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The Ferryman

The Ferryman is a survival action platformer where you play as a Ferryman whose job is to deliver goods and supplies to denizens of the sea. Not an easy job, but it needs doing. You have to keep burning burning coal for the boat. Patch holes and prevent water deluging the boat. The Keepers depend on you, so you'd better get to it. Just…

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The Ferryman

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A strange little side quest

A small trivia drop for The Ferryman: Donkey Kong arrived in 1981 with a character called Jumpman, who would later become one of gaming's most recognizable figures: Mario. A second detail makes the picture even better: The Oregon Trail mixed travel, supplies, risk and survival decisions decades before resource-management systems became common in mainstream games. Not bad for a few facts hiding behind a Play button.

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The Ferryman is a survival action platformer where you play as a Ferryman whose job is to deliver goods and supplies to denizens of the sea. Not an easy job, but it needs doing. You have to keep burning burning coal for the boat. Patch holes and prevent water deluging the boat. The Keepers depend on you, so you'd better get to it. Just remember - the further you stray from the shore, the rougher yet the seas become.