[2026/07/08]vol.12死亡与温柔|《灵魂摆渡者》Spiritfarer

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[2026/07/08] vol.12 死亡与温柔| 《灵魂摆渡者》Spiritfarer
前言：《灵魂摆渡者》（Spiritfarer）是由加拿大Thunder Lotus Games开发并发行的冒险模拟类游戏。玩家扮演小女孩主人公斯黛拉与宠物猫达芙迪尔共同探索海上世界，游戏以船只航行；满足乘客的种种心愿的模拟经营作为核心玩法。斯黛拉作为灵魂摆渡者（死神的温馨版本）需要引导幽灵完成遗愿并通过永恒之门，游戏穿插着烹饪/锻造/纺织等生活玩法，以建立情感联结作为主要的核心主题。游戏以清新的2D手绘美术风格与颇令人惊艳的优美音乐。
1.和缓宁静死亡
《灵魂摆渡者》用清新明快的美术风格，舒缓悠扬的音乐，来讲述关于死亡的故事。游戏一反死亡概念所常见的以黑暗、恐怖、阴森的包装形式。以烹饪美食，温暖的拥抱，闲适的垂钓来讲述“温情且有关怀的”作品死亡观。游戏将临终关怀在游戏中进行具象化投射：为每位乘客建造其心仪的专属房间、烹饪乘客所心仪的食物、倾听他们的故事，为他们提供安全的、有包容性的互动。游戏的驱动并非是为了数值或者是功利性驱动，所进行的互动不是为了完成任务，而是非功利性的关注，以陪伴、理解、响应的方式对其他角色进行关怀。
2.遗憾和悔恨-和解与慰籍
包括主人公在内，游戏中的角色没有一个是过于完美的，角色各有性格上的缺点：有患有阿兹海默症逐渐失忆的老人，有霸道任性却对弟弟关怀备至的兄长，有婚姻受到威胁的夫妻双方。在这些玩家与这些角色进行互动时，并不是对其的缺点进行拷问或是在道德上审判，而是一种近乎于无条件的接纳，伴随着耐心且有温度的疏导方式。游戏通过玩家的互动来体现临终关怀并不仅仅是照料身体、或是缓解伤痛，而是对于人精神的引导和疏解。角色以“拥抱”作为重要的互动方式，对于宽容的爱与和解来进行表达，并通过对其他角色的心结的疏解，逐渐过渡到这种和解对于主人公斯黛拉乃至于玩家自身所拥有的意义、甚至是这种和解所独有的力量。
3.结语-在终点处开花
作品在用模拟经营的形式，以玩家与角色的情感共鸣作为媒介，来试图探讨死亡可能存在的不同形式。作品给出的基调是：通过耐心的陪伴，真诚的理解与有节制的爱，本身就是生命意义中相当有重量的一部分。生命的旅程像航船一样迟早与遇到其终点，但和解的心愿，以及一同经历的生命历程的记忆，并不单纯像生命一般随着时间流逝一样消陨。
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[2026/07/08] vol.12 Gentle and Peaceful Depictions of Death| 《Spiritfarer》
Preface: Spiritfarer is an adventure simulation game developed and published by Thunder Lotus Games, a Canadian studio. Players take on the role of the young protagonist Stella, along with her pet cat Daffodil, as they explore a world at sea. The core gameplay revolves around ship navigation and a simulation-management style of fulfilling the various wishes of the passengers. As a spiritfarer—a gentler, warmer version of the Grim Reaper—Stella must guide spirits to complete their unfinished business and lead them through the Everdoor. The game weaves in life-simulation activities such as cooking, forging, and weaving, with building emotional connections as its central theme. The game features a fresh 2D hand-drawn art style and strikingly beautiful, haunting music.
Gentle and Peaceful Depictions of Death
Spiritfarer tells stories about death through a bright, refreshing art style and soothing, melodic music. The game completely subverts the dark, terrifying, and grim imagery commonly associated with death. Instead, it presents a "warm and caring" view of mortality through cooking delicious meals, giving warm embraces, and leisurely fishing. The game embodies the concept of hospice care in a tangible way: building personalized rooms for each passenger, cooking their favorite dishes, listening to their stories, and providing them with a safe, accepting space for interaction. The game's motivation is not driven by numbers or utilitarian goals; interactions are not about checking off tasks, but about offering non-utilitarian care—through companionship, understanding, and responsive presence—to other characters.
Regret and Remorse—Reconciliation and Solace
No character in the game, including the protagonist, is overly perfect. Each has their own flaws: an elderly person suffering from Alzheimer's and gradually losing their memory; an overbearing and willful older brother who nevertheless cares deeply for his younger sibling; a couple whose marriage is under threat. As players interact with these characters, the game does not interrogate their shortcomings or pass moral judgment. Instead, it offers a kind of near-unconditional acceptance, paired with patient, warm guidance. Through these interactions, the game conveys that hospice care is not merely about tending to the body or alleviating pain, but about guiding and soothing the human spirit. The act of "hugging" serves as a key interactive gesture, expressing themes of forgiving love and reconciliation. By helping other characters resolve their emotional burdens, the game gradually extends this reconciliation to encompass its significance for Stella herself—and even for the player—revealing the unique power that such reconciliation holds.
Conclusion—Blossoming at the Journey's End
Through its simulation-management framework and using emotional resonance between the player and the characters as its medium, the work explores the possible forms that death might take. The tone the work strikes is this: patient companionship, genuine understanding, and measured love are themselves a profoundly weighty part of life's meaning. Like a ship, life's journey will eventually reach its destination. But the wish for reconciliation, and the memories of the lives we've shared along the way, do not simply fade away with the passage of time as life itself does.