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FAR: Lone Sails cover art

FAR: Lone Sails

Okomotive · 2018-05-17

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Aug 18, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Apr 02, 2019 (Xbox One), May 17, 2018 (iOS), May 17, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 17, 2018 (Mac), Apr 02, 2019 (PlayStation 4)

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

FAR: Lone Sails is an Action, Adventure and Indie game released in 2018, priced at $14.99, with an owner estimate of 500,000 .. 1,000,000 and a review sentiment of Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 26372 reviews).

27
playing now
95%
positive of 27k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
75/100
IGDB user rating (135 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (39 downloads)
4.61★
PlayStation Store rating (2,296 ratings)
80/100
opencritic · strong · 72% recommend · from 41 critics
3.2h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

27 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Far: Lone Sails is an exploration adventure video game developed by the Swiss development company Okomotive. The game was released for Windows and macOS in May 2018, for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in April 2019, for Nintendo Switch in August 2019, and for Android and iOS in October 2020. A sequel, Far: Changing Tides, was released in March 2022.

Trailer

FAR: Lone Sails trailer thumbnail

FAR: Lone Sails - Launch Trailer

≈434,489 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Cooling
  • · 27 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,866 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~233/week).
  • · Review velocity down 50% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 27,675 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 663k–1.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 26,520 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$3.74-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
GOG$3.75-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.30 at GamesPlanet US (2025-11-03) · bundled 9×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 92 of 129 observed days · $2.44 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-05-01: 897 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 351 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 287 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 209 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 200 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 663 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 435 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 771 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 233 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 436 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 291 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 393 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 390 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 980 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 281 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 294 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 268 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,154 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 348 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 273 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5262026-09-15 12:00 — 29 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 18 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 11 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 34 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 17 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 12 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 17 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 8 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 31 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 26 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 52 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 30 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 31 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 15 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 30 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 29 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 27 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
2480Mar 2018Aug 2026Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 7Jul 2018 — avg 51 · peak 284Oct 2018 — avg 13 · peak 35Jan 2019 — avg 22 · peak 110Apr 2019 — avg 51 · peak 898Jul 2019 — avg 20 · peak 74Oct 2019 — avg 19 · peak 71Jan 2020 — avg 19 · peak 93Apr 2020 — avg 24 · peak 109Jul 2020 — avg 36 · peak 253Oct 2020 — avg 76 · peak 722Jan 2021 — avg 15 · peak 44Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 72Jul 2021 — avg 16 · peak 50Oct 2021 — avg 12 · peak 98Jan 2022 — avg 24 · peak 69Apr 2022 — avg 47 · peak 141Jul 2022 — avg 21 · peak 53Oct 2022 — avg 21 · peak 60Jan 2023 — avg 112 · peak 494Apr 2023 — avg 89 · peak 316Jul 2023 — avg 58 · peak 182Oct 2023 — avg 35 · peak 116Jan 2024 — avg 43 · peak 136Apr 2024 — avg 33 · peak 131Jul 2024 — avg 37 · peak 97Oct 2024 — avg 30 · peak 94Jan 2025 — avg 36 · peak 97Apr 2025 — avg 200 · peak 1,437Jul 2025 — avg 75 · peak 202Oct 2025 — avg 72 · peak 190Jan 2026 — avg 49 · peak 144Apr 2026 — avg 35 · peak 116Jul 2026 — avg 40 · peak 94Aug 2026 — avg 23 · peak 62
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.352018-05-172026-10-142018-05-17 — best price $14.992018-09-01 — best price $11.242018-12-20 — best price $10.492019-05-20 — best price $14.992019-11-21 — best price $10.492020-04-06 — best price $14.992020-10-26 — best price $14.992021-06-09 — best price $7.492021-12-13 — best price $3.742022-04-14 — best price $7.492022-09-06 — best price $14.992022-12-23 — best price $2.992023-03-09 — best price $2.992023-05-05 — best price $2.862023-06-29 — best price $2.692023-08-31 — best price $14.992023-11-13 — best price $14.992024-01-06 — best price $11.892024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-05-19 — best price $14.992024-07-31 — best price $2.032024-09-30 — best price $3.002024-12-04 — best price $14.992025-01-24 — best price $2.032025-03-28 — best price $14.992025-06-09 — best price $1.352025-08-23 — best price $1.492025-11-19 — best price $1.492026-03-11 — best price $1.492026-05-11 — best price $1.492026-08-12 — best price $14.992026-09-05 — best price $3.742026-09-25 — best price $3.752026-10-14 — best price $3.74
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

50202026-05-30 — 26 pageviews2026-06-03 — 28 pageviews2026-06-07 — 29 pageviews2026-06-11 — 34 pageviews2026-06-15 — 48 pageviews2026-06-19 — 46 pageviews2026-06-23 — 30 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-07-01 — 32 pageviews2026-07-05 — 35 pageviews2026-07-09 — 20 pageviews2026-07-13 — 44 pageviews2026-07-17 — 35 pageviews2026-07-21 — 32 pageviews2026-07-25 — 35 pageviews2026-07-29 — 25 pageviews2026-08-02 — 23 pageviews2026-08-06 — 27 pageviews2026-08-10 — 50 pageviews2026-08-14 — 39 pageviews2026-08-18 — 35 pageviews2026-08-22 — 34 pageviews2026-08-26 — 31 pageviews2026-08-30 — 32 pageviews2026-09-03 — 46 pageviews2026-09-07 — 50 pageviews2026-09-11 — 27 pageviews2026-09-15 — 45 pageviews2026-09-19 — 28 pageviews2026-09-23 — 28 pageviews2026-09-27 — 37 pageviews2026-10-01 — 29 pageviews2026-10-05 — 33 pageviews2026-10-08 — 27 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
82.5%
earned "Set Sail"
45.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudRemote Play on TV2 DLC

14 supported languages: German, English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Traditional Chinese, Korean…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2018-05-17 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)12,01710%14
Xbox One (Xbox)1,41013%14
PS4 (PlayStation)1,30019%14
PS4 (PlayStation)78816%14
Switch (Nintendo)1980%0
PS4 (PlayStation)13233%14
Switch (Nintendo)50%0
Switch (Nintendo)10%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2.5DIndieShortActionPuzzleDrivingAdventureSteampunkPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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