- Community Discord & PinKeep Demo Now Live! - 23 January 2026
In case you missed our announcement before the holidays: PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite where you use your flippers and a hand of cards to defend your kneblin keep against attacking knights. Part of our team has been fleshing out this project for over a year now, in parallel to Herdling. Now, we want player feedback: a free Demo is now available to play on Steam! 👉 Play the PinKeep Demo 👈We want to hear your thoughts and feedback on the Demo! Consider joining our brand new community Discord server to talk about PinKeep as well as our other games. 👉 Join Our Discord 👈Apart from PinKeep, our team is also working on new concepts and prototypes that are a bit more in line with what you've come to know and love for our studio. While it's still too soon to reveal any specifics, the community discord will sure be a good way to hear of any news once we're ready to share! But fo…
- 🏰 Introducing PinKeep 🏰 A brand new game from Okomotive - 11 December 2025
Okomotive is doing something new! 😱PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite where you use your flippers and a deck of cards to defend your Kneblin keep against attacking Knights. Part of our team has been fleshing out this project for well over a year now, in parallel to Herdling. As of today, you can find the game on Steam and add it to your wishlist! 👉 Wishlist PinKeep on Steam 👈We’re gearing up to release a free Demo for the game shortly after the Winter holidays, so stay tuned for a playable version really soon! We realize that PinKeep is something quite different from what our fans and players have grown to expect from us. This change of pace is the result of valuing our team members’ creativity and trusting the process, even if that process is something novel. PinKeep is not indicative of a complete shift in studio direction though! Rest assured that after the recent release…
- Far: Changing Tides Update - 13 October 2025
We have today released an Update to address an issue. Please update your game before you continue playing.Patch NotesFixed a security vulnerability identified by Unity, affecting games built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later.
- New game Herdling - 22 August 2024
After working for more than two years in the dark, Okomotive is proud and happy to present their brand new IP and upcoming game «HERDLING». Herdling is a new adventure from Okomotive, creators of the atmospheric and acclaimed FAR games, and Panic, publishers of Firewatch. Head out on a grand alpine expedition with a herd of loveable beasts, as you ascend a mountain path, encounter eerie dangers and surprising obstacles, and forge your way to the mystery at the summit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUEcKBVzhQg Features: Guide, protect, and fall in love with a motley herd of Calicorns Traverse stunning mountainscapes, fog-wreathed forests, snowy plateaus, and forgotten valleys Hone your herding skills as you navigate a wide range of challenges, threats, and light environmental puzzles Feel the rush of the mountain air alongside your herd in exhilarating stampede sequences An emotional,…
- Nominate FAR: Changing Tides for the Sit Back and Relax Award! - 25 November 2022
We would be honoured if you would consider nominated FAR: Changing Tides for the Sit Back and Relax Steam Award! https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/1977672363925265314/CD41DC18DE0A549E26EFEC1B1B112DFAA0568DC3/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false If you haven't yet had the opportunity to "Sit Back and Relax" with FAR's meditative journey, Changing Tides is now also available with a 40% discount for Black Friday!
- FAR: Changing Tides v1.2.0 – Patch Notes - 11 May 2022
Hello folks! Just wanted to provide some brief notes for the changes made in the recent patch for FAR: Changing Tides. We’ve made a few control/interface changes based on player feedback. Please see below: FAR: Changing Tides v1.2.0 Interface/Experience • Implementation of arrow key control for the protagonist • Keyboard layout to be set to either QWERTY or AZERTY. • Default camera can now be adjusted • Minor revisions to credits, including the ability to press a key/button to bypass Gameplay • Increased the sensitivity when climbing ladders • Improved physics/collisions • Minor optimization of key systems Enjoy!
- 20% Sale on FAR: Changing Tides Now Live! - 14 April 2022
Yet to set sail and discover a changed world in FAR: Changing Tides? Pick up the game today on Steam at 20% off! All versions of the atmospheric story-driven puzzler from Frontier Foundry and Okomotive are currently 20% off on Steam - both the standard game and the Deluxe Edition. The original soundtrack, featuring the stunning and hauntingly beautiful score from composer Joel Schoch, is also available on Steam at a 20% discount. Take the helm of a unique ship as Toe, who must captain this vessel through the flooded landscape he once called home. Sail unknown waters, overcome puzzling obstacles, dive beneath the waves, and journey to find hope. The discount runs until 7pm BST on April 21st. Look for other Frontier titles also on sale during the same period, as part of our Steam Publisher Sale!
- The Sound of FAR - Behind the Scenes on FAR: Changing Tides' Soundscape - 14 April 2022
Immerse yourself in this behind the scenes look at FAR: Changing Tides that dives deep into the unique sounds of the FAR Universe. Don Schmocker and Fabio Baumgartner of Okomotive, and composer Joel Schoch, discuss the inspirations behind the distinctive soundtrack and the challenges of creating an atmospheric soundscape beneath the waves. FAR: Changing Tides is available now on Steam - head to the Store page to also check out the game's official soundtrack, purchasable separately.
- Плывем по волнам меланхолии: Обзор FAR: Changing Tides - 5 March 2022
Инди-студия Okomotive из Швейцарии до этого отметилась лишь одной, но весьма добротной игрой — Far: Lone Sails . Меланхоличное трёхчасовое приключение на причудливом вездеходе по остаткам вымершей цивилизации сплотило вокруг себя дружный костяк фанатов атмосферных инди-адвенчур, подобных Inside и Journey .
- Far: Changing Tides review - 4 March 2022
Where its predecessor was about crossing a dried-up seabed, Far: Changing Tides presents you with the opposite problem: There's really rather a lot of water here, so much that civilisation has seemingly washed away on the tide. What remains is you and your boat, which you acquire shortly after the game begins. As you get to grips with the boat's chimeric nature—it is really several different vehicles, including a steam train, jammed inelegantly together—Far keeps unveiling new surprises, opening up the scope of its sidescrolling world. By the end of the game, I knew every nuance of the vessel. It's the most rewarding boat I've steered across a videogame ocean... Read more.
- OUT NOW! - FAR: Changing Tides releases today! - 1 March 2022
It's finally time to set sail on an epic new journey in the FAR universe as FAR: Changing Tides launches today! Embark on an emotional, vehicular adventure from the team that brought you FAR: Lone Sails, this time mastering the waves and a ship like no other to ensure your survival and unravel the mysteries of this flooded world. A LONE SAILS LEGACY Immerse yourself in an entrancing odyssey like no other. FAR: Changing Tides is the companion title to 2018’s multi-award-winning FAR: Lone Sails. Like the critically acclaimed first game, it encompasses ecstatic highs, mournful lows, and great mysteries to uncover. At the centre of this evocative and poetic journey is the unforgettable tale of a boy and his ship, searching the world for answers. CAPTAIN YOUR SHIP Experience the thrill of captaining a unique seafaring vessel with a mind of its own. More than a ship, this is a friend. Togethe…
- NextFest Demo Developer Commentary - 27 February 2022
Another chance to watch our NextFest Demo developer commentary with Don and Phil from Okomotive. We play the demo and talk about some of the design choices and the environments you pass through. You still have time to play the demo until 6PM GMT on 28th February and you can pre-purchase the game before launch on March 1st to save 10% off the full game! Download the Demo from the Store Page here.
- NextFest Demo Developer Commentary! - 26 February 2022
Another chance to watch our NextFest Demo developer commentary with Don and Phil from Okomotive. We play the demo and talk about some of the design choices and the environments you pass through. You still have time to play the demo until 6PM GMT on 28th February and you can pre-purchase the game before launch on March 1st to save 10% off the full game! Download the Demo from the Store Page here.
- Steam NextFest Developer Commentary - 24 February 2022
Another chance to watch our NextFest Demo developer commentary with Don and Phil from Okomotive. We play the demo and talk about some of the design choices and the environments you pass through. You still have time to play the demo until 6PM GMT on 28th February and you can pre-purchase the game before launch on March 1st to save 10% off the full game! Download the Demo from the Store Page here.
- NextFest Demo Playthrough! - 21 February 2022
A sneak peek of the FAR: Changing Tides demo which you can download NOW as part of NextFest!
- FAR: Changing Tides Demo - Developer Playthrough! #NextFest - 19 February 2022
We've put together a special "Developer Commentary" video to celebrate the launch of our FAR: Changing Tides demo as part of Steam #NextFest! Watch along as Steve (Frontier Community Manager) chats with Don Schmocker (Creative Lead) and Phil Stern (Game Design Lead) from Okomotive about the demo and development of the game. Get a small taste of the journey to come and then head here to download the demo for yourself!
- Far: Changing Tides - Atmosphärisches Reise-Abenteuer erscheint im März - 12 January 2022
Segle über stürmische Meere, tauche in unauslotbare Tiefen und erforsche vergessene Ruinen in einer wunderschönen, überfluteten Welt. » Komplette News auf pressakey.com lesen » Far: Changing Tides auf pressakey.com
- FAR: Changing Tides sets sail on 1st March 2022! - 11 January 2022
The winds are picking up for FAR: Changing Tides as we prepare to launch on the 1st of March 2022! So make sure that you angle your sail and pre-order now! Expanding on the setting of FAR: Lone Sails, FAR: Changing Tides swaps sun-scorched, dusty plains for stormy skies and high seas. Face new challenges and new mechanics with an exciting new experience for both fans of this beloved series and newcomers alike. Experience the thrill of captaining a distinctive, seafaring vessel. Together you'll brave high seas, navigate storms and delve into new depths to explore and uncover what happened to this world, in search of a new beginning. Pre-order now to prepare for your journey. If you want to keep up to date with all the FAR news, then head to www.farchangingtides.com and sign up for our Newsletter, and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/FARtheGame, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/F…
- Developer Deep Dive VI - Art Direction - 25 November 2021
It's time for our final Deep Dive, a series of questions that we ask the developers at Okomotive, the creators of FAR: Lone Sails, and FAR: Changing Tides to give you a look into their minds, and thought processes behind the creation of the games. Our last Deep Dive focussed on game direction, you can catch up here. For our sixth installment, we're asking Don Schmocker questions about the art direction of the FAR titles. What is the biggest influence on your art style in video games? I’m usually more influenced by media other than games, I find a lot of inspiration in places I see in photography or visit, but I would say that the Bioshock series and Dishonored had a lasting impression with their environmental storytelling and the recent Control, and Death Stranding with their atmosphere and environment design. This question is probably more difficult to answer for me than it should. If…
- Developer Deep Dive V - Game Design - 21 October 2021
It's time for another Deep Dive, where we ask the developers from Okomotive some in-depth questions about their roles and their work on FAR: Lone Sails, and their upcoming title FAR: Changing Tides. Our last Deep Dive focussed on animation and modelling, you can catch up here. For our fifth installment, we're asking Level designer Philipp Stern questions about Game Design Let us know in the comments if you have any other questions for Philipp! What got you into Game Design? I was a kid with a vivid imagination. I would create stories and whole worlds while playing with my LEGO or reenact them in person. I remember one time I wanted to go rock climbing so I grabbed a hammer and nails from my dad's toolbox, climbed up the furniture in my room, and peppered them with nails to the disdain of my parents. Sometime in the early 90s, my dad got a computer and I'd spend hours drawing up maps in…
