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Is Faraway Islands worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Survival-game fans who want resource gathering, crafting, and shelter construction in an island setting
- Players who enjoy discovering crafting combinations through experimentation rather than using only known recipes
- Fans of exploration who want to search changing islands for resources needed to survive
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who want crafting recipes fully visible from the beginning may find recipe discovery restrictive.
- Players who prefer a predictable world may not enjoy islands whose layouts and resources are randomly generated.
- Players seeking a game centered on a different genre than survival may not find that focus here.
Our take on Faraway Islands
Recipe discovery gives crafting an exploratory role, but it also means some item combinations must be learned through trial rather than selected from a complete starting recipe list.
What is Faraway Islands?
Faraway Islands is a top-down, 2D survival game about a passenger-ship survivor trying to find a way home.
Islands are procedurally generated, and available resources differ between them, so exploration is part of gathering what is needed. Items are made by combining or processing inventory contents; recipes are not all revealed at the start, though characters and quests can provide some. Survival activities include farming, fishing, hunting, and raising character skills. Players can construct shelters, with additional building options unlocked through skill increases. Wild animals and human enemies pose threats, and weapons and armor can be crafted in preparation. The story introduces characters who may assist the survivor, and character appearance can be customized.
How Faraway Islands plays
- 01Hidden Crafting Recipes
- Some combinations must be discovered through experimentation, while quests and story characters reveal others.
- 02Changing Island Resources
- Island layouts and resource distributions vary, making exploration necessary to locate particular supplies.
- 03Skill-Based Building
- Improving character skills unlocks additional structures beyond the basic building choices.
- 04Recurring Human Threats
- Human enemies attack every few days, alongside dangerous wildlife.
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Delirium Tremens GamesFor:Survivor-like game fans who want harvesting and crafting instead of enemy combatSkip if:Players seeking enemy-filled combat may bounce off the central harvesting-and-brewing structurePicked by overlapping fit notes and genres, not an editorial comparison.
Faraway Islands: platforms & release
Is Faraway Islands worth it?
It is worth it if: survival-game fans who want resource gathering, crafting, and shelter construction in an island setting. Skip it if: players who want crafting recipes fully visible from the beginning may find recipe discovery restrictive.
Where can I download Faraway Islands?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Faraway Islands's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Faraway Islands on?
Windows only.
