What Remains of Edith Finch

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 848 Ratings

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  1. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    10
    A truly magical and memorable game. Every inch of the game is crafted with exquisite care. I enjoyed myself in the 2-3 hours with Edith Finch more than almost any movie. It is a really emotional experience and has elements of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, fantasy worlds, children's imaginations, and the memories of a truly haunted and unlucky family. Every gamer should play it, and aA truly magical and memorable game. Every inch of the game is crafted with exquisite care. I enjoyed myself in the 2-3 hours with Edith Finch more than almost any movie. It is a really emotional experience and has elements of The Twilight Zone, Black Mirror, fantasy worlds, children's imaginations, and the memories of a truly haunted and unlucky family. Every gamer should play it, and a lot of people who aren't gamers should play it.… Expand
  2. Aeryx
    Jul 6, 2018
    10
    Never would I have imagined that a story about a family, a house, walking around, no jump and no attacking would prove to be such a remarkably magical experience. Every square inch of the house tells a story and every room so well-designed it made me want to make a house just like it and live there for the rest of my life. The stories are dark, tragic and funny all at the same time. It'sNever would I have imagined that a story about a family, a house, walking around, no jump and no attacking would prove to be such a remarkably magical experience. Every square inch of the house tells a story and every room so well-designed it made me want to make a house just like it and live there for the rest of my life. The stories are dark, tragic and funny all at the same time. It's perfect if you are a sadist.… Expand
  3. empteam
    May 5, 2017
    10
    This is sincerely one of the best games I've ever played. What this team gets and is so often missed by other developers is that in a story driven game, you should tell it in a way that only a game can. The mechanics of storytelling in What Remains of Edith Finch are the new bar set that all future developers should strive to achieve.
  4. gracjanski
    Feb 18, 2018
    10
    Of course this game is not a real game, because it has almost no gameplay. You just wander around and listen to the story. But this game is very intense...
    The advantage is, that the programmer could focus on the story and atmosphere. The atmosphere begins slow, but after 1 hour it starts to be sad, and it gets worse and worse. This story hit me and remembered me to a sad story of my    Of course this game is not a real game, because it has almost no gameplay. You just wander around and listen to the story. But this game is very intense...
    The advantage is, that the programmer could focus on the story and atmosphere. The atmosphere begins slow, but after 1 hour it starts to be sad, and it gets worse and worse. This story hit me and remembered me to a sad story of my life. Another thing about the story: there are many creative ideas to tell you stories about how the family member died.
    The graphic looks brilliantly, it uses the Unreal 4 engine.
    This game is a great experience and you just need 2-3 hours for that, so I can surely recommend to invest so few hours of your life for this experiment.

    Negative: no retail version    … Expand
  5. curzon_dax
    May 4, 2017
    10
    This is clearly one of the best games ever created. It won't be for everyone but the story is great, the characters fine, the cinematography spectacular. Whoever made this must be praised.
  6. FingerWithGun
    May 9, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is simply a piece of art. Such a short story, but so many feelings. I couldn't help crying after the "baby in the bath" chapter. This game truly deserves to be GOTY at least for PC, as its story, its style, its soundtrack (one of the most beautiful I've ever listened to) are something incomparable to what other games have. Solid 10/10, will replay it many more times.… Expand
  7. AstiX
    Feb 5, 2019
    10
    Blown away. There's a lot of good stuff to be said about the game. It presents its mysterious story in a very innovative and unique way with a great mix of varying gameplay, animation and music.

    But there's that one special magical moment in the game. The part where you cut the fish... I don't want to include spoilers. You know what I'm talking about if you've played the game. That    Blown away. There's a lot of good stuff to be said about the game. It presents its mysterious story in a very innovative and unique way with a great mix of varying gameplay, animation and music.

    But there's that one special magical moment in the game. The part where you cut the fish... I don't want to include spoilers. You know what I'm talking about if you've played the game. That right there was probably the most amazing audiovisual presentation of a story in a video game. I had tears in my eyes out of pure goodness.

    A wonderful experience. Play it.    … Expand
  8. Hack
    May 24, 2017
    10
    A beautiful game in every sense of the word. The story, voice work, gameplay and visuals were all done so expertly, I can't fault any aspect of this game. It made me feel every emotion possible from laugh out loud happiness to complete sadness, this was a truly wonderful experience that I can't recommend highly enough.
  9. PublicNuisance
    Feb 7, 2022
    10
    There are times when games can be called experiences and this is one of them. What Remains of Edith Finch has one of the best stories of recent memory for me as well as one of the best imagined worlds I have every seen. At it’s core this is a walking simulator where you explore a house to find out the history of various family members. That doesn’t do this game justice though. Each familyThere are times when games can be called experiences and this is one of them. What Remains of Edith Finch has one of the best stories of recent memory for me as well as one of the best imagined worlds I have every seen. At it’s core this is a walking simulator where you explore a house to find out the history of various family members. That doesn’t do this game justice though. Each family member has it’s own type of game to it when you are experiencing their final moments. For instance for Barbara you are literally in the comic book you are reading and watch things unfold on the page. For Lewis you are working at a canning plant and have to keep up with chopping fish as you explore his invented world he is getting lost in. There are others I could mention but will stop there to just say that the variety and inventiveness of the flashbacks blew me away. This is what walking sims can be and should strive to be. The game doesn’t point you where to go next but at the same time makes it apparent. The graphics were well done and made good use of colour. The detail on plants; objects; and water were great. The voice acting was superb throughout as was the music.

    I played What Remains of Edith Finch on Linux using Wine. It never crashed on me and I didn’t notice any bugs or glitches. There was a v-sync toggle; four AA settings; and six other graphics options. Alt-Tab didn’t work. The game saves automatically at various points. A manual save system would have been nice but the spacing between auto saves wasn’t terrible. Performance was overall very good. There were some drops in frame rate but they only lasted a second or two and otherwise was well above 60. The game does seem to have a frame rate cap of 120 FPS but that is better than some games using the Unreal engine that have a cap of 60.

    Game Engine: Unreal 4
    Graphics API: DXVK
    Disk Space Used: 2.5 GB

    Graphics Settings Used: V-sync off; all other settings on Ultra; 1920x1080
    GPU Usage: 4-100 %
    VRAM Usage: 1326-2183 MB
    CPU Usage: 11-29 %
    RAM Usage: 2.1-2.5 GB
    Frame Rate: 32-120 FPS

    I can easily say that What Remains of Edith Finch was amazing. It is storytelling at it’s finest and has a sense of wonder other games sorely lack. If you at all enjoy walking sims I urge you to check this game out. I paid $7.69 CAD for it but it is easily worth it’s current price tag of $25.59 CAD. I finished the game in 1 hour and 54 minutes but it makes every minute of that count. This shows that having a long play time isn’t needed to be a great game.

    My System:

    AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | 16GB DDR4-3000 CL15 | MSI RX 580 8GB Gaming X | Mesa 21.0.3 | Samsung 970 Evo Plus 500GB | Linux Mint 20.3 | Mate 1.26.0 | Kernel 5.4.0-99-generic | AOC G2460P 1920*1080 @ 144hz | Wine 7.1 | DXVK v1.9.4L-2    … Expand
  10. kamealex
    May 8, 2017
    10
    This is the easiest 10 I gave to a game lately. It's unique, fantastic, moving and beautiful. Also, it's the saddest thing I've ever played, which is a lot, given the existence of To The Moon.
  11. TomasLacerda
    Jan 3, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing. A fairy tale. A really simple journey, what an amazing detailed world, it's absolutelly stunning. I'm not a fan of this kind of games, until I played this. It's really gorgeous, and really worth the buy.
  12. Aldebaran7
    Jan 28, 2018
    10
    What a **** amazing masterpiece. The atmosphere is a true work of art. The story just grips and doesnt let you go untill the very end. The visuals are just outstanding. I cried like a baby at the end. Just.****.Play.This.Masterpiece.
  13. shatarah
    Dec 2, 2020
    10
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  14. ProGamerZix
    Jul 8, 2017
    10
    Wonderful visuals, unique and heartbreaking story. It's short and sweet. It's definitely one of the most surprising games of the year. I'm sure it's going to be nominated for the best indie and I'm hoping it wins
  15. Furkan5218
    Sep 1, 2017
    10
    Great story, great characters, great music and a great game. This game is so fun to play. I think it deserves a GOTY nominee at least. Love that and I can recommend this to everyone.
  16. jnmjhd09
    May 4, 2017
    10
    This caught me off guard with just how special it was. Just an amazing game, very brilliantly written story. a very unique experience, that i'll remember for a long time. Amazing.
  17. EdisonTrent
    Jun 2, 2017
    10
    Beautiful story told through a game with some very interesting and unique twists and experimentation with narrative perspectives, perceptions etc... so far a very strong game of the year contender because it's been a long time since I got this invested into a game. It really is brilliant.

    The graphics, the music, the environmental storytelling, the design of the rooms and furniture.    Beautiful story told through a game with some very interesting and unique twists and experimentation with narrative perspectives, perceptions etc... so far a very strong game of the year contender because it's been a long time since I got this invested into a game. It really is brilliant.

    The graphics, the music, the environmental storytelling, the design of the rooms and furniture. Everything has a place and time. Think Gone Home but with significantly more gripping premise, better storytelling and a more interesting house layout overall. There is a lot to explore and the game manages to create a lot of atmosphere around the local legend of "curse" that plagues the family throughout times. I dont want to spoil so I wont say more than that.

    The way the story is told through the eyes of the characters relative to their subjective experience and perception and even with corresponding gameplay mechanics is unlike much I've seen in gaming so far, not completely revolutionary either, but still a very refreshing take. It makes the story surprisingly personal and I grew attached to all the characters almost obliviously.

    All in all an amazing game that will make you think, feel and maybe even question some things...

    I gave it a ten because games that try to portray stories like this are scarce, and I want to support the production of such titles. This is a very personal game that stays with you after you finish it. It's pretty much a masterpiece of storytelling in my book already    … Expand
  18. jfarq
    May 23, 2018
    10
    Giant Sparrow and Annapurna Interactive bring a work that marks a turning point in the industry. What Remains of Edith Finch takes the magical realism of literature, makes it her own with fresh ideas and personality (beyond any medium). Its versatility using every videoludic language and its ability to involve you in a visceral way makes it the most important game I have ever played. GiveGiant Sparrow and Annapurna Interactive bring a work that marks a turning point in the industry. What Remains of Edith Finch takes the magical realism of literature, makes it her own with fresh ideas and personality (beyond any medium). Its versatility using every videoludic language and its ability to involve you in a visceral way makes it the most important game I have ever played. Give him a chance!!!… Expand
  19. Fikthenig
    Jun 18, 2017
    10
    WOOOW!!!! Just WOOOOW! This is by far one of the best games I have ever played. First, it tells a compelling story that is so deep and so profound that it brought tears to my eyes and sounds of woe to my ears after playing for more than 30 minutes. Whoever says that this is "just a walking sim" doesn't understand why video games are such a part of our lives. They are meant to convey aWOOOW!!!! Just WOOOOW! This is by far one of the best games I have ever played. First, it tells a compelling story that is so deep and so profound that it brought tears to my eyes and sounds of woe to my ears after playing for more than 30 minutes. Whoever says that this is "just a walking sim" doesn't understand why video games are such a part of our lives. They are meant to convey a story in a way that is interactive and different to the mass. This truly satisfied this message and did it beautifully. Every short story that you are part of brings you closer to the family and the true messaged conveyed in the bigger story: life should be treasured always, even when it is short-lived. Captivating. Moving. Mesmerizing. Creepy. Wondrous. Touching. If you had doubts about this game but you want an experience of what 2017 has to offer, TRY IT OUT. Life is full of chances and this is one you don't want to miss out on. Good Luck and a Nostalgic Trip to you!… Expand
  20. Reed618
    May 2, 2017
    10
    This game really surprised me :). It's a part of the poorly named 'walking simulator' genre but it's anything but dull. Exploring the house was a great experience because there's a real sense of personality in each room. The stories you encounter are very memorable as well. I really couldn't recommend it enough. The only thing you should be wary of is the length. It takes around 2 hours toThis game really surprised me :). It's a part of the poorly named 'walking simulator' genre but it's anything but dull. Exploring the house was a great experience because there's a real sense of personality in each room. The stories you encounter are very memorable as well. I really couldn't recommend it enough. The only thing you should be wary of is the length. It takes around 2 hours to finish and there's not much reason to replay it. But considering how impressive it is I didn't mind at all. If you're looking for something story driven and a little different then you should definitely pick it up!… Expand
  21. frederik1478
    May 20, 2020
    10
    An amazing game with a story that made me cry Can .recommend it warmly ....
  22. Muyrka
    Apr 26, 2020
    10
    One of the best story driven adventures out there.
    It is very emotional and creative without any action or horror elements.
    Huge recommend to all lovers of non-violent exploration games.
  23. MonrealProSinon
    May 22, 2017
    10
    this game is a true master-peace the story is very good the soundtrack the music evry thing is good is not very challenging but it tells a great story in unique way like none other
  24. MrBurger
    May 19, 2017
    10
    What Remains of Edith Finch Is An Extremely Short But Amazing Game It's Like Gone Home But With More interaction the game is absolutely gorgeous the game's Story and utter Style is Amazing And The Fact It Is a "Walking Simulator" Doesn't Make it a bad game the story is amazing and they intrigue you quickly with an amazing story and twist's And Turns And Simply I Don't Want To spoil usuallyWhat Remains of Edith Finch Is An Extremely Short But Amazing Game It's Like Gone Home But With More interaction the game is absolutely gorgeous the game's Story and utter Style is Amazing And The Fact It Is a "Walking Simulator" Doesn't Make it a bad game the story is amazing and they intrigue you quickly with an amazing story and twist's And Turns And Simply I Don't Want To spoil usually i have at least 1000 characters but if i talk any more i am afraid i'll ruin it but the story is amazing the graphic's are gorgeous And you will cry a lot and you will feel sad and you will remember for eternity buy this game i love it and it is amazing it's short but if it was long then it would become worse and i'm Approaching 1,000 Character's and i won't want to fill this review with filler but this game is an experience that is utterly unique and amazing 10/10… Expand
  25. accasenzaH
    Feb 7, 2021
    10
    When an indie game is better than an AAA Game. Whoever wants to make a narrative game will have to learn from this masterpiece.
  26. Wilheem
    May 8, 2017
    10
    It's a "walking simulator" game but, not a simple one, it is a very original one. Amazing game, emotional, mysterious, interactive, really good atmosphere and the way in which the stories are narrated is very original, each one with it owns way of showing it to the player. I want to know the things that these developers can do with future games. REALLY WORTH IT!!!!
  27. TunisianBagel
    May 17, 2017
    10
    Played this game at around 15fps, still loved every part of It, Its one of those games where you wish you can replay.. but you can't. The only complaint would be that It was very short (around 2 hours ish)
  28. Moshka
    Jun 17, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Прекрасная, грустная и просто красивая игра, или же, скорее интерактивное повествование. Мы раскроем тайну семьи Финч, вместе с главной героиней, Эдит, последней из них... Ну почти последней ;) Узнаем при каких загадочных обстоятельствах они погибли, или же исчезли. Пройдемся от самого низа и до вершины фамильного дома, узнавая историю каждого члена семьи, оставленную в письмах, фотографиях и книгах, попутно раскрывая саму героиню, её детство, что она провела в этом месте.

    Приятная глазу графика, спокойный геймплей, тут нельзя проиграть или заблудится, твоя судьба уже предрешена. Каждая история рассказывается по своему, и порождает еще больше вопросов, вплоть до самого конца. Хоть и конец этот наступает довольно быстро, за 1.5-2 часа, тем неменее этого хватает для погружения в атмосферу. Придется по душе любителям бродилок вроде Firewatch.

    Ставлю игре высший балл и найдеюсь увидеть больше игр, подобного рода, от относительно молодой команды Giant Sparrow.    … Expand
  29. Tsotneforester
    Aug 15, 2017
    10
    Very Nice thing to Play. Storyline is just perfect, a little bit sad, but very moving! The First impression was so genuine! I have never felt horrified while playing, despite the fact that you play alone with nobody alive around, only past, that is tragic and unhappy!
  30. RagingPoet
    Aug 7, 2018
    10
    What Remains of Edith Finch is an amazing videogame experience and the less you know learn about it before playing the better.
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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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