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Play OverviewPlay Overview

Farewell North (2024) is an adventure where you play a collie dog who restores colour to a desolate Scottish island. You explore with your owner who you help by uncovering hidden paths, evading monsters, and freeing wildlife. It stands out for the fluid canine exploration and relationship with your owner in a story about overcoming obstacles and saying farewell.

You head into the wilds of the Scottish countryside with your owner as they look for peace about the troubling loss in their life. At your own pace, you run through lush grass, hike up steep cliffs and canoe the ocean between islands. Play is part exploration and part helper puzzles where you work to help your owner find a way forward.

As you progress you get more of a glimpse into the life of the characters and discover the events in the past which have led them to the archipelago. It's a metaphorical game where colour and the absence of colour create two different realities. Something the gameplay leans into as well as the aesthetics.

The result is a game about overcoming depression and saying farewell. As is common, it's a narrative communicated by your journey and interactions as much as the visual metaphors. Here, the interaction between owner and companion offers an intimacy that softens proceedings and carries you forward. Along the way, you get to discover monsters, creatures and wildlife inspired by the rich history of Scottish folklore.

Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Farewell North 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 2 weeks ago.
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Play StylePlay Style

This is a Narrative and Traversal game with Adventure, Brain Game, Puzzle and Simulation elements. This is a single-player game.

 
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DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 4 and a half hours and 5 hours to complete.

BenefitsBenefits

This game is good if you want to:

Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Rated PEGI 7 for Fear.

Rated for younger players in the US. Rated ESRB EVERYONE for Mild Fantasy Violence.

Skill Level

10+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game.

CostsCosts

Farewell North usually costs £19.99. 

Farewell North

XBox Store Xbox X|S £19.99
Switch Store Switch £19.99
Steam StoreSALE PC £19.99 £11.99 until 10/07/2025
Steam StoreSALE Mac £19.99 £11.99 until 10/07/2025
There are no additional in-game purchases, loot boxes, adverts or subscription costs.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 16/08/2024

Price: 40% Off

Out Now: Mac, PC, Switch and Xbox X|S

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Narrative, Traversal (Adventure, Brain Game, Puzzle and Simulation)

Accessibility: 33 features

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Developer: Kyle W Banks (@KyleWBanks)


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