Far: Changing Tides
Far: Changing Tides is an atmospheric vehicle adventure driven by an emotional story. When floods ravage your world, captain a ship like no other and search for a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive unknown depths, and explore forgotten ruins on your voyage.
What it feels like
An emotional journey following a boy seeking a lost home, with atmospheric storytelling evoking wistful loss and longing. The atmosphere is contemplative and peaceful despite environmental challenges, with 'Relaxing' tagged by users. The quest for a new home and the emotional bond with the ship suggest an underlying optimism amid hardship.
What it's about
The emotional core is a long transformative voyage across dangerous waters in search of a new home, structuring the entire narrative arc. A world ravaged by floods where civilization has collapsed, and the player must voyage to find a new habitable home. The emotional journey of loss—losing one's home and world—underlies the narrative.
How it plays
Captaining and piloting a ship is the central mechanic around which all exploration and progression revolves. Puzzle-solving is woven into exploration of the environment, ruins, and underwater depths as core gameplay. Platforming challenges are present alongside ship mechanics, particularly during diving and exploration segments.
How it looks and sounds
Steam tags prominently feature 'Hand-drawn' and 'Stylized', indicating an illustrated visual aesthetic. User tags explicitly mention '2.5D' as a core visual presentation. The atmospheric, stylized aesthetic and focus on emotional storytelling over visual complexity suggests restrained design.
How it's structured
Explicitly single-player focused with no multiplayer component mentioned. A bounded authored story arc with a clear beginning (floods) and goal (finding a new home). The game is structured as a sequence of discrete stages and challenges progressing through the voyage, as indicated by user tags.
Kindred games
Shares Vehicular Control, Post-Apocalyptic, 2.5D, Handcrafted World.
Both lean into Single-Player, Vehicular Control, Post-Apocalyptic, 2.5D.
Shares Journey & Pilgrimage, Hand-Drawn 2D, Platforming, Environmental Puzzles.
Both lean into Single-Player, Hand-Drawn 2D, Journey & Pilgrimage, Platforming.
Shares Hand-Drawn 2D, Melancholic, Handcrafted World, Grief & Loss.
Both lean into Single-Player, Hand-Drawn 2D, Melancholic, Handcrafted World.
See all games like Far: Changing Tides →
Closest hidden gems
A lesser-known kindred — Handcrafted World, Environmental Puzzles, Platforming, Journey & Pilgrimage. 85% positive across 4,626 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Handcrafted World, Environmental Puzzles.
A lesser-known kindred — Hand-Drawn 2D, Environmental Puzzles, Journey & Pilgrimage, Linear Levels. 86% positive across 4,790 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Single-Player, Hand-Drawn 2D, Environmental Puzzles, Journey & Pilgrimage.
A lesser-known kindred — Environmental Puzzles, Platforming, Journey & Pilgrimage, Handcrafted World. 86% positive across 4,974 Steam reviews.
Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Environmental Puzzles, Platforming.