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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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Total Reviews: 91

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43% of scored reviews fell within the range of 86 to 92 / 100

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High Score

100%

Median Score

90%

Low Score

70%

Marty Sliva (IGN)

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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.”

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Gita Jackson (Kotaku)

[Date Unavailable]

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.”

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Mitch Wallace (Forbes)

[Date Unavailable]

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

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