Far Away
Branching visual novel about a dockworker caught in city intrigue
Gratesca · Released Aug 17, 2021
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 95% of 7,977
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 14 in 30 days
- Players
- 5
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Jul 11, 2025
What is Far Away?
A single-player visual novel set in Bedjan, a coastal city bordering a desert, follows dockworker Krosa as an underworld plot takes shape. You read her story, choose her alliances and relationships, and gather clues across branching routes with different endings.
For you if...
- +you enjoy long stories shaped by your choices
- +you like seeing the same events from different perspectives
Not for you if...
- −you prefer combat to reading and making choices
- −you dislike revisiting story branches to see other endings
What players say
95% of 7,977 reviews are positive · 92% of 14 in the last 30 days
Players praise the characters, worldbuilding, and Cantonese voice acting. Some find tracking down every ending tedious, while a recent player says certain choices feel punitive.
How many players finish Far Away?
42% of Steam players have unlocked «Back to the Dock», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
Far Away system requirements
Minimum: ® HD 3000, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Far Away?
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- OS
- Windows 10,Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
- Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics 3000
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10,Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
- Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics 3000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Far Away have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Far Away run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 70
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: Simplified Chinese. Text only: English, Japanese.
Does Far Away use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Singleplayer
- Visual Novel
- Choices Matter
- Word Game
- Story Rich
- Female Protagonist
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Anime
- Cute
- Indie
- Adventure
- Interactive Fiction
- 2D
- Replay Value
- Investigation
- Dark Humor
Recent updates
- Jul 11, 2025 · [V1.1.3 Patch Note] English Typo fixes
- Jan 14, 2025 · [V1.1.1 Patch Note] Typo and resolution fixes
- Mar 8, 2023 · Far Away Ver 1.0.9 Update
- Mar 18, 2022 · Far Away Ver 1.0.8 Update
1 DLC available.