Not so cozy: Spiritfarer insulted people with disabilities, but the authors have already promised to fix everything
The developers of the “cozy game about death“ Spiritfarer from the Thunder Lotus Games studio published an appeal to the community on the manifestation of autism in their project on their social networks and on the official website.
Writer Kayla Whaley has drawn attention to the question: “Are you serious? I can’t even play a damn Spiritfarer without all the bullshit about “only in death will I be free from my damn wheelchair”? ” …
In the statement of the character, we saw a manifestation of autism – a type of discrimination characterized by social prejudice against people, including those with disabilities.
“We, the developers of Spiritfarer, would like to sincerely apologize from the bottom of our hearts and promise to correct our demonstrated lack of delicacy and common sense,” said Thunder Lotus Games.
The studio said it would make changes to the ill-fated dialogue, and at the same time check the rest of the text in Spiritfarer for compliance with “the inclusive values on which we have built our company. “
Recall, Spiritfarer tells the story of Stella, who, together with her cat Narcissus, specializes in transporting the souls of the dead. Players are invited to make friends with the departed, learn how to let go of loved ones, and move on.
Spiritfarer was released without warning on August 18 this year. The Afterlife Adventure is for PC (Steam, GOG, Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Google Stadia.
