The Faraway Land

Open-world survival where village quests unlock crafting and building recipes

FireTail · Released Jan 4, 2024

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 87
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 4 months ago; Jun 24, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 670; 8 GB RAM · 3 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Faraway Land?

In this open-world survival game, you are Theofin's creation, summoned to restore order to a magical world of islands. You gather resources, farm, trade, build a home, and fight creatures while managing hunger, thirst, and disease. Play alone or in online co-op with up to four players.

For you if...

+you prefer colorful fantasy worlds to bleak survival settings
+you enjoy taking your time in a survival sandbox

Not for you if...

−you dislike grinding for resources

What players say

71% of 87 reviews are positive

Players praise the art style and survival-crafting gameplay. They criticize unclear progression and confusing English translations, and some report loading failures or black screens at startup.

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The Faraway Land system requirements

Minimum: GTX 670, 8 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

Does The Faraway Land have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does The Faraway Land run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 47
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, French, Norwegian, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish.

Does The Faraway Land 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam