Fare Thee Well
Released Apr 2018
In the winter of 1967, a young man enters out of the snowy night into a bar in the sleepy town of Cedar, Maine. He is a wanderer cursed with eternal youth, sent out by fate forever to roam the world, never to find a home. An encounter with a girl in a green dress is about to change everything...
93% positive · 145 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Fare Thee Well is a short kinetic visual novel originally created over two weeks for the NaNoRenO 2016 game jam. It launched on Steam on April 6, 2018. The store description presents a complete, self-contained narrative experience with no mention of additional chapters, DLC, updates, or future content. The game is free to play and was created as a finished creative work from its inception. There are no DLC listings, no post-launch developer communications signaling additional content, and no roadmap or promises of future updates. This is a complete, standalone game that shipped as a finished product.
Evidence
Store description presents a self-contained kinetic visual novel originally made in two weeks for a game jam, with no mention of additional content, DLC, updates, or ongoing development.
Short description reinforces a complete narrative premise with no indication of episodic or ongoing content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Watercress
Achievements
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Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
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.
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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.
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