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Games like FAR: Lone Sails

If FAR: Lone Sails is your kind of game, the closest matches are FAR: Changing Tides, Another Sight - Definitive Edition and Another Sight - Hodge's Journey — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its environmental storytelling replaces dialogue, atmospheric and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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FAR: Lone Sails is a 2018 indie action-adventure from Okomotive that tasks players with guiding a wind-powered vessel across a desolate, post-apocalyptic seabed. The gameplay blends environmental puzzle-solving with vehicle management mechanics including fuel collection, repairs, and terrain navigation. Reviewers highlight that the game uses environmental storytelling to convey its narrative without dialogue, while minimalist puzzles reward careful observation over trial and error. Players describe the atmosphere as contemplative and melancholic, with a whimsical tone emerging from the unique vehicle design. Critics note the post-apocalyptic world comes alive through its art and sound, creating a short but deeply memorable experience where the vessel feels like an extension of the player. The game holds a 94% positive rating from over 8,700 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck, priced at $14.99.

About FAR: Lone Sails: 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?

2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 80Windows · macOSby Okomotive
FAR: Lone Sails — Steam game cover
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Environmental storytelling replaces dialogueMinimalist puzzles reward observation over trial and errorPost apocalyptic world feels alive through art and soundAtmosphericContemplativeMelancholic

Players who liked FAR: Lone Sails also play

Steam players who put hours into FAR: Lone Sails also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. FAR: Changing Tides

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Top pick for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Another Sight - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Second-strongest match for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Another Sight - Hodge's Journey

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. A Juggler's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Ranked #4 for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Monochroma

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Ranked #5 for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. PONCHO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Ranked #6 for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    A robot, a poncho and a journey of discovery! Make your way through this wonderful world of pixelated parallax platforming to solve the ultimate puzzle: who is Poncho?

    2015ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Repressed

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Play as a shadow that’s on a journey inside your mind. Find answers to the questions bothering you. Navigate the maze that is your memory, and ease your mind in the process.

    2019IndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Ranked #8 for FAR: Lone Sails fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

    2021ActionSportsIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to FAR: Lone Sails

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. LIMBO

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

    2011ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Unravel

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

    2020ActionAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. The Final Station

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Little Nightmares

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

    2017Adventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Journey

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

    2020IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Guardian

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    The Guardian is a 2D platformer with a lot of interesting levels! Many different obstacles and opponents will be in the game, and you must overcome them and get The Element Stone.

    2021IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Witness

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Reviewers of FAR: Lone Sails cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

    2016IndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below FAR: Lone Sails at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Action with FAR: Lone Sails.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Action with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under FAR: Lone Sails on Steam right now. Shares Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Okomotive

Other recommendable Steam games by Okomotive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. FAR: Changing Tides

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Another title from Okomotive, the studio behind FAR: Lone Sails. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Herdling

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Another title from Okomotive, the studio behind FAR: Lone Sails. Shares Indie and Adventure with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PinKeep

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Okomotive, the studio behind FAR: Lone Sails. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite – use the ball and flippers to collect resources and defeat your enemies! Place buildings from your deck on the playfield to defend your Keep. Create powerful synergies to eradicate the hordes of attacking Knights!

    2026ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. FAR: Changing Tides

    WHY THIS

    Shares environmental puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Another Sight - Definitive Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Another Sight - Hodge's Journey

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Take control of Hodge the cat in a brand new, stand-alone prequel story in Another Sight - Hodge's Journey. Tackle new platforming challenges using Hodge's nimble feline skills to solve puzzles and misteries as he travels between the world of dreams and the world of the real.

    2018ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. A Juggler's Tale

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Lead Abby the string puppet through a bruised, but beautiful fairy tale world in this cinematic adventure. Solve riddles, evade traps and shake off pursuers on the way to find freedom. Can Abby take control of her fate with all the strings attached?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with FAR: Lone Sails.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with FAR: Lone Sails.

    F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.

    2021ActionSportsIndie15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about FAR: Lone Sails

Is FAR: Lone Sails verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — FAR: Lone Sails is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does FAR: Lone Sails cost?
FAR: Lone Sails is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to FAR: Lone Sails?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside FAR: Lone Sails are FAR: Changing Tides, Another Sight - Definitive Edition, Another Sight - Hodge's Journey.
Who developed FAR: Lone Sails?
FAR: Lone Sails was developed by Okomotive.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on FAR: Lone Sails.

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