What Remains of Edith Finch

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  1. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 11, 2020
    9
    Short game that has some interesting experimental gameplay mechanics and the game tells a deep and interesting story with a message. Very memorable and great art house game.
  2. Carlos2103
    Mar 31, 2021
    9
    Me encanto, simplemente excelente, se le puede criticar su poca duracion y ser un walking simulator pero me parecio perfecta su duracion y genero, cualquiera que dudes solo prueba la experiencia creem no te arrepentires.
    Long life to the last finch
  3. Binglei
    Jan 27, 2021
    9
    Amazing game, love the story. And it's quite impressive how the player experience the deaths
  4. wizomega
    Feb 21, 2021
    9
    Short, but amazing. Excellent story-telling that keeps you engaged for the entire three hours of gameplay. Definitely a game to try out regardless of what you like to play.
  5. NeoRazyMist
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    I'm glad that there are still games that you'll want to remember after a while.
  6. lauchlauch
    Jul 8, 2020
    9
    Score 9,2: Ein wahnsinniges gutes Spiel. Es ist ein starker "Walking Simulator", das muss man mögen, doch sonst kann ich jedem dieses Spiel ans Herz legen. Es hat eine schöne Story( was auch der wichtigste Punkt bei so einer Art von Game ist), die Umgebung sieht liebevoll gestaltet aus und für solch ein Spiel funktioniert das Gameplay auch sehr gut(auch wenn es natürlich nicht mit SpielenScore 9,2: Ein wahnsinniges gutes Spiel. Es ist ein starker "Walking Simulator", das muss man mögen, doch sonst kann ich jedem dieses Spiel ans Herz legen. Es hat eine schöne Story( was auch der wichtigste Punkt bei so einer Art von Game ist), die Umgebung sieht liebevoll gestaltet aus und für solch ein Spiel funktioniert das Gameplay auch sehr gut(auch wenn es natürlich nicht mit Spielen mithalten kann, die stärker darauf setzen). Leider ist das Spiel nur etwa 3 Sunden lang, doch diese vergisst man nicht so leicht.… Expand
  7. Stratos2000
    Apr 21, 2022
    9
    Beautiful silent walk through magical house that now only memories inhabit.
    Took me away for a while.
  8. eraybeycik
    Dec 2, 2020
    9
    Çok masalsı ve etkileyici bir oyun. Görsel açıdan üst düzey bir yapıya sahip olmasa da gayet başarılı bir işe imza atılması harika.
  9. Ivan33223322
    Jan 9, 2021
    9
    Игра очень хорошо , очень интересна, но она тянется . Персонажи при ходьбе очень и очень медлительна ! Ну а так топчик)!
  10. Bellarmcsb
    Mar 7, 2021
    9
    Of all the adventure games I have played, this one sticks with me. I played it in a single sitting and really enjoyed the different stories and the way the game allowed you to learn things without over tutorializing them. Really great game.
  11. tufekciero
    Mar 12, 2021
    9
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  12. Topoide
    Feb 18, 2022
    9
    Una historia contada de una manera increíble.
    Lo único malo es su corta duración.
  13. Nemesis09
    Jun 1, 2021
    9
    One of the best story telling narrative driven game I have ever played.....
  14. CheetoPhingers
    Aug 18, 2021
    9
    More of an experience than a game, but holy moly you should experience this.
  15. CupFly
    Jun 28, 2021
    9
    It cannot be put into words. If you like relaxing and undemanding games this is a masterpiece. But if you are me - a person who likes good gameplay but appreciates the story then it's still a very good game with a twisted but nice storyline.
  16. Karlsefniy
    Sep 8, 2022
    9
    What Remains of Edith Finch is a game filled with tragedy, death and trauma, but also with moments of joy, imagination, exploration and self-reflection, it's moving, heart-breaking but totally beautiful.
    As the story goes on, game introduces new mechanics, different art styles and backstories.
    Each character hes her/his own tragedy told with a soothing storytelling. Edith Finch's    What Remains of Edith Finch is a game filled with tragedy, death and trauma, but also with moments of joy, imagination, exploration and self-reflection, it's moving, heart-breaking but totally beautiful.
    As the story goes on, game introduces new mechanics, different art styles and backstories.
    Each character hes her/his own tragedy told with a soothing storytelling. Edith Finch's storytelling feels like playing a videogame, watching a movie and reading a book at the same time.
    Unlike many others, Edith Finch's story ends in a heartfelt and satisfying way.    … Expand
  17. BaldursThones
    May 11, 2022
    9
    This is not really a game but more of a 2-3 hour movie. This story is great, I love being able to interact with the story instead of just plainly watching it. I will say no more, this game is best experienced with no prior knowledge.
  18. alex_opr
    Jul 17, 2022
    9
    Best interactive storytelling I've experienced. I don't know if you could really call it a game but it's definitely an artistic achievement. I would have given it a 10/10 if not for the ending that didn't deliver as expected and for the clunkiness.
  19. 3ls0ul
    Mar 7, 2023
    9
    Este juego aún no lo eh jugado o completado, así que pondré una reseña y nota diferentes cuando lo haga.
  20. TitaniumDragon
    Jan 11, 2019
    8
    What Remains of Edith Finch is a rather depressing walking simulator. You play as the titular Edith Finch, who returns to her abandoned childhood home after the death of her mother. It is immediately obvious upon looking at the house that her family was a bit eccentric, but once you get inside and start seeing the glued-shut doors, it’s obvious that there was something seriously wrong withWhat Remains of Edith Finch is a rather depressing walking simulator. You play as the titular Edith Finch, who returns to her abandoned childhood home after the death of her mother. It is immediately obvious upon looking at the house that her family was a bit eccentric, but once you get inside and start seeing the glued-shut doors, it’s obvious that there was something seriously wrong with the Finch family.

    As a walking simulator, this is really more of a story that you interact with by moving around and looking at items in the environment than a game per se; there’s no challenge to be had here, and virtually nothing in the way of meaningful choices to be made. The closest point of comparison is probably Gone Home – a young woman goes home to an empty house in the Pacific Northwest and over the course of the game you learn about the family drama that had unfolded there.

    However, I feel that this work is a major improvement on the typical walking simulator formula.

    What Remains of Edith Finch features shifting perspectives and art styles which serves to break up the gameplay and give it much more of a sense of variety. As you make your way through the game, you view the final moments of each member of the Finch family in turn, learning about their tragic and often self-inflicted history of bad stuff happening. These sequences are very creative, and vary considerably, ranging from a cel-shaded playthrough of a comic about a character’s death, to someone taking tragic family photos, to more abstract, fanciful scenes which imply how a character died.

    Even outside of the memories, this game oozes with character. The eccentricity of the family – along with one character’s tendency to make dead people’s bedrooms into makeshift memorials – allows the game makers the excuse to make a variety of distinctive rooms, each reflecting the character of an individual, well, character. The family’s eclectic, schmaltzy, and kitschy tastes give us both insight into various characters’ personalities as well as interesting things to look at as we make our way through the game.

    This game touched me emotionally, a rare feat in such works. That being said, I’m not sure if I can say that I actually enjoyed it; many of the events in the game were deliberately not only depressing, but also kind of pointless – the events just get progressively worse and more depressing as the game goes on. It’s just tragedy after tragedy, and while I’d be tempted to call it melodrama, the game does a pretty good job of selling it to the player – the pointlessness of it all is the point of the story, or as close to a point as Edith Finch has.

    If I had a complaint about the “gameplay” interface itself, it would be the protagonist’s slow walking speed – while this is partially justified in the story, it is still a bit annoying in a few sections (particularly in the outdoor areas) where you walk around and it can take quite a while to get from point A to point B. The fact that I couldn’t turn off my controller’s rumbling via an in-game option (at least, not one that I found) was also an annoyance. Both of these issues were quite minor, though the latter did result in me switching over to using my controller halfway through to prevent it from rattling its way off my desk.

    Overall, I think that this was one of the better examples of a serious walking simulator. The game’s overall presentation was on point, and it actually made me feel things. It didn’t belabor the point – the game overall is just a few hours long, and none of the individual sequences end up dragging on too long.

    And yet I am not in love with this game, in part because it mostly seemed to be just trying to make me sad, but I didn’t really feel like it had much in the way of a meaningful message.

    If you are interested in walking simulators, this is definitely one to check out. If you are looking for something with actual gameplay, this is not for you.    … Expand
  21. ChoicestGames
    Feb 15, 2019
    8
    Despite only taking two hours to complete, your morbid curiosity will compel you to learn how each member of the cursed Finch family met their untimely demise. Giant Sparrow went to great efforts in making this walking simulator stand out from the competition thanks to creative ways of telling the story as well as a beautiful house to explore.
  22. Kcon
    Feb 15, 2019
    8
    Very good but slightly short game that explores a very old house with some very interesting mysteries.
  23. Klewer
    Nov 24, 2018
    8
    An absolutely amazing story and great atmosphere in this game. It what some may call a "Walking Simulator" but it;'s well worth palying. Only issue is a bit short, 2 hours roughly.
  24. CurlyJefferson
    Mar 20, 2018
    8
    Great game with touching vignettes that will make you gasp. Wonderful graphical detail to the world, such as the home. Disliked the ending.
  25. Trunks252
    Dec 10, 2017
    8
    This is one of the few games that managed to pique my interest from the very first second I started playing, all the way to the end. This game has masterful storytelling and visual narrative. This is another example of a story that could not be done justice in any form of media besides interactive games.

    That said, the ending was too soon and left me with a feeling of slight    This is one of the few games that managed to pique my interest from the very first second I started playing, all the way to the end. This game has masterful storytelling and visual narrative. This is another example of a story that could not be done justice in any form of media besides interactive games.

    That said, the ending was too soon and left me with a feeling of slight dissatisfaction (emphasis on slight). But, overall worth playing for sure.    … Expand
  26. Tomle1202
    Jun 18, 2022
    8
    What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of individual stories beautifully presented and artfully woven into an intriguing and memorable larger narrative.
  27. zatta
    Aug 6, 2017
    8
    Walking sim with spoken and quite believable voice acting. Great pacing. Story driven with no puzzles, you're often guided by floating words so you pretty much can't get lost. Better than Gone Home, however with so much death involved I expected more of an emotional response from myself.. but alas this is why it's an 8. It's fairly well written but you're not given enough time to becomeWalking sim with spoken and quite believable voice acting. Great pacing. Story driven with no puzzles, you're often guided by floating words so you pretty much can't get lost. Better than Gone Home, however with so much death involved I expected more of an emotional response from myself.. but alas this is why it's an 8. It's fairly well written but you're not given enough time to become emotionally attached to any characters. Good but not great, a solid 8.… Expand
  28. LifeHistory
    Jul 14, 2018
    8
    Great and beautiful and easily worth playing instead of watching some the crap movie that Hollywood has to offer. The Team made the game with thoughtful heart. Good story and graphics. Cool ideas and voice acting. Unique and totally worth playing. I wish it was longer but I know you need a much bigger budget for a longer quality game like this.
  29. pedroogamma
    Dec 9, 2019
    8
    Well, the experience of playing this game (or running this story) is amazing, I really enjoyed it, although it is really short. I was immersed in the story, I was really impressed by the first one (where, unfortunatelly, the controls don't work as good as they should). The only reasoin for me not to give a higher rating is that I'm still not sure it is really a game. Giant sparrow, I willWell, the experience of playing this game (or running this story) is amazing, I really enjoyed it, although it is really short. I was immersed in the story, I was really impressed by the first one (where, unfortunatelly, the controls don't work as good as they should). The only reasoin for me not to give a higher rating is that I'm still not sure it is really a game. Giant sparrow, I will be waiting for your next creations!… Expand
  30. jameskirk609
    May 18, 2017
    8
    Highly enjoyable game with a good plot and actually some emotional storytelling. I wish it was a bit longer personally. But in the end its a nice short title.
  31. Kgxkwk
    Jun 10, 2017
    8
    Game? More like very well made interactive movie, quite a nice story, very good graphics and lovely soundtrack. It's quite disappointing that game provides less than 2 hour of game-play, quality game-play though.
  32. backohead74
    Dec 11, 2017
    8
    A really solid, thought provoking and wonderful narrative experience. Anyone who enjoyed games like Firewatch, Dear Esther, Virginia and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will really enjoy this game. I cant recommend it enough. Quite short at about 2 hours but well worth the price even at that short length. Features some really simple yet innovative game play and the story and voice acting areA really solid, thought provoking and wonderful narrative experience. Anyone who enjoyed games like Firewatch, Dear Esther, Virginia and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will really enjoy this game. I cant recommend it enough. Quite short at about 2 hours but well worth the price even at that short length. Features some really simple yet innovative game play and the story and voice acting are top notch. The visuals are well done though not the best we've seen but it still packs an emotional punch. Highly recommended and a Top Ten game of the year for me.… Expand
  33. pastacheesecake
    Jan 18, 2018
    8
    Delves superbly into magical realism; exploring the pains of love and loss. Really creative in the gameplay department. Excellent writing.
  34. brendo214
    May 30, 2019
    8
    What Remains of Edith Finch is a pretty heartwarming story-based walking simulator.
  35. gold
    Sep 24, 2021
    8
    История качественная. Геймплей "классический симулятор ходьбы". Норм.
    Итог: 8.454/10
  36. KARF4GEN
    May 10, 2018
    8
    Очаровательная история на один вечер в жанре симулятор ходьбы.
    История о семье то ли проклятой, то ли истово поверившей в это проклятие и таким образом оживившее его.
    После everybody's gone to rapture и SOMA мой самый любимый проект. И помните никогда не оставляйте младенцев одних в ванной!    Очаровательная история на один вечер в жанре симулятор ходьбы.
    История о семье то ли проклятой, то ли истово поверившей в это проклятие и таким образом оживившее его.
    После everybody's gone to rapture и SOMA мой самый любимый проект.
    И помните никогда не оставляйте младенцев одних в ванной!
  37. michaelb1928
    Sep 19, 2018
    8
    en a game makes you smile or sad theres something good about it, What remains of edith finch is an interactive story that takes you th
  38. gameking
    Mar 28, 2020
    8
    I think it is very successful. Scenario interesting and very creative. This game is magical.
  39. DJKrimson
    Feb 16, 2020
    8
    Really liked this. It's an "interactive cinematic game" where you as the last Finch explore your family house in search of answers about your relatives. Good story and a mysterious environment made it a fun sunday afternoon game.
  40. vovin999
    Mar 9, 2019
    8
    This was an incredible experience during the short time that it lasted, but left a somewhat empty after-taste after all is said and done.
    Coming into this game, I was immediately drawn in with the amazing graphics. Then I became frustrated with the slow walking, and how unnecessary the woods section under the house was. There was literally nothing there to find, which was a shame.    This was an incredible experience during the short time that it lasted, but left a somewhat empty after-taste after all is said and done.
    Coming into this game, I was immediately drawn in with the amazing graphics. Then I became frustrated with the slow walking, and how unnecessary the woods section under the house was. There was literally nothing there to find, which was a shame.
    Finally entering the house I was amazed again, and felt genuinely creeped out by the atmosphere. I saw doors sealed off as if to contain some evil inside. I saw this mix of books - spiritual books, cooking books, the freaking Necronomicon (!) - and my mind concocted imagery of the terrors awaiting me as I was to continue exploring this house of doom. I saw from the family tree on the main menu that none of the people of the Finch family had lived very long, and was saddened but eager to find our their morbid tales.
    Oh boy, are the developers of this nasty tale a morbid bunch!
    Why did they leave the house so hastily? Was the old woman a witch that had to sacrifice her children and grand-children to some Ancient God she had made a pact with? Was there occult cannibalism involved? Had some sinister demon been conjured which frightened off the family?
    Unfortunately none of my initial anticipations were met.
    What the story does - and quite well - is retell the morbid endings of these people, and you have to give it to the creators that the house imagery is consistent as far as what you discover goes. The retellings of the demise of the family members are brilliantly executed, using clever means of story-telling to deliver them. It must have taken a lot of work, because they really push the 3D-engine to its limits by making each mini-story unique in presentation.
    So while the game is a thrill to play through, it ultimately leaves a dry empty feeling inside, because nothing is actually revealed in regards to the origins of the "Curse", nor is there any connecting thread that makes sense as to why these individuals actually meet such sad fates. It is as if the creators couldn't make sense of their own story, and the deadline was approaching so they just skipped it altogether. I don't want to reveal any spoilers, but to be honest there are none to be found within the game itself either. The game literally reeks of references to some hidden evil that was committed with supernatural forces, but the game chooses to just skip all of that in any conclusive final way.
    The Necronomicon on the bookshelf! The creepy history of the family. I was SO disappointed that it all ran out in the sand, and skipped the whole idea of a climactic ending altogether. It is as if the developers grew tired of their own creation towards the end, and just decided to get the game delivered asap. There is a point in the game where one of the characters approach the old mansion during a low tide, and then it just stops there, but you get the feeling that there was supposed to be a section where it is explored, and all is revealed, but it is skipped in the most silly way.
    If the game had actually dared to find a resolve bringing all the pieces together in the end, it would have been one of the best interactive story games I have ever played. It doesn't though, so that place still goes to Soma.    … Expand
  41. beccathestrigga
    Apr 16, 2019
    8
    The game is simply beautiful. "What remains of Edith Finch" shows us that video games truly are an art. It's hard to tell something about it without spoiling anything, so just trust me and play it. Game isn't long and isn't expensive so it's worth to try. That kind of storytelling I have never seen in any other game. Visuals are also great and soundtrack has a right tone. I totally recommend it.
  42. edxtan
    Jul 17, 2023
    8
    What Remains of Edith Finch's winding level layout and assorted storytelling mechanics break up the usual monotony of walking simulators. The deaths are tragic and beautiful, but they feel like they're building towards a payoff that never comes.
  43. Jckovacks
    Nov 19, 2019
    8
    Me parece un juego fascinante, con una gran cantidad de mecánicas y situaciones distintas (a pesar de ser un walking simulator), un diseño muy interesante y una banda sonora de las más memorables que recuerdo.
    Este viaje a lo largo de los traumas familiares de Edith es, sin duda, una nueva formo de ver el videojuego.
    No deja indiferente. El juego tiene una duración aproximada de 2-3 h,    Me parece un juego fascinante, con una gran cantidad de mecánicas y situaciones distintas (a pesar de ser un walking simulator), un diseño muy interesante y una banda sonora de las más memorables que recuerdo.
    Este viaje a lo largo de los traumas familiares de Edith es, sin duda, una nueva formo de ver el videojuego.
    No deja indiferente.
    El juego tiene una duración aproximada de 2-3 h, lo cual ayuda a concentra lo brillante de la propuesta. Un desarrollo mayor en cuanto a duración le hubiera perjudicado.
    Así que no se lleven a engaño, este juego es un "viaje" muy corto con una gran historia que contar.
    *Puntuación con respecto al panorama independiente.    … Expand
  44. ChesterField
    May 12, 2020
    8
    A nice interactive movie, that part cutting the fishes is following me in my worst nightmares. Visuals and artistic part outstanding. Good experience. Recommended.
  45. tk_248
    Jul 19, 2022
    8
    әңгіме жоқ хикая. төбе шашымды тік тұрғызды. мұндайды күтпеп едім...
  46. bancandrei
    May 14, 2020
    8
    The short stories which make this up may be hit or miss, but there is a sense of crescendo. That and the opening up of the house as you can explore more ensure that this game is engaging throughout. It is definitely a peak of the walking simulator, hopefully the genre can reach new heights
  47. hileger
    Jan 19, 2023
    8
    хорошая история .........................................................................
  48. ErayTellezi
    Feb 27, 2021
    8
    Oyun hikayesiyle çok övülüyordu. İnternetten araştırdığımda 2 saat uzunluğunda olduğunu gördüm ve Hades gibi uzun ve zorlayıcı bir oyunun üstüne rahatlatıcı olacağını düşündüm. İlk dakikalarında bana Gone Home'u hatırlattı ve onun gibi hiçbir yere bağlanmaycak ve aynı odaları dönüp durduğumuz tatsız tuzsuz bir oynanış sunacak diye korktum. Ama yanılmışım.

    Oyun başından sonuna ilgi    Oyun hikayesiyle çok övülüyordu. İnternetten araştırdığımda 2 saat uzunluğunda olduğunu gördüm ve Hades gibi uzun ve zorlayıcı bir oyunun üstüne rahatlatıcı olacağını düşündüm. İlk dakikalarında bana Gone Home'u hatırlattı ve onun gibi hiçbir yere bağlanmaycak ve aynı odaları dönüp durduğumuz tatsız tuzsuz bir oynanış sunacak diye korktum. Ama yanılmışım.

    Oyun başından sonuna ilgi çekici bir hikaye sunuyor. Ailenin her bir üyesinin fantastik hikayesi var ve her birinin sonunu kendi gözlerinden görüyoruz. Bunu yaparken değişik görsel stillere (çizgi roman gibi) ve farklı anlatım tekniklerine (balık fabrikasında çalışan gencin iş esnasında hayal dünyasında kurduğu dünyada oyun oynamak) başvuruyor. Bu sayede hem karakterlerle az da olsa bağ kuruyoruz hem de tek düzelikten uzak anlatımla sıkılmıyoruz. Bu arada o balık kesme bölümü tüm oyunlarda gördüğüm en etkileyici bölümlerden birisiydi. Çok yaratıcı ve zekice.
    Çok az bütçeyle ve küçük bir ekiple indie yapımların ne derece yaratıcı ve etkileyici olabileceğine çok güzel bir örnek.    … Expand
  49. nietzfk
    May 20, 2023
    8
    I'm so sorry Lewis... I don't really like walking games, but I empathized with the characters in this game. The atmosphere was also nice.
  50. FuatBaran
    Mar 2, 2021
    8
    Nice game experience. The atmosphere draws in the player. I was nervous playing, I left a little beside the chair
  51. Umur
    Sep 10, 2022
    8
    It's an experience rather than a game. The charming atmosphere and the interesting story combined is what this game is.
  52. LeonAceborn
    Mar 25, 2022
    8
    It was a chill experience, met my expectations for this kinda game(The story of the finches) .
  53. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    8
    tells a surprisingly enthralling story my favorite part is when you play as a baby then drown in the bathtub
  54. 3a21
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    Great story, beautiful visual and sound,
    controlling is just find
    like how the way to interact things but sometime it's very difficult to move around when you play with mouse (keyboard can help but very slow to move things)
    too sad that it is very short game but it's still great.
  55. lagomorph
    May 20, 2017
    7
    Several beautifully-rendered, acted, and told vignettes about strange deaths in a family with a surreal, fantasy style. The storytelling and technical execution of the game are outstanding. However, I rate this as only a 7 for two reasons:

    1) there simply is no gameplay. Halfway through the game, my girlfriend and I realized that we weren't actually "playing," but just walking and    Several beautifully-rendered, acted, and told vignettes about strange deaths in a family with a surreal, fantasy style. The storytelling and technical execution of the game are outstanding. However, I rate this as only a 7 for two reasons:

    1) there simply is no gameplay. Halfway through the game, my girlfriend and I realized that we weren't actually "playing," but just walking and reading, so we switched to Youtube to watch a playthrough (only somewhat frustrating as the player didn't stop to examine the world as often as we would have liked...). There were no decisions to make, no way for the player to influence the story in any way. This was not really a game, but an immersive visual novel. Selling it and rating it as a game is problematic.

    2) The vignettes, while effective, evocative, and beautiful - were ultimately pointless. *SPOILERS* Why and how were the family cursed? What was the mechanism of "breaking" the curse and why did we believe the child would not also die pointlessly? While some of the deaths seemed meaningful - illustrating, perhaps, unhealthy lifestyles [canning factory, hiding in a bunker] - most of the deaths were more style than substance, and ultimately pointless (albeit visually "fun"). The fatal flaw of this story was that the author seemed to have thought of wonderful CONCEPTS for SCENES in a story, or story elements, but did not COMPLETE the story with a unifying message, theme, or plotline. The fatal flaw is that the story leaves you with a feeling of confusion, incompleteness, and frustration, rather than wonder, being intrigued, or thoughtfulness...    … Expand
  56. Underpants158
    Feb 21, 2021
    7
    A good solid walking simulator. Basically you are exploring your family house which goes back a couple generations and learning about the lives and deaths of these people. In most of the vignettes about your family members you play as them for a brief snippet of time. Some of them change the tone/visual styling of the game which can be interesting. This game wants to be a moving andA good solid walking simulator. Basically you are exploring your family house which goes back a couple generations and learning about the lives and deaths of these people. In most of the vignettes about your family members you play as them for a brief snippet of time. Some of them change the tone/visual styling of the game which can be interesting. This game wants to be a moving and emotional game. But nothing ever hit me that hard. I can't really say why. This is a game that's quality is defined entirely on how hard the story vignettes hit you. For me it was good, not great.… Expand
  57. yokerclown
    Apr 30, 2017
    7
    Really worth it, than the other titles, that came out at the same time.

    Shortly said: Video game in video game.
    The only thing, that i hated was the ending... BECAUSE IT ENDED. But everything, needs to always end somehow, one way or another.

    WORTH THE BUY!
  58. ComandanteCobra
    Aug 27, 2019
    7
    An interactive film, almost a demoscene.
    Strange and different, with nice graphics and ideas but very short ( less than 3 hours..like a movie), with no challenge of whatsoever, few interactivity and limited replayability.
    You will play as Edith (in a first person view) during her exploration of the weird Finch family house, learning about the story of Finch unusual family members. The    An interactive film, almost a demoscene.
    Strange and different, with nice graphics and ideas but very short ( less than 3 hours..like a movie), with no challenge of whatsoever, few interactivity and limited replayability.
    You will play as Edith (in a first person view) during her exploration of the weird Finch family house, learning about the story of Finch unusual family members.
    The interesting part of the game is that each story is narrated in a different way, based on some peculiar trait or behavior or skill possessed by that person.
    Some stories are better and longer while others are just weird and last just few minutes.
    To trow an example without spoilers imagine that Edith "uncle Bob" was a skilled glam rock guitarist.
    The player will learn about Bob story while playing an interactive minigame based on music. During this minigame the game graphic (Backgrounds, fonts, point of view, but also ost) will change to resemble a 70's album cover.
    Try it if you like unusual things and sad romantic stories...but beware that is barely a game...and the price of the game should be no more than the price of a dvd movie    … Expand
  59. patrickstaight
    Jun 2, 2017
    7
    A good experience but not breathtakingly beautiful.
    Mostly I was bumbling around an old house looking for hidden content but finding none. I appreciate the story was going for a subdued elegance and wasn't trying to be a game that rewards you for looking under things. I gave up alt-pathing about half way through and just went along for the ride. Still the game did not reward my    A good experience but not breathtakingly beautiful.
    Mostly I was bumbling around an old house looking for hidden content but finding none. I appreciate the story was going for a subdued elegance and wasn't trying to be a game that rewards you for looking under things. I gave up alt-pathing about half way through and just went along for the ride. Still the game did not reward my compliance.
    As a story, the main theme was basically "yolo". The story didn't challenge my worldview or cause me to think about new things. I didn't find it particularly emotional. I didn't really care about any of the characters and their deaths seemed rather meaningless.
    I felt like it was building up to a big reveal explaining why everyone keeps dying but that release never happened. Maybe I just didn't understand the ending,
    Overall, the void in my life remains. I will keep searching for my perfect game. This one isn't it.    … Expand
  60. Hyperactivebuff
    Jan 10, 2019
    7
    [There are no actual spoilers here, but there are references that will have more meaning if you've played the game.]

    You should play this game. Let me get that out of the way straight off the bat. You should play this game. I only gave it a score of 7/10, and I will explain why below, but do not take this to mean I don't think this game is worth experiencing. "What Remains of    [There are no actual spoilers here, but there are references that will have more meaning if you've played the game.]

    You should play this game.

    Let me get that out of the way straight off the bat. You should play this game. I only gave it a score of 7/10, and I will explain why below, but do not take this to mean I don't think this game is worth experiencing.

    "What Remains of Edith Finch" is one of the best arguments for the place that so-called "Walking Simulators" have at the table of gaming. It is a compelling narrative, told by an urgent speaker who is compelling and authentic. At its heart, What Remains of Edith Finch is eulogy. It doesn't try to tell its story with words, because you know the person about whom it speaks. It doesn't show you. Instead, it reminds you of what you already know, and it allows your emotions to make the connections from its few words.

    "Something about the story was familiar", Edith says at one point in her story. And in that quote, you have an excellent summary of the game itself. Throughout this story you are left with emotional stirrings. Evocative, and emotive, rather than logical. You often know what is coming, and more importantly, you often know what is being felt. Whether it's dragging your palm along the air streaming out the passenger side window, or kicking your legs to pump higher and higher, this game is experiental. You live it, and you live it through your own snippets of memory. We have all lived these lives, we have all known these stories, we have all loved this person, and as any good eulogy does, the words and snippets of What Remains draws these memories out of you.

    It's a touching tale, and one you will remember. You should play this game. And luckily, it should be easy to do. Why you ask? Because despite the asking price, it takes about 120 minutes to 100%. And it isn't a perfect experience.

    There are snags. There are moments where you can't tell how to continue the tale and have to backtrack and retrace. There are other times where you backtrack and retrace, and the game lets you do so, only to find that you shouldn't have. These SNAFUs have become expected with walking simulators, but they're frustrating and they take away from the experience. The graphics are suitable, pretty, but not standout. The score is likewise suitable but never particularly compelling. Except maybe with the frog. The lack of a 'run' button is intentional, but cumbersome. It makes areas that were already bordering on frustrating moreso, when they are being experienced. The lack of a 'display clues' button is also intentional and just as cumbersome for all the same reasons. This is not a game that should attempt to 'hide achievements'. It wants you to get the whole story, and it wants you to get the whole story step by step, in an organized manner rather than disjointed and backtracked. Refusal to aide its own design in this regard, perhaps as some defense against the tired 'Walking simulators aren't games' blathering of the unwashed heathens, does the team at Annapurna no favors.

    This is a good game. Some will even consider it a great game. But it's a 2 hour experience that costs as much as $40. If you get this game free, you're right to say it was great. If you bought it for $40 or even $20, you may very well feel far less pleased with it. I think you should play it, but I think you need to understand how brief the play is. And it doesn't benefit from any replaying. I am glad I played this game. I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anybody. But I don't think it's worth more than about $10 for most people, and it usually goes for a lot more than that.    … Expand
  61. Mehrshad_MB
    Aug 16, 2021
    7
    What Remains of Edith Finch Is a short but entertaining game with a deep sad story. The game is about a girl who seeks the reason behind the deaths of her family. Mysterious atmosphere all over house of The Finches, the story itself and on top of all the music... they are simply amazing.
    However the main reason I didn't give this game higher score is that it's not really a "game", it's a    What Remains of Edith Finch Is a short but entertaining game with a deep sad story. The game is about a girl who seeks the reason behind the deaths of her family. Mysterious atmosphere all over house of The Finches, the story itself and on top of all the music... they are simply amazing.
    However the main reason I didn't give this game higher score is that it's not really a "game", it's a movie! The only actions you can do in the game is moving around! So it's a walking simulator with a great story.
    Also ending is disappointing in my opinion. It is surprising for sure, but it didn't answer to most of the questions.
    (August 2021)    … Expand
  62. Crimert
    May 6, 2020
    7
    This game isn't as amazing as people mostly claim. But the story-telling is smooth and also the gameplay is really interesting. It is basically a Walking Simulator game but it is a good one. 2hrs on record.
  63. forfeitbee
    Jun 25, 2023
    7
    A captivating story, narrated through genius gameplay choices. However, after the first rooms, it starts to become repetitive and obvious and the drama struggles to be plausible. A good game with a good story, nothing more, nothing less.
  64. hoanns
    Feb 6, 2021
    7
    A beautifully made walking simulator. Audio visually it's great and has some gameplay variety. The story is emotional but a bit absurd and somehow lacks deepness and development.
  65. kezzyhko
    Aug 5, 2020
    7
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  66. FRIST_008
    Jun 14, 2021
    7
    Очень необычная игра, но я ожидал большего. Я бы сказал проходняк
  67. zyllus
    Mar 16, 2022
    7
    Its a very different game than what I play but it was a good game. The game is very short, about 2 hrs long. It is basically a walking simulator where the character Edith tells and explores her old weird house. You find stuff around the house that lets you see what became of your huge family. Some stories are amazing with their own mini-games while others totally feel like the devs wereIts a very different game than what I play but it was a good game. The game is very short, about 2 hrs long. It is basically a walking simulator where the character Edith tells and explores her old weird house. You find stuff around the house that lets you see what became of your huge family. Some stories are amazing with their own mini-games while others totally feel like the devs were high when they made that story. The game ends with a cliffhanger and you never get to know the story of your father which left a sour taste in my mouth as I was looking for more… Expand
  68. Raul0
    May 2, 2022
    7
    Great soundtrack, brilliant atmosphere and very immersive. Though the presentation of the story was immaculate, the story itself left more to be desired. It was pretty short (only 2 hours) and lacked depth. We couldn't spend long enough with any of the characters to care for them and the game ended without really saying anything meaningful. Still not a bad experience at all and wouldGreat soundtrack, brilliant atmosphere and very immersive. Though the presentation of the story was immaculate, the story itself left more to be desired. It was pretty short (only 2 hours) and lacked depth. We couldn't spend long enough with any of the characters to care for them and the game ended without really saying anything meaningful. Still not a bad experience at all and would recommend buying this if it's on sale.… Expand
  69. JimmyJams
    Apr 26, 2018
    6
    A visual story told through the eyes of the last remaining member of a family cursed with early deaths. The best part of the game was the graphics as it ran smooth with essentially no tweaking to the original settings. Environments were detailed and helped paint the story with color. The game takes you through each family member's room and tells, briefly, their story.

    Outside of that I    A visual story told through the eyes of the last remaining member of a family cursed with early deaths. The best part of the game was the graphics as it ran smooth with essentially no tweaking to the original settings. Environments were detailed and helped paint the story with color. The game takes you through each family member's room and tells, briefly, their story.

    Outside of that I can't really say there's much more to this story game. There was no gameplay to speak of; no puzzle elements, navigation, or problem solving of any kind. Just press forward to advance through the house.

    The story, the main aspect, was... kinda boring. There were about 3-4 family members whose deaths still remained a complete mystery and you're left guessing at how they died. Most of them died in pretty mundane ways too; no one died doing anything heoric, strange, or interesting. Each family member lived pretty mundane lives that most anyone could have lived. Nothing wacky or stimulating. I mean, yeah, their family is a bit DIY-ish and ambitious (painter, house builder, artist, child actor, etc), but no one achieved any greatness or did anything significant other than dieing clumsily.

    Each family member's story is told very briefly from either their eyes or some artistic recreation, which was cool, but again, brief. Their stories didn't link up too significantly and you didn't get too much of a picture of their full life with the family who clearly is very close with one another.

    There was one part of the story where I became genuinely interested in what was going to happen next (the one concerning Edie and the old house), and then, bam, that story ends, ok on to the next...

    The end was a bit touching, the rest was a snoozefest.    … Expand
  70. passionne
    Jan 8, 2019
    6
    Good :

    - interesting story
    - voice acting

    Bad :

    - gameplay too poor
    - graphics : low resolution textures
    - bad optimization : the game requires a high-end graphic card to play in 4K at 60 fps while graphics are not very good
  71. LVCIVS
    Apr 10, 2019
    6
    Its not a bad game. It is focus in the story of this family and the atmosphere of the house, This atmosphere is very important in a walking simulator. So, showing a house with a collection of repeated books without a justification in the history of the family, is ridiculous and breaks the good atmosphere that the game could at first offer.
  72. zunami
    Aug 6, 2019
    6
    A walking simulator, about a family and their tragic story, that shows a lot of initial promise, but doesn't make good on all the suspense it builds (in other words: The Ending was unfulfilling, but the journey was good - though in a game that hinges exclusively on story, that's kind of a big deal!).

    This game takes you on an unrealistic and confusing journey that engages you through    A walking simulator, about a family and their tragic story, that shows a lot of initial promise, but doesn't make good on all the suspense it builds (in other words: The Ending was unfulfilling, but the journey was good - though in a game that hinges exclusively on story, that's kind of a big deal!).

    This game takes you on an unrealistic and confusing journey that engages you through little "mini-games" placed at the exact right moments and just enough suspense in the building story that you're able to forgive the game its intolerable walking speed and the unnecessary internal monologues of the main-character (the main character is a very pretentious and self-sanctimonious).

    If you can find this game on sale for less than $10 and you enjoy walking simulators, I think you'll probably enjoy this title - but don't expect fireworks.

    ---{Graphics}---
    ☐ Cartoony, but functional
    ☐ Beautiful
    ☐ Good
    ☑ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Retro or Voxel
    ☐ Not Applicable

    ---{Gameplay}---
    ☐ Very good
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Mediocre
    ☐ Bad
    ☑ Not Applicable (Walking Simluator, Text Game, etc.)

    ---{Audio}---
    ☐ Bonus: Great Sound Track (subjective)
    ☐ Very good
    ☐ Good
    ☑ Average
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Sound issues or effects that caused me to feel unwell.

    ---{Audience}---
    ☐ Kids
    ☑ Teens
    ☑ Adults
    ☐ Target Audiences

    ---{PC Requirements}---
    ☑ Not Tested, but ran on my system without issue, as it should according to recommended specs.
    ☐ Not tested, but did not run on my system, as it should not according to recommended specs.
    ☐ Not tested, but did not run on my system, though it should according to recommended specs.
    ☐ Not tested, but did run on my system, though it should not according to recommended specs.
    ☐ Runs fine on lower than recommended specs.
    ☐ Does not run well on recommended specs.

    ---{Difficulity}---
    ☑ Not Applicable (Walking Simulators etc.)
    ☐ No Challenge (when there should have been!)
    ☐ Challenging in Multiplayer, but not in Single Player.
    ☐ Recommend Others to play on Higher difficulty.
    ☐ Challenging and Engaging. ☐ Marketed on Difficulty (Dark Souls, Rogue-Likes etc.) ---{Grind}--- ☐ Not Applicable ☑ Achievements/Ranking/Leader-Boards etc. ☑ Grinding is entirely Optional ☐ Grinding is Beneficial to Gameplay ☐ Grinding is Part of the Gameplay ☐ Grinding is Part of the Marketing Strategy to increase playtime and reduce access to new content. ---{Story}--- ☐ Not Applicable ☐ Immersive ☑ Story-Focused ☐ Good Story (subjective) ☐ Confusing Story ☐ Partial Story, but confusing and senseless. ---{Content}--- ☐ Graphic Content ☑ Dark/Gritty ☐ Adult Themes (sexual content etc.) ☑ Political Content and Opinions Forced on Player ☐ Hollywood Logic ☐ Other: ---{Game Time}--- ☐ Extremely Brief (1-2 hours) ☑ Short (One Evening) ☐ Average (2-3 days) ☐ Long (weeks and weeks) ☐ Never-Ending (ish) ---{Replayability}--- ☐ Competitive/Online Multiplayer Game ☐ Never Ending Gameplay ☐ Multiple Campaigns ☐ Multiple Endings ☐ Multiple Choices ☑ Linear ---{Budget}--- ☐ It’s free! ☑ Worth $5 ☐ Worth $10 ☐ Worth more than $10 but less than $40 ☐ Worth $40 or more. ---{Bugs}--- ☑ None to Speak of. ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Buggy ☐ Extremely Buggy ☐ Unplayable in Current State.    … Expand
  73. MrVali
    Apr 12, 2022
    6
    It promises a good 2 hours. It's just that the story didn't impress me like everyone else. But that doesn't change the fact that you should try.
  74. Thorgils
    May 4, 2023
    6
    It was engaging, but kinda depressing, without really getting something out of it at the end.
  75. sashang
    Nov 17, 2017
    5
    This shouldn't have been a game, it should have been a book instead. Just go read a book. It will be more rewarding then slogging through this crap to get to the game equivalent of the next page.
  76. Deadraque
    May 17, 2017
    5
    It is pretty, it is well done, especially the Comic book part and the Canary, but it's short and honestly I found it pretty boring, I hoped the story had a surprise in the end but overall it's bland....
  77. Idiota150
    May 14, 2017
    5
    Extremely overrated ... what's good is that it's short. The "game" tries to tell a story, but I find it relatively bland and it feels unfinished in the end. "Game", yeah it's not really a game ... you move along a narrow path as the story is being told ... as interactive as turning pages in a book.
  78. Renovatia
    Oct 31, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was presented to me as a game, but it isn't. It's a story driven "walk-through".

    Basically you explore an eerie yet beautiful house and when you click on one or the other object, a part of the story is told by the protagonist, a young pregnant woman. You begin with the bottom of the family tree and move up - so to speak - discovering how each family member came to die untimely.

    To keep you awake, occasionally you have to open a door, lock or window yourself by moving the mouse in some direction. Or you control an animal for a moment. It's all at rudimentary level and not intended to challenge you. Again, it's only to keep your attention.

    To explore everything, the "game" takes about two hours. And that's it. Suddenly it's over, and you're left with a nice story, but haven't played a game or anything, because there is no game to play.

    For two hours (or three if you're slower) of story telling, this "book" is kinda expensive. I don't know exactly what to think of it. But I'm left unfulfilled, hence the lower score.

    Graphics is nice though. No glitches or anything. A huge negative is the bratty way the young lady communicates. You have to listen to her voice for the next two hours or so. Another negative is the open end more or less. The unlikely weird deaths by the family members aren't explained, although everybody claims it because they read upon the family history. So suspicions of their ill fate (untimely deaths of all family members) is based on superstition.

    But nothing conclusive will be presented. This family is simply dying because that's the story. Meh.
    A good thing I have to say is that the story doesn't try to push some liberal agenda such as "Gone Home", which pushes the gay agenda. Edith Finch is an original mystery story (without answers).

    All in all this "game" is a walking simulator/spoken story book with decent graphics. It's not a game - just to make sure. It lasts for 2 hours. If that's worth your $12 or so then go for it.    … Expand
  79. WhiskeyStories
    Jul 28, 2019
    5
    Ugh... Even though I love "games" of its ilk (Firewatch, Ethan Carter etc.), Edith Finch just wasn't my cup of tea. It's a wonderful display of creativity in its beautiful aesthetics - with its fantastic production and environment design - it is in service of a quirky, yet mediocre story I never really felt invested or engaged in. It's a bad sign when fun is very much already in sparsityUgh... Even though I love "games" of its ilk (Firewatch, Ethan Carter etc.), Edith Finch just wasn't my cup of tea. It's a wonderful display of creativity in its beautiful aesthetics - with its fantastic production and environment design - it is in service of a quirky, yet mediocre story I never really felt invested or engaged in. It's a bad sign when fun is very much already in sparsity in your "gameplay" (it does show up occasionally in cute little ways, though), courtesy of your genre of choice, but when the tale your unravelling isn't the least bit interesting in your VISUAL STORY, you have some big problems.

    While I personally did not enjoy it, I still would recommend What Remains of Edith Finch to certain people i know. It's sort of cute, easy to just jump into and beautiful to look at.
    Don't get the hype, though.    … Expand
  80. beeanadou
    Nov 9, 2018
    5
    The stories are too scattered and hardly linked to each other. Picture is great though but besides it cannot find much selling point.
  81. Richard_dias
    Aug 15, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. That game was not for me. The only time i got interested on what was happening were when a boy swung so hard on the tree swing that it went flying and died, and that was probably because I was thinking that I should do it myself instead of finishing the game.
    All jokes aside, I don't know a single person that see this game as bad as I do, so I would say that everyone should give a fair chance, specially those interested in "walking simulators".    … Expand
  82. Voodoo123
    Apr 14, 2018
    4
    High quality yet ultimately very pretentious storytelling. Each family members story is told using interesting and varied game play mechanics.... I just didn't care enough about any of the characters to finish the game. Impressive game design marred by a lacklustere story IMO.
  83. BigBadJonW
    Jun 28, 2017
    4
    Incredibly disappointed by this game, it certainly doesn't live up to the hype. I loved Firewatch and Gone Home, and both games have a sense of discovery that this game is just lacking. For a story driven game, the story is bland, if it weren't for the creativity in the way the story is presented, I would have rated this a zero. The story suffers from trying to do too much in smallIncredibly disappointed by this game, it certainly doesn't live up to the hype. I loved Firewatch and Gone Home, and both games have a sense of discovery that this game is just lacking. For a story driven game, the story is bland, if it weren't for the creativity in the way the story is presented, I would have rated this a zero. The story suffers from trying to do too much in small bursts. You spend mere minutes learning about each characters death, which is entirely underwhelming because you know absolutely nothing about the character (or very very little) to begin with, and most of the deaths are just silly. A lot of the character's actions don't make a lick of sense either. I feel like there was supposed to be a slight twist towards the end of the game, which I "spoiled" for myself in the first few minutes of play just by looking down. I played through the entire game in one sitting, under two hours, and games like this, walking simulators, often have little to no replay-ability; definitely not worth the price of admission.… Expand
  84. StarkAgentos
    May 24, 2022
    4
    Игра очень сильно напоминает The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Это по сути продолжение, но с новой историей. К сожалению, не мой жанр, оценить не могу.
  85. Top1saraya_
    Jan 7, 2023
    4
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  86. Merlo27
    Feb 1, 2019
    3
    I've never seen a game made with less honesty. Every little bit of this is perfectly calculated to contain just what a publicly and critically acclaimed work should have. It's beautiful, it's accessible, it's pandering, it shamelessly targets your inner voyeur and invokes morbid curiosity. Yet if you know where to look all of this becomes obvious pretty fast and by the embarrassment theI've never seen a game made with less honesty. Every little bit of this is perfectly calculated to contain just what a publicly and critically acclaimed work should have. It's beautiful, it's accessible, it's pandering, it shamelessly targets your inner voyeur and invokes morbid curiosity. Yet if you know where to look all of this becomes obvious pretty fast and by the embarrassment the ending of this game is (both in terms of writing and lack of payoff, as well as the predictability of it all) it becomes obvious the authors had literally nothing meaningful or clever to say.… Expand
  87. SugarHBear
    Feb 2, 2018
    3
    Living in western Washington and being a fan of houses with secret passages, I LOVED the scenery and visuals of this game.

    The story started great, but for me it petered out as the game went on, and there was no satisfying ending.
  88. Teleman
    Jun 28, 2017
    2
    The story is unconvincing. Some characters feel very artificial along with the events covering their past.

    Also, there is a 17 year old girl who is pregnant and moving around a death trap house. No info on who impregnated this child or why the storytelling involves unfitting random immoral stuff that are put in just to raise attention of retarded teenagers and rake off the money. 2    The story is unconvincing. Some characters feel very artificial along with the events covering their past.

    Also, there is a 17 year old girl who is pregnant and moving around a death trap house. No info on who impregnated this child or why the storytelling involves unfitting random immoral stuff that are put in just to raise attention of retarded teenagers and rake off the money.

    2 points for the cannery and the comic booky part.    … Expand
  89. falmavar
    Jan 21, 2019
    2
    1 point for design and music.
    1 point for good stories of family members.
    I liked this game until I end it. There is no plot. There is no answers for the questions. There is no main idea. Postmodern "art" as it is. Very big disappointment.
  90. highlordswrath
    Aug 12, 2018
    2
    at first story does seem very intriguing and nice but once you spend more time playing you discover that the story is actually unconvincing and pointless
    the most basic thing like redefining keyboard control isnt available...
  91. harrytuttle
    Jun 24, 2017
    1
    At least I know that "Walking Simulator" means that it's basically just animation where you do very little. This could have just as easily have been a long cut scene, because there is basically no "Game" part of it....and I know that comment will upset a lot of people who love this game for 'artistic/creative' reason's but I kindly disagree that this is worthy of the over-the-topAt least I know that "Walking Simulator" means that it's basically just animation where you do very little. This could have just as easily have been a long cut scene, because there is basically no "Game" part of it....and I know that comment will upset a lot of people who love this game for 'artistic/creative' reason's but I kindly disagree that this is worthy of the over-the-top praise...if you're actually classifying this as a 'Game'… Expand
  92. Reverse_U
    Oct 9, 2019
    1
    Absolutely terrible piece of crap mixed with steamy diarrhea and boogers. Imo not 0/10 because devs made such a "game" intentionally to win BAFTA GOTY and they did it without even trying to make their product actually good and putting nearly no effort in it (but pretending it was a very hard work of professional team, lol), I have nothing against them.
    The "game" itself is absolutely    Absolutely terrible piece of crap mixed with steamy diarrhea and boogers. Imo not 0/10 because devs made such a "game" intentionally to win BAFTA GOTY and they did it without even trying to make their product actually good and putting nearly no effort in it (but pretending it was a very hard work of professional team, lol), I have nothing against them.
    The "game" itself is absolutely terrible in any aspect : design of the location is vapid, characters (there is literaly none of them, you "play" as an invisible dot floating around 1.6 meters above the surface, sometimes pretending to be a human by making noises), story itself and storytelling are made only to play on feelings of 14yo edgy unstable kids, gameplay is just walking from point A to B. You absolutely can't affect anything by interacting with it, just dull repeatable "press E to watch a something about another mentally ill person" ("win" is definetely not a fitting word here as it is not a game).
    On top of all that, it runs poorly on PC which can run any 2019 game on high / medium-high settings with smooth framerate, while its visual is somewhere around early 7th gen console game.
    The worst game I've ever played in my entire life, far worse then **** like Heavy rain, Until dawn, Atlas or even Fallout 76. Do not waste your time on this.    … Expand
  93. psylife
    Nov 23, 2017
    0
    A slow and boring interactive story, where the user walks around a house as the narrator delivers on the grotesquely absurd tragic demise of the Finch family. There is absolutely no point to the story, there is no interesting or thought provoking ending that might justify the pain of having to sit through it. You just finish the game with the sensation that you just wasted 3 hours of yourA slow and boring interactive story, where the user walks around a house as the narrator delivers on the grotesquely absurd tragic demise of the Finch family. There is absolutely no point to the story, there is no interesting or thought provoking ending that might justify the pain of having to sit through it. You just finish the game with the sensation that you just wasted 3 hours of your time walking painfully slowly through someone's house. I found FIrewatch far more interesting, and I would easily recommend it above and beyond this game. This is a truly laughable, pointless, time-wasting experience, that tries hard to tear jerk you and eventually fails even at that.… Expand
  94. Zer0TheHer0
    Jun 23, 2017
    0
    keyboard controls aren't redefinable.....if you don't play with wasd you're screwed....if you don't like the control setup you're screwed.....this is absolutely unacceptable in this time and age
  95. a2203996
    May 10, 2017
    0
    It's a game where you walk around and do nothing, not worth the asking price, and not worth playing even for free. Buy something with real gameplay instead of a walking sim.
  96. bifgis
    Jan 11, 2019
    0
    Wow. What an utter bore. #1: this is not a video game. This is a *barely* interactive storybook, with slow moving, janky controls, a languid movement speed whose only purpose is to drag out the sparse content to make it feel longer. The story is lackluster, unrelatable, and ultimately pointless with no buildup, climax, or payoff whatsoever.

    If this had been a show or movie, I wouldn't    Wow. What an utter bore. #1: this is not a video game. This is a *barely* interactive storybook, with slow moving, janky controls, a languid movement speed whose only purpose is to drag out the sparse content to make it feel longer. The story is lackluster, unrelatable, and ultimately pointless with no buildup, climax, or payoff whatsoever.

    If this had been a show or movie, I wouldn't have even bothered watching it in the background while i was playing a real game. I kept playing hoping there would be some point or that it would improve as I got deeper into it as the reviews seem so high. The only blessing therefore was that it was quite short.    … Expand
  97. tunahan43
    Feb 15, 2022
    0
    hayatımda oynadığım en overrated oyunlardan biri .kesinlikle oynamayın .böyle bir sıkıcı oyun daha görmedim.aksiyon oyunlarına sıkıcı diyen tayfa bu oyunu öve öve bitiremiyor .
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#7 Best PC Game of 2017
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#20 Most Discussed PC Game of 2017
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#64 Most Shared PC Game of 2017

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jul 5, 2017
    79
    Leisurely exploration of the estate is interspersed with stories about the last days of different Finch family members – and these moments show that developers didn’t just proclaim their love for H.P. Lovecraft, Neil Gaiman and other masters of magical realism, they really know that stuff. Giant Sparrow draws you into the little girl’s dreamworld just as easily as it paints a picture of kingly ambitions of a factory worker. [Issue#221, p.81]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jul 5, 2017
    80
    Beautiful, bittersweet, artistic, frank and engaging game. Just a shame of the scope that does not allow to move from a captivating start into a completely satisfactory final. [Issue#275]
  3. CD-Action
    Jun 30, 2017
    70
    The game tells intriguing stories and leaves room for interpretation but is short, linear and devoid of true tension. [07/2017, p.60]
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