PALAFITA

A stilt station on an endless sea

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The sea is permanent

Land is only ever a visit

Palafita (Portuguese for a house on stilts) is a cozy life sim at sea. You start with a little deck, a tent and a raft. Sail out, bring home what the sea gives you, and turn a few planks into a place that is yours.

The raft with its sail, from the game

Sail out, tow it home

Planks, rope and bigger things drift on the currents. Rope is your tow line and what holds your home together.

A tent on a deck tile, from the game

Build on stilts

Lay deck, raise an upper floor, set out planters, a stove, a loom and salt pans. Keep the stilts mended.

The stove on a deck tile, from the game

Cook what you find

Nobody tells you the recipes. Try things at the stove and the cookbook fills itself in.

Take in castaways

People drift by on logs. Give them a bed and they tend the station, each with a trade, a story and a favourite dish.

Fill the Sea Log

Every fish, find, moon and moment goes in a keepsake book. Some you'll only see once in a while.

Neighbours on one sea

Everyone shares one sea. Spot neighbours' flags and lanterns, step aboard, sign their guest book, throw bottles to strangers.

No combat. No dying. Run dry at sea and you wash up on your own deck at dawn.

Your first evening

How a day goes

  1. Fill up and set sail. The raft takes water and food from your store. That's how far you can go.
  2. Look before you leave. The spyglass shows what's out there and lets you pin it.
  3. Bring it home. Planks, rope, whatever floats by. Big finds can be towed.
  4. Grow the station. Step ashore, open Build, and turn it into deck and gear.
  5. Watch the sky. Night falls, the moon turns, the season changes with the real week.
Play Palafita Getting started
The player on the station deck, with the tent, planter, barrel and basket, and the raft tied up at the ladder
Home: the tent, a planter, the store, and the raft at the ladder.
From the game

Life on the station

Sailing the raft out across open sea
Out past the calm water.
Build mode, looking down on the deck with the build tray open
Build mode.
The station at night, lit by its lantern
Night, under the lantern.
The Sea Log book open on its contents page
The Sea Log.