The Farthest View
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Android
Update 0.3.4 (TFV Remake) is available now
The Farthest View is a mystery romance Furry Visual Novel with some interactive elements. Set on a secluded island it following a group of friends on an adventure that will turn from a summer vacation into an environmental tale of epic proportions an an encounter with the supernatural.
"The most violent of storms
is the tempest that roars
inside the heart"
There are probably few places less likely to choose for celebrating your recent graduation than Nightfall, a remote island somewhere in the Northern Atlantic. But that's exactly where Thomas and his friends plan to spend the next month at. Had he known what he was getting himself into, Thomas probably would have never agreed on that trip, as one thing soon becomes clear:
Beneath the island's rough landscape and the equally rough inhabitants there is something strange going on, and the lack of internet reception will soon be their least concern.
As one after the other begins to start seeing things they can't logically explain, the local stories of strange apparitions and haunted places suddenly don't feel that far out anymore. And then there's their local landlord's enigmatic son, who seems to be somehow connected to all of this, and whom Thomas just can't get out of his head anymore.
Before events can spin out of control completely, he will have to unravel Nightfall's best kept secret and find out just what is happened on the island. On top of that he has to juggle his increasingly complicated relationship with his friends, while trying to win over his new found love interest. But finding the truth could come at a high personal cost.
Main Features
- Carefully hand-drawn backgrounds, characters and animations, presented in a unique and distinct art style
- A thoughtful, grown-up story (mostly) with lots of light-hearted banter, some heavy drama, and a sprinkle of existential horror
- A couple of interactive elements to keep things interesting
This game contains mature themes and LGBT elements. As such it is targeted at an adult audience.
I'm creating this game as a single developer in my freetime. The amount I can spend on working on it and the frequency of new updates completely depends on the support it gets.
If you like what you see and want to help keeping this project alive, please take a look at the game's PATREON or Ko-fi page.
Join the game's Discord community to give feedback, share your thoughts with others and get in contact with the developer (that's me). Hope to see you around!
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Development log
- April Update & Remake is out now!2 days ago
- Reintroducing Android Version + Some BugfixesJul 19, 2024
- TFV is back + July 2024 UpdateJul 13, 2024
- Savegame Hotfix July 2022Jul 31, 2022
- Update/Relaunch! (May 2022)May 11, 2022
- Support Options & MerchandiseAug 21, 2020
- Build 0.2.9 UpdateAug 14, 2020
- Build 0.2.8, progress update, SFW mode and original musicJun 06, 2020
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Uhhh why am doing here again i just clicked and get drawn here i dunno why
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Is it just me or does anyone else get the app isn't compatible with phone message when trying to install the APK?
The game should be compatible with any Android version from 7.0 to 15.0. Unless you're below 7.0, you should be able to ignore the message and install/play the game anyway.
I'm running Android 15 and can't seem to get it to work
I tested the game on Android 7, 10 and 15, it worked fine on all of them. You might have to check your phone's security settings and/or uninstall any prior versions of the game first, both are known to cause trouble with software from external sources. Hope that helps
OH MY GOD IT'S BACK
I'm so excited RN
Good luck with the development and no rush. Wonder worth the waiting.
I enjoyed this a lot! The characters are very endearing, the location is interesting and the art is incredible ๐
I don't want to be greedy but what is the future plan of update?
This might not be very precise, but there are definitely plans for an update in the (hopefully) not too distant future. I'm working on it and doing my best to not make the wait too long
Please take your time and don't over work yourself. <3 Although I can't wait for the update! <3
Hi, I really enjoyed the game on my first playthrough only a couple weeks ago before the update. However, It doesnt load my previous save.
Hey! Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the game so far. As for your problem with the savegame, unfortunately he savesystem is quite sensitive to changes in the game engine, and the last update changed a lot (it's as much a rework as an update). This means that saves from older version aren't compatible with the updated version and won't work anymore. So you'll have to start from the beginning and skip ahead or use the fast forward function. Although I'd still recommend to replay the beginning, since with the new update the introductory scenes also have changed quite a bit.
Boy oh boy, I am SO exicited for this project! Everything lookin interesting and looking very good... and for some reason, I also feel a sense nostalgia when playing this game... the style, the effect, the atmosphere, everything just hit it home for me, kudos to the creator I wish you the best of luck on this... as I will be patiently waiting for more :3
Whoah! You are alive!
Good news! Thank you!
Thanks for asking, I've stated it several times in the comments, and there's a notice regarding the status of the game right here on the game's page, but in short: Yes, the game is still continuing and has not been cancelled. Actually, I should have the next update (which is more like a relaunch) finished quite soon.
It's been more than 3 years into this project. Thank you for holding up for so long.
I guess I'm just too stubborn to not to continue. ;3 On a side note, the next update should literally be around the corner. Thanks for still staying around!
A visual novel that has a lot of unnecessary feature bloat with point-clicking, doesn't let you save or load, doesn't let you go back, doesn't let you skip half the time, takes its sweet time in LITERALLY EVERY FRAME OF EVERY SINGLE CUTSCENE...
And why? Just give us the story, that's what we're here for! We don't care for your fancy time-wasting mechanics, we want to know what happened to the sexy cat boys!
In the demo, you spend more time reading tutorials and pointless exposition than actually playing through the story.
The story better be worth it, because all of those things are really not making the game better.
Well, when it comes to features, preferences differ, and it's impossible to meet everyone's tastes. I've got a lot of feedback from people who liked the break away from the classic Ren'py formula, so if you were expecting something like that, the game probably is not for you. What you perceive as time-wasting someone else might enjoy.
As for some of your main points of critique: I acknowledge the autosave feature is something that, again, might not be for anyone, but it's a design choice that also has technical reasons. You can however reload anytime, you can access the conversation log at any point in the game, which is very similar to a rollback function. You can skip almost every dialog, and the game gives you the choice to deactivate the tutorials right before starting the game (there may be one or two essential ones that will still be displayed, but it won't spam you). The "unnecessary" point&click mechanics are part of the storytelling, which you seem to be interested in. I do admit though, that some cutscene animations have a pacing issue, something that should be improved in the next update.
The download isn't working on the client...
I always been a fan of this kind of remote island setting, Looking forward for more! :)
Hi, hope all is going well with the game. Are there any plans for future releases, please?
Yo so, what's up with the game? I can't get past day one is this intentional cause it looks like theres more there. Also, is the game still being worked on?
This is still a work in progress, so yes, for the time being there is only day one (which by the way is going to continue for a while during the next updates, when they'll come up). Also yes, like I stated before, the game is still being developed, though not at a regular pace (I'm just one person, after all), so as much as I'd like to I can't give any estimates when there will be new content, for now. I'll keep this site updated, so whenever an update is going to happen, you'll find it here. Thanks for your interest!
I see, take all the time you need! I'm super excited for the next update and I'm sure it'll be amazing.
So I can't even get past day one...?
Hi, is the game still going?
Hey, thanks for asking. Yes, as long as it doesn't say otherwisehere on the page, it is still going. Next update is still going to take a while longer, though. Maybe I can manage a short one at some point early next year.
Good to hear!
I was trying to play this on joiplay cuz my laptop is being held together by duct tape I assumed it was ren'py boy was I mistaken I'm genuinely impressed on how THE FUCK you were able to make a VN with FUCKING ADOBE PHOTO SHOP AND UNITY HOW THE FUCK DID THIS MANS/WOMANS MAKE A DAMN VN WITH UUUNNIITTTYY AND PHHOTTOOOSHOOP sir/ma'am/them I applaud your ability to make two separate programs that are completely unrelated and incompatible to make a damn vn
Edit there was an android version genuine question where tf did it go
I'm nobody important, but this made me chuckle. Have a like!
Its been awhile, looks like I've missed some updates as you are revising the story for the third? fourth? time, as well as what I had thought was the initial premise for the end has changed, still mysterious, but perhaps not as dark. Once you get back to day 5 (the initial Demo) I am still willing to give a Donation for continued support for further development. There is still not much to be seen, but there is still that same captivating feeling of wonder. That feeling of being drawn to the character and their story is what I live for, to see into other worlds.
Is there a version for Mac?
Not for now, but I'd consider adding a macOS version at some later point, likely with the next update.
YAY!
You can run the game with crossover. It runs without a hiccup.
HoW do I download the Android version ๐
Unfortunately there is no Android version of the game, since it didn't perform well on most phones and would have taken a lot of extra work and reduced features to make it run reasonably. So for the time being there's only the desktop version.
I love the atmosphere and the dynamics of story telling! Very well done! Keep it up!
looks great.
This is a very nice start; I would say that I did experience the same bug as RealityBender, though, where Thomas at the boat rail would be visible over the loaded save game.
The new version (v0.3.2) should fix that problem, sorry for the inconvenience.
Thanks! Good luck with the game.
Yeah this has amazing potential
I finished the game and loaded the auto save and this happened:
As of v0.3.2 this should be fixed. Sorry it took a while.
ahhhh no mac version crying was just about to download
With Crossover, it runs fine on Mac. However, there are bugs when running with DXVK and Wine. It gets stuck at the scene where the three arrive on the island. I am using the windows 10 64bit config.
Pleas erelease a new Update soon. I'm really interested in the Story of this. Also i love the Art Style and the Idea of animals being like humans. Keep on with the Work Please.
It's look really promising. Happy to see new update! :D
Recently found this project a few weeks ago and wasn't dissapointed before the change, hope to see more in the future.
Oh I thought this was a new vn lmao.
Well, in a way it is, since before it was just a preview, now it's the first update of the actual game. But I admit it can be a bit misleading with the changed title. ;3
Yea, there's no update though, but I'l look forward to the next update!
I'm not sure what you mean with no update. There's the old prototype demo that won't be updated anymore and, newly added, the starting chapter of the actual game, which is the most recent update.
Oops, I didn't see the DL my bad, I meant was there's no update on the demo. XD
Woo it's back!
And with new title it looks like
Yes! Yes! It's alive!
Thank you!
Played the beta version and found it pretty interesting. It'll be great if one day a full chapter will be released or something like that. If there is anything we fans can help with, please do ask.
yeah this game is fucking dead
I can assure you, the game is not dead until officially stated so. Like I have repeatedly mentioned before, I'm just one person working on this project alone in my spare time beside my day job. While I spend as much time as I can working on it, creating a game like this takes time, and I can do only so much. I can only ask for your patience, once I have enough new material worth an update, this will be the first place to find it.
Just played this, looks like it has amazing potential! Thanks for working on it!