digitec plays: The Swiss indie gem "FAR - Lone Sails"

Philipp Rüegg

25.5.2018

Translation: machine translated

We try to manoeuvre a steampunk vehicle through a dystopian landscape in the Swiss indie game "FAR - Lone Sails". Our livestream starts at around 1pm.

Why always look overseas for new games? After all, the Swiss game developer also regularly produces exciting works. One of the most interesting recently released titles is "FAR - Lone Sails". In it, you steer an unusual vehicle, or rather a small person, through a post-apocalyptic landscape consisting of a dried-up sea. The aim of this entertaining adventure game is to keep the machine moving and regularly upgrade it.

The minimalist graphic style and atmospheric soundtrack create a lot of atmosphere and the mysterious world arouses curiosity. It reminds me a bit of "Limbo" or "Inside" - only without zombies or other scary elements.

The game was developed in Zurich by Okomotive. "FAR" was created as a bachelor's thesis by Don Schmocker, who received the ZHdK sponsorship award for it in 2015. Okomotive now consists of a six-person team that invested several years in the game before it was released for PC on 17 May. There was plenty of advance praise for "FAR - Lone Sails". PS4 and Xbox One versions are set to follow this year.

Philipp Rüegg

Senior Editor

Philipp.Rueegg@digitecgalaxus.ch

Being the game and gadget geek that I am, working at digitec and Galaxus makes me feel like a kid in a candy shop – but it does take its toll on my wallet. I enjoy tinkering with my PC in Tim Taylor fashion and talking about games on my podcast http://www.onemorelevel.ch. To satisfy my need for speed, I get on my full suspension mountain bike and set out to find some nice trails. My thirst for culture is quenched by deep conversations over a couple of cold ones at the mostly frustrating games of FC Winterthur. more

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