers! The team and I are proud to finally unveil what we’ve been working on in the last few months. We’ll be releasing brand new content for Spiritfarer throughout this…
September 24, 2020

Buy the Spiritfarer Digital Art Book on Itch.io!

Hey everyone!Just a quick word to let you know that the Spiritfarer Digital Artbook is now available for purchase on Itch.io! It had previously only been available on Steam, so we’re happy to make it available to fans playing on other systems. Thanks…
September 2, 2020

An Apology.

To the players of Spiritfarer,It has been brought to our attention that some of the writing in Spiritfarer is ableist, especially in the case of one character’s description of their own wheelchair. We, the developers of Spiritfarer, would…
August 19, 2020

Surprise! Spiritfarer is out NOW!

Hey everyone!What a rush! We surprise-released our cozy management game about dying yesterday, taking advantage of an opportunity to have Nintendo broadcast our drop-dead gorgeous animated trailer in their Indie World Direct Showcase! Have you seen it? Check it out!We’re simply in love with that video – we didn’t make…
July 30, 2020

Take a little trip with Alice in the new Spiritfarer teaser!

Also: we’re coming to Stadia and Epic Games Store!Hey everyone,Just a quick heads up to ask you to check out the latest and greatest Spiritfarer Gameplay Teaser! Behold:This new teaser finds Stella following Alice the Hedgehog Spirit on a not-so-little trip to heretofore unexplored locales, from the…
May 26, 2020

Check out the new Spiritfarer Gameplay Teaser!

Hey everyone,Just a quick heads up to ask you to check out the latest Spiritfarer Gameplay Teaser! Please feast your eyeballs on this:https://youtu.be/0AtPu52_plIIn this teaser, we wanted to give a spotlight to some of the sprightlier platforming levels that we’re designing as spicy interludes to Spiritfarer’s…
May 11, 2020

Hey, no worries!

Hey there!Thanks for taking the time to let me know that Spiritfarer isn’t your cup of tea! Your newsletter preferences are being updated as we speak – please check your inbox for the confirmation and additional information. You won’t receive any Spiritfarer-related news from now on (though it may slip in general…
March 20, 2020

Spiritfarer Closed Beta is Coming!

**EDIT: The first Spiritfarer Closed Beta period is now closed. Please subscribe to our mailing list to be the first to hear about our next Betas!Hey everyone,I hope that you and yours are all keeping it together out there, and staying healthy!Did you happen to notice that the FREE…
June 9, 2019

Announcing Spiritfarer, A Cozy Management Game About Dying.

Hey everyone!It’s a big red letter day here at Thunder Lotus! We’re super stoked to finally reveal the project we’ve been lovingly crafting over the past 18 months or so. Behold Spiritfarer: a cozy management game about dying. Queue our first trailer and prepare thyselves for the feels!Spiritfarer is a…