Fare Thee Well

Fare Thee Well

Watercress · April 7, 2018 · Free to Play, Visual Novel, Anime, Indie, Memes

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About Fare Thee Well

This short, kinetic visual novel inspired by traditional folk music was originally created within the course of 2 weeks for the NaNoRenO 2016 visual novel development festival. It is a character-driven story focusing on the theme of the beauty and tragedy of the passage of time.

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In the winter of 1967, a young man enters out of the snowy night into a bar in the sleepy town of Cedar on the northern frontier of Maine. He takes off his gloves and rubs his hands together. He slips out a golden pocket watch from inside his coat, checks the time, and gently places it back. Closing his tired eyes, he stops to think.

He is a wanderer cursed with eternal youth, sent out by fate forever to roam the world, never to find a home.

The bartender approaches him when he takes a seat and he pays for a drink so he can stay. The liquid in the glass shines slick like oil under the dim lights of the bar. Warmth fills the wanderer as he downs it in one gulp. After that he sits awhile to rest but knows he can't stay. Just as he gets up to leave, he notices something happening in the corner of the room.

A girl in a green dress is about to sing.

Fare Thee Well — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended May 20, 2026
What hit me most was how familiar the main character felt. There’s something about him that feels distant from everything, like he’s always moving forward but never really belonging anywhere. I felt a connection to that like understanding what it’s like to pass through places and people, and still carry those moments with you even when they’re gone. It’s not a loud emotional game but it’s subtle and that’s what makes it stick.
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Recommended Sep 1, 2026
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Not recommended May 25, 2026
This is a short kinetic visual novel with no choices or alternative endings, focusing entirely on story and atmosphere. It follows an immortal wanderer who stops in a small town and meets a young singer, which becomes a meaningful moment in his long existence. Personally, I didn’t like the art style at all - it didn’t appeal to me and often feels disconnected from the backgrounds and overall tone of some scenes. The music works better and does a good job setting the mood, but the story itself didn’t really engage me and felt pretty uninteresting at times. It’s a very simple, short experience that relies on atmosphere and reflection, but in my case it just didn’t land the way it probably intended to.
Recommended Nov 1, 2025
Игра "Fare Thee Well" — трогательное приключение с атмосферой мистики и грусти. Сюжет вдохновлен сагой о любви и потере, где игрок помогает герою преодолеть болезнь, путешествуя через символичные локации. Геймплей сочетает головоломки, бои и исследование, требуя внимательности. Минималистичная графика и эмоциональная музыка создают глубокое погружение. Хотя сюжет предсказуем, эмоциональная составляющая и атмосфера делают игру запоминающейся. Рекомендую любителям медленного темпа и лирических историй.
Recommended Aug 15, 2025
damn that was a heartwrenching but beautiful little story. bravo
Recommended Jul 28, 2025
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