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Far: Changing Tides

Far: Changing Tides is an atmospheric vehicle adventure driven by an emotional story. When floods ravage your world, captain a ship like no other and search for a new home. Sail stormy waters, dive unknown…

88 1 March 2022

Far: Changing Tides is an adventure developed by Okomotive, released 1 March 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 5.5 hrs to finish.

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What Far: Changing Tides is

Far: Changing Tides is an adventure game developed by Okomotive and released in 2022. It was published by Frontier Foundry. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Far: Changing Tides is a 2022 adventure puzzle video game developed by Okomotive and published by Frontier Foundry. The game is the successor to Far: Lone Sails (2018), and it was released for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S in March 2022.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 35 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Far: Changing Tides holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 14 points above the year average. Players rate it 80, 8 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5.5 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 8 hrs, roughly 1.5 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Pentium G4500 or AMD FX-4350, 4 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or Radeon R7 370, 2 GB. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Far: Changing Tides launched on 1 March 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic and Sifu. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Tunic, Sifu.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Far: Changing Tides yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Far: Changing Tides — frequently asked questions

When did Far: Changing Tides come out?
Far: Changing Tides was released on 1 March 2022 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Far: Changing Tides?
At minimum, Far: Changing Tides needs Intel Pentium G4500 or AMD FX-4350, 4 GB RAM, GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or Radeon R7 370, 2 GB graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Far: Changing Tides?
The main story of Far: Changing Tides takes around 5.5 hrs, or 8 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Far: Changing Tides?
The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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