What Remains of Edith Finch
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- June 4, 2019
- Giant Sparrow
- Adventure
Total Reviews: 91
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What Remains of Edith Finch
- June 4, 2019
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43% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100
Marty Sliva (IGN)
8.8/10
“Though it only took me just under two hours to complete, the second the credits stopped rolling I immediately restarted What Remains of Edith Finch. Each of the vignettes is so distinct and surprising that I didn’t have enough time to absorb and dissect what I had just played before being whisked away to the next one. But after fully piecing together the threads of the family and sifting through the allegories of their final moments, I was left with a beautiful, heartbreaking mosaic that exudes life, even when mired in death.”
Gita Jackson (Kotaku)
Recommended
“Even as I rolled my eyes at the chilchéd final moments, as the credits rolled, I found myself remembering the dark, cluttered halls of the Finch house, and the way the game denied me closure on every mystery they may contain.”
Mitch Wallace (Forbes)
9/10
“What Remains of Edith Finch is filled with excellent writing, striking visuals, and a significant sense of place, of people, of life’s ephemeral nature and our relationship to it. And I do hope you’ll play. When you’re done, and while we’re privileged enough to still be here, we can talk about how strange, fleeting, and frustratingly beautiful existence really is. There will be cheese, there will be wine and there will be the unfathomable reality of our own bright-but-brief short stories.”
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| Outlet | Author | Score | Date | Quote | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3DNews | Алексей Лихачев | 9 / 10 | 05-05-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch proves once again how unique a storytelling in videogames can be. It’s a short but incredible experience which brings out a lot of emotions. It pushes the genre forward and kind of makes the term ‘walking simulator’ nonsensical and meaningless. Don’t deny yourself the walkthrough, you won’t regret it. | Read review |
| ACG | Jeremy Penter | Not Recommended | 07-19-2017 | Wait for Sale | Read review |
| Arcade Sushi | Luke Brown | 9 / 10 | 04-28-2017 | Equal parts somber, whimsical, devastating and charming, What Remains of Edith Finch is a moving exploration of what it means to be a family, to be loved, to be missed, and how the places we call home become just as much a part of us as we are of them. | Read review |
| Atomix | Alberto Desfassiaux | 90 / 100 | 05-01-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is an intimate and incredible adventure that uses very intense feelings to tell a pretty sad story. If you liked The Unfinished Swan, you should check this tittle. | Read review |
| Attack of the Fanboy | Mike Guarino | 4 / 5 stars | 04-28-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a gripping exploration game, and will likely leave you thinking about it long after the credits roll. | Read review |
| BaziCenter | Hadi Darbani | 8 / 10 | 05-20-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch takes interactive storytelling into next level by telling a sad and passionate story in the most emotional way possible. | Read review |
| Bazimag | Mohammad Javad Farajollahi | 9.3 / 10 | 05-15-2017 | What Remains Of Edith Finch is one of those games that will leave you distressed and depressed for a quite a while. it has an amazing story that easily convinces its players to continue it. if you are tired of action and repetitive games you should definitely give this game a try! | Read review |
| CGMagazine | Kenneth Shepard | 9 / 10 | 05-04-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch’s lovingly designed environment underscores a tragedy that’s heart outshines its linear nature. | Read review |
| COGconnected | Alex Everatt | 75 / 100 | 05-02-2017 | The experience is short, but ultimately well constructed. The ending has a very M. Night Shyamalan feel to it – you’ll get some closure, but you’ll also want more! Yes, What Remains of Edith Finch is essentially a walking simulator – but with a unique story, some very interesting sequences and some fun “game” moments, it’s the best one I personally have had the pleasure of playing. | Read review |
| Cultured Vultures | Jimmy Donnellan | 8.5 / 10 | 05-01-2017 | Shakespearean and endlessly relatable, What Remains of Edith Finch is a stunning piece of drama which will stick with the player for a long time, though it might be best played on PC. | Read review |
| Destructoid | Brett Makedonski | 9 / 10 | 04-24-2017 | Edith found exactly what she came for: The reasons for all those early graves. This family tree is rooted in tragedy and suffering and loss. It’s no great surprise that all the branches broke off. That might be fascinatingly grim for us, but there’s also the unmistakable feeling that we’re more shook by it than Edith is. Sadly, she’s a Finch and that means she had gotten used to it long ago. | Read review |
| Digiato | Shayan Karami | 87 / 100 | 12-10-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch tells a frank and brutal story and challenges you with memorable puzzles. all in all It could be one of the purest experiences in video games history, although shallow characterizations have kept it from being flawless. | Read review |
| Digital Chumps | Eric Layman | 9.5 / 10 | 04-27-2017 | Life isn’t often what we imagine and death isn’t usually what we expect. What Remains of Edith Finch responds by capturing death’s despair and tragedy through life’s lenses of whimsy and fantasy. Every emotion and detail is left in frame, exposing profoundly anguishing themes that nevertheless develop into endearing pictures of hope and determination. Edith Finch creates a portrait of a family that, even in their doomed eccentricity, feels not only sanguine, but also deeply human. | Read review |
| Digitally Downloaded | Britta S. | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-03-2017 | What Edith Finch has achieved on a whole new level is an overarching brilliance and consistency of both theme and gameplay, in how the two seamlessly intertwine and feed off each other. I strongly expect that this game will be used for years to come as a ‘textbook’ case to educate developers about how to compose a story by not resorting to screeds of text or long loops of audio (in the form of simulated manuscripts, letters, voice recordings etc.); almost tauntingly, in one story, the letter-being-read crutch is used, but subverted ingeniously through the gameplay. | Read review |
| DualShockers | Ryan Meitzler | 9 / 10 | 04-29-2017 | The game takes players off into some far-off places when it comes to its dream sequences and vignettes, and while they’re purely based in the fantastical, there are plenty of elements that every player will relate to on some human level throughout the journey; sadness, disappointment, heartbreak, love, joy, and most of all, the will to experience life to its fullest. What Remains of Edith Finch may only provide a brief glimpse into the lives of its characters like a family photo album filled with moments that have long since passed, but by the game’s end, it’s sure to leave a lasting impression. | Read review |
| Easy Allies | Daniel Bloodworth | 4 / 5 stars | 05-04-2017 | Video Review | Read review |
| EGM | Josh Harmon | 7 / 10 | 04-27-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch masterfully shows that narrative-driven games can tell stories in creative ways without sacrificing gameplay. Ultimately, though, the experience is let down by the story itself, which doesn’t do much of anything interesting with its characters or subject matter. | Read review |
| Eurogamer | Simon Parkin | Recommended | 04-24-2017 | An elegiac, memorable and affecting tale of the misfortunes suffered by the members of a deeply eccentric family. | Read review |
| FingerGuns | Sean Davies | 10 / 10 | 05-08-2017 | A powerhouse of emotional storytelling. Developers Giant Sparrow have taken their previous work on The Unfinished Swan and have improved upon it in every way, creating something truly soul-stirring and evocative with Edith Finch. | Read review |
| Forbes | Mitch Wallace | 9 / 10 | 05-02-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is filled with excellent writing, striking visuals, and a significant sense of place, of people, of life’s ephemeral nature and our relationship to it. And I do hope you’ll play. When you’re done, and while we’re privileged enough to still be here, we can talk about how strange, fleeting, and frustratingly beautiful existence really is. There will be cheese, there will be wine and there will be the unfathomable reality of our own bright-but-brief short stories. | Read review |
| Game Informer | Joe Juba | 8.8 / 10 | 04-24-2017 | The diversity in the Finches’ final moments means you’ve always got another cool story just around the corner, and Edith’s personal journey is also interesting | Read review |
| Game Rant | Dalton Cooper | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-30-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is another triumphant effort from Giant Sparrow, complete with an engrossing story, innovative gameplay features, and gorgeous visuals. | Read review |
| Game Revolution | Griffin Vacheron | 3.5 / 5 stars | 04-25-2017 | As a spooky, logical evolution of the Gone Homes and Firewatches of the world, with an impressive short-story style to boot, What Remains of Edith Finch is ultimately worth your time if its premise grabs you. | Read review |
| Gameblog | Julien Hubert | 9 / 10 | 05-02-2017 | If you enjoy narrative-driven games, What Remains of Edith Finch is simply unmissable. The game takes the player on a weird and compelling family journey happening Inside the walls of a house that is explored with absolute fascination. The stories that are told are both beautiful and tragic, and are always told in imaginative ways. The game looks good with its mesmerizing and surrealist atmophere. And thanks to its high-quality storytelling, this little collection of macabre poems takes the player through a strange story that he will remember for a long time. Unless you are one of those “walking simulators”-hating gamers, you shouldn’t miss out on What Remains of Edith Finch. | Read review |
| GameCrate | Nate Hohl | 9.3 / 10 | 04-30-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch may not be a very challenging game, but the story it tells is one which will undoubtedly resonate with players in ways they may not expect. If anything, it proves yet again that video games can be used to tell some truly immersive and thought-provoking stories, ones which stick with us long after we put down the controller. | Read review |
| Gamefa | Hossein Sadri | 8 / 10 | 05-14-2017 | This is about how you born, how you live and how you die. A game about life and death. A game that makes you think about your life. About “What will remain of me?!” No puzzles, No challenges. You are free to follow one of the saddest stories you’ve ever heard. A big house is yours to explore and find the stories of the people who lived there one day. Every member of the family has a story and Giant Sparrow really knows how these stories should be told. | Read review |
| GameGrin | Dom D’Angelillo | 9 / 10 | 05-18-2017 | For want of a better term, What Remains of Edith Finch is a playable family tree. Hidden revelations and unpredictable tragedies complement what is an unnerving but somehow warming experience. | Read review |
| GameMAG | xtr | 9 / 10 | 05-03-2017 | We were worried that the new project from Giant Sparrow will be something like another Gone Home, but as it turned out, between these games is a gulf like between the old rusty tractor and a Mercedes. This is a small work of art, framed in a modern digital form. Two hours spent in it were some of the most vivid, rich, and emotionally deep in our gaming life. What Remains of Edith Finch is really so great. | Read review |
| Gameplanet | Chris Brown | 9 / 10 | 05-11-2017 | Poignant and powerful, What Remains of Edith Finch has set a new standard in storytelling. Don’t be put off by its brevity – these are two of the most enjoyable hours I have ever spent in front of my PC monitor. | Read review |
| GamePro | Rae Grimm | 86 / 100 | 05-28-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a heartbreaking, playable short story collection that lingers long after the end of the game. | Read review |
| GameSkinny | Kat De Shields | 10 / 10 | 05-17-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch will satisfy any gamer looking for an experience that can be completed in one sitting, but will linger in mind long after the end credits roll. | Read review |
| GameSpew | Kim Snaith | 10 / 10 | 04-28-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a story like no other; both very grounded in reality, yet at times other-worldly beyond imagination. It’s touching and thought-provoking; daring to explore dark subject matters rarely delved into by video games. It may only take a few short hours to complete, but every moment is so packed with significance that it hardly matters. | Read review |
| GameSpot | Justin Clark | 9 / 10 | 04-24-2017 | Giant Sparrow’s follow-up to The Unfinished Swan is a beautifully melancholy collection of parables. | Read review |
| GameZone | Matt Liebl | 9.5 / 10 | 05-01-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is one of the most creative and brilliant uses of the video game medium despite not being super “gamey”. | Read review |
| Gaming Nexus | Kinsey Danzis | 9 / 10 | 08-18-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch knows its niche from the beginning and rarely strays, resulting in a cohesive experience that I was never jolted out of. It elicits the strangest mixture of emotions, and its different modes of storytelling are second to none. The controls don’t translate seamlessly from PC to Xbox One, but you don’t play this game for the controls; you play for the story, and the story is gripping. | Read review |
| GamingBolt | Vijay Sinha | 8 / 10 | 04-27-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a short but bittersweet adventure of a family struggling to live with its past. It’s not exactly bombastic but it’ll likely tug a heart string here or two. | Read review |
| GamingTrend | Hunter Wolfe | 100 / 100 | 05-02-2017 | Don’t question it — just buy it. Buy it right now. It isn’t a shooter, and there are no puzzles and some will question if this even qualifies as a “game,” but What Remains of Edith Finch is an exemplar in video game narrative design. No other game I’ve ever played has provoked the same meditation on death, and ultimately life and the beauty of it all. | Read review |
| GearNuke | Danial Arshad Khan | 8.5 / 10 | 04-30-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is one of the best interactive story adventure that I have ever played. It takes the user on a thrilling ride full of mystery, twists and drama. Unfortunately the game suffers from some technical issues that might sour the overall experience. | Read review |
| Geeks Under Grace | Josh Brant | 9 / 10 | 06-15-2017 | Overall, What Remains of Edith Finch is nothing short of a masterpiece. It celebrates life as well as showing you how fragile it is, and how those close to you could one day disappear as easy as they came in—to never take those around you for granted, and understand just how important it is to be a part of life, and the privilege of living. This is one gameplay experience you do not want to miss. | Read review |
| God is a Geek | Chris White | 9 / 10 | 04-26-2017 | It goes without saying that this game sets a new benchmark for storytelling, and the imaginative ways in which it’s done, all the while dealing with death in a delicate and poignant way. | Read review |
| Guardian | Chella Ramanan | 5 / 5 stars | 04-26-2017 | Indie studio Giant Sparrow conjures an adventure that blends exploration, reading, reality and fantasy into one innovative and beautiful experience | Read review |
| Hardcore Gamer | Jason Bohn | 4.5 / 5 stars | 05-02-2017 | Despite being left wanting a bit more, What Remains of Edith Finch is a one of those examples of truly interactive storytelling. | Read review |
| Hobby Consolas | Álvaro Alonso | 85 / 100 | 05-04-2017 | A perfect example that video games, as a form of expression, are something unique with a lot to say. You haven’t seen, read or listen to anything that can compare to What Remains of Edith Finch. | Read review |
| IBTimes UK | Ben Skipper | 5 / 5 stars | 07-22-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is an astonishing patchwork of inventive ideas rich in unforgettable moments. This is interactive storytelling in its truest form. A narrative adventure game that serves as another nail in the coffin of the reductive and derogatory term ‘walking simulator’, imbued with the ideas of a talented team working at the peak of its powers. This is a game that needs to be played. It’s an essential new text in the history of video game storytelling. | Read review |
| IGN | Marty Sliva | 8.8 / 10 | 04-26-2017 | Though it only took me just under two hours to complete, the second the credits stopped rolling I immediately restarted What Remains of Edith Finch. Each of the vignettes is so distinct and surprising that I didn’t have enough time to absorb and dissect what I had just played before being whisked away to the next one. But after fully piecing together the threads of the family and sifting through the allegories of their final moments, I was left with a beautiful, heartbreaking mosaic that exudes life, even when mired in death. | Read review |
| IGN Italy | Alessandra Borgonovo | 8.5 / 10 | 05-03-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a masterful piece of storytelling: well told, heartbeaking, and its variety of styles compensates the lack of interactivity. | Read review |
| IGN Spain | Juan García | 8.5 / 10 | 04-28-2017 | Different, beautiful and unique albeit too short and not very ‘interactive’. An experience that it’s worth playing if you are into the walking simulators. | Read review |
| Jump Dash Roll | Luciano Howard | Recommended | 03-12-2018 | The stories being told are delightful in their own right, fully enveloped in searing atmosphere and wonderfully spine-tingling. | Read review |
| Kotaku | Gita Jackson | Recommended | 04-24-2017 | Even as I rolled my eyes at the chilchéd final moments, as the credits rolled, I found myself remembering the dark, cluttered halls of the Finch house, and the way the game denied me closure on every mystery they may contain. | Read review |
| Metro GameCentral | GameCentral | 8 / 10 | 04-26-2017 | A compelling story well told, and although it’s still not very interactive the variety and artfulness of the presentation feels like something only a video game could do. | Read review |
| New Game Network | Josh Hinke | 79 / 100 | 05-01-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a good game, but it fails to arrive at a satisfying conclusion, or build on its gameplay and narrative themes in any satisfying way. Thus, it never elevates itself to be something more than a series of interesting distractions, tied to a mystery that never resolves itself. | Read review |
| Nintendo Enthusiast | Dan Thompson | 7.5 / 10 | 07-13-2019 | I can’t recommend What Remains of Edith Finch enough if anyone has yet to play it. | Read review |
| Nintendo Life | Lewis White | 9 / 10 | 07-08-2019 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a ‘Walking Simulator’ that doesn’t just tell an unforgettable story – it’s genuinely unforgettable. As tragic as its tale is, it always manages to entertain. As one section ends and as you fight back tears, you’ll always carry on, because the next story is as engrossing as the last. If you want a strong feature-length story that doesn’t waste a minute, Edith Finch is the one you need. | Read review |
| NintendoWorldReport | Joe Devader | 9 / 10 | 07-06-2019 | With well-acted narration, plenty of variety in terms of gameplay, and a powerful tale that will have you coming back to find any details you might have missed, What Remains of Edith Finch is a must have for any Switch owner who enjoys a captivating story. | Read review |
| Pardis Game | Sina Rabiee | 9 / 10 | 05-06-2017 | “What Remains of Edith Finch” is a short but impressive experience. After the last Giant Sparrow’s game namely “The Unfinished Swan” which was released five years ago, this company proves their talent in introducing new ideas in gameplay and narrative once again. Both mentioned games depict a positive and admirable view in life values in an appealing and creative way. If you are pursuing a short but impressive and thoughtful experience in order to find more about life and death, with no doubt the story of Edith Finch is made for you | Read review |
| Paste Magazine | Reid McCarter | 7.5 / 10 | 05-01-2017 | Given its wide scope, it’s understandable that it’s also a game that succeeds more in concept than execution. Like the subjects of the multi-generational novels whose tradition it embraces, Edith Finch’s individual successes and failures are less important than its overall effect. It’s a story made of stories, and the results of its breadth seem more important than the fine details. | Read review |
| PC Gamer | Andy Chalk | 91 / 100 | 04-28-2017 | Touching, sad, and brilliant; a story worth forgiving the limited interactivity to experience. | Read review |
| Player2.net.au | Paul James | Recommended | 05-03-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch joins esteemed company in the upper echelon of the gaming pantheon. Beautiful and painful, riveting and soul-crushing, this is a game that you would be wise to experience, it will prompt some of the best gaming based water cooler discussions you might ever have. | Read review |
| PlayStation Universe | Timothy Nunes | 9.5 / 10 | 04-27-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a journey to discover truth, even if that truth is debilitating. There is a charm and humanity here that’s hard to ignore and even harder to emulate. One in a million is too often used nowadays, but it holds true here. | Read review |
| Polygon | Susan Arendt | 9 / 10 | 04-24-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is beautiful and bittersweet | Read review |
| Post Arcade (National Post) | Chad Sapieha | 8.5 / 10 | 04-24-2017 | Giant Sparrow’s study of a deeply eccentric family stands proudly alongside narrative adventures like Gone Home, Dear Esther, and Firewatch | Read review |
| Press Start | James Mitchell | 8 / 10 | 05-01-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is an example of an inventive and engaging experience that both aligns with the traditional definition of what a ‘game’ can be, and yet also seeks to challenge it. The story can be cliché at times, and sometimes the symbolism lacks subtlety, but what’s offered here is a perfect blend of bittersweet themes and motifs. It’s linear, but it’s enjoyable and intriguing enough to demand your attention for its perfect run time. | Read review |
| PSX Brasil | Matheus Ricardo Uihara Zingarelli | 85 / 100 | 05-07-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch grabs the player’s attention until the end, to wonder what the hell happened with the Finch family. Along with Edith, the last Finch alive, the player experiences the last moments of various family members, going through different generations. Each memory fills in a tiny gap of the mystery, which, in the end, is not what matters the most. What’s really important here are the rich experiences that each moment conveys, by means of the story itself or by the diversity of gameplay mechanics applied on each of them. It’s a worthwhile title. | Read review |
| Push Square | Graham Banas | 10 / 10 | 04-26-2017 | Giant Sparrow delivers beyond our expectations once again. A touching story about a tragically unlucky family hits all the right notes, making What Remains of Edith Finch a worthy successor to the studio’s sublime The Unfinished Swan. A walking simulator with a smart delivery mechanism paints the picture of a family tree full of misfortune and sadness, but leaves room for some happiness and sunshine. Between the most realised home we’ve ever seen in a game, the incredible voice work, and the moving, intriguing story, this is the genre’s new golden standard. | Read review |
| Rectify Gaming | Ryan Baez | 10 / 10 | 04-26-2017 | Graphically, this is both a very basic and at the same time stunning game, I must’ve had my jaw drop a few times because this artwork is too astonishing | Read review |
| Rock, Paper, Shotgun | Adam Smith | Recommended | 04-24-2017 | What elevates it from a fascinating and gorgeous experiment in presentation to an immediate contender for my game of the year is the way that the broader narrative informs the stories it contains, just as the house is home to its many rooms. Without casting judgement or becoming didactic, Edith Finch explores both the good and the harm that stories can do, and how folktale, imagination and superstition can lift us up and dash us down. | Read review |
| Saudi Gamer | عصام الشهوان | 7 / 10 | 04-29-2017 | A unique experience filled with imaginative and visually rich stories that will make you think but won’t necessarily go back to once it’s over. | Read review |
| Slant Magazine | Aaron Riccio | 3.5 / 5 stars | 05-09-2017 | At its best, the game is a perfect marriage between the telling of a story and one’s first-hand engagement with it. | Read review |
| SpazioGames | Gianluca Arena | 9 / 10 | 05-02-2017 | If you ever had even a slight interest in storytelling in any form, then What remains of Edith Finch is a little indie masterpiece that you shouldn’t miss. | Read review |
| TechRaptor | Samuel Guglielmo | 9.5 / 10 | 05-03-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is what happens when you make a video game about obituaries. On the surface it just looks like a game about death as you live out the last moments of various people’s lives. Search deeper, and you find it’s a game celebrating how they lived. | Read review |
| Telegraph | Olivia White | 5 / 5 stars | 05-08-2017 | It’s a personal, singular experience that everyone can take part in, and with all my heart, I hope you do. | Read review |
| The Digital Fix | Rob Kershaw | 9 / 10 | 05-15-2017 | Tenderly handling the subject of death while portraying it in interesting ways, Edith Finch is a narrative adventure that deserves to be chronicled. | Read review |
| The Games Machine | Davide Mancini | 9 / 10 | 05-09-2017 | A game that talks about death, but in doing so it becomes an unforgettable love song to life. Giant Sparrow raises the bar for “walking simulators”, thanks to an amazing story told through compelling gameplay ideas and some real, deep environmental storytelling. | Read review |
| The Jimquisition | Jim Sterling | 9.5 / 10 | 04-28-2017 | By varying its approach and exploring new areas for the realm of interactive fiction, Giant Sparrow has crafted a game worthy of the praise so liberally lavished upon its peers. | Read review |
| The Outerhaven Productions | Veronica Ciotti | 4 / 5 stars | 05-01-2017 | For those who can’t stand the “walking simulator” genre, Edith Finch likely won’t change your mind. But Edith Finch does incredibly interesting things for fans of these kinds of experiences. Telling stories from different perspectives throughout time allows it experiment with different types of gameplay in different settings. At two hours it may be a bit short, but ultimately I was satisfied with its conclusion. | Read review |
| TheSixthAxis | Aran Suddi | 10 / 10 | 04-28-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is a short experience, but one of the best that has been released in recent memory. Giant Sparrow rose to prominence with The Unfinished Swan and here the studio has cemented itself as one of the best at constructing narratives intertwined with engaging environments. Both a celebration of life and a commentary on the tragedy of death, What Remains of Edith Finch should be experienced by as many people as possible. | Read review |
| TheXboxHub | Gareth Brierley | 5 / 5 stars | 07-17-2017 | My time with What Remains of Edith Finch was perfect and I want to run through it all over again tomorrow. Why don’t you join me? | Read review |
| ThisGenGaming | Justin Oneil | 10 / 10 | 06-09-2017 | Giant Sparrow had me worried about What Remains of Edith Finch with how quiet the game was for several years but I see now they were just working on nailing every little inch of this game. The story of Edith and her family is going to be one I remember for a long time. The characters, house, music, voice acting, and narrative all came together beautifully and I encourage anyone that is a fan of story games to play this game and do it knowing as little as possible. | Read review |
| TrueAchievements | Mark Delaney | 4.5 / 5 stars | 07-19-2017 | In some ways, games are the successor to movies and we’ve seen plenty of cinematic games that crib the format of feature films. To take nothing away from such games, What Remains of Edith Finch is a shining example of what video games do uniquely well. | Read review |
| Twinfinite | Tom Hopkins | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-28-2017 | Although What Remains of Edith Finch is a short experience, Giant Sparrow’s second game tells a beautiful and emotional anthology of stories, woven together by the titular characters equally touching tale. The allegories are unique and convey just what is possible from video games, in terms of storytelling and design. | Read review |
| USgamer | Caty McCarthy | 4.5 / 5 stars | 04-27-2017 | By the end of What Remains of Edith Finch, I felt close to the Finch family. I felt close in a way that only games could articulate with their unique interactive language. I was a kid on a swing, trying to get as high as he can. I was a baby in a bathtub. I was a curious, hungry kid. What Remains of Edith Finch doesn’t just tell you about the tragic history of the Finch family, it allows you to embody it. | Read review |
| VG247 | Brenna Hillier | Recommended | 05-04-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is about being a human being. Human beings like to press buttons. | Read review |
| Video Chums | Stephen Palmer | 7 / 10 | 04-28-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch is an immersive and memorable experience that succeeds at pulling you into its richly detailed and dreamlike world. | Read review |
| VideoGamer | Colm Ahern | 9 / 10 | 05-02-2017 | First-person, narrative-driven games generally follow a pattern. What Remains of Edith Finch plays with those established conventions to create a beautiful story that breaks your heart, while making you smile just as much. A triumph in the genre. | Read review |
| Washington Post | Christopher Byrd | Recommended | 04-26-2017 | A high-water mark of narrative video game design | Read review |
| Wccftech | Rosh Kelly | 10 / 10 | 05-02-2017 | What Remains of Edith Finch has raised the bar for interactive stories and visual storytelling. The impact of static objects, while the story is beautiful and heartbreaking. This, like the Finch family members, cannot be improved, merely built upon and remembered. | Read review |
| WellPlayed | Kieran Stockton | 10 / 10 | 04-26-2017 | An evocative journey through fantasy, memory, tragedy, and everything in-between. | Read review |
| Windows Central | Jen Karner | 4 / 5 stars | 07-31-2017 | If you enjoy a story that pulls you in, then this game is definitely one that should be on your wishlist. | Read review |
About What Remains of Edith Finch
GAME INFO
Game Description / Storyline:
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of short stories about a cursed family in Washington State. Each story offers a chance to experience the life of a different family member with stories ranging from the early 1900s to the present day. The gameplay and tone of the stories are as varied as the family members themselves. The only constants are that each is played from a first-person perspective and that each story ends with that family member’s death. It’s a game about what it feels like to be humbled and astonished by the vast and unknowable world around us. You’ll follow Edith Finch as she explores the history of her family and tries to figure out why she’s the last Finch left alive.
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DEVELOPER(S):
- Giant Sparrow
PUBLISHER(S):
- Annapurna Interactive
GENRES:
- Adventure
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- The Unfinished Swan
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- -
DLC:
- -
BUNDLED IN:
- -
DIRECTOR(S):
- -
PRODUCER(S):
- -
DESIGNER(S):
- -
PROGRAMMER(S):
- -
ARTIST(S):
- -
WRITER(S):
- -
COMPOSER(S):
- -
Detailed Information
GAME MODES:
- Single player
GAME ENGINE:
- n/a
DLC:
- n/a
BUNDLED IN:
- n/a
DIRECTOR(S):
- n/a
PRODUCER(S):
- n/a
DESIGNER(S):
- n/a
PROGRAMMER(S):
- n/a
ARTIST(S):
- n/a
WRITER(S):
- n/a
COMPOSER(S):
- n/a
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