What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)

Annapurna Interactive, Giant Sparrow

Main
2
hours
Main + Extra
3
hours
Platinum
3
hours

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.

About the story

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.

Platforms

iOS Mac Switch PC PS4 PS5 XONE Series X|S

Genres

Adventure Indie Puzzle

Themes

Drama Horror Mystery

Languages: English and 12 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
English
French
German
Spanish (Spain)
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Russian
Chinese (Simplified)
Italian
Korean
Spanish (Mexico)
Portuguese (Portugal)

Critic Reviews

RPG Fan

By Paul Skevington

93

An unmissable exemplar of its genre and video game storytelling at its absolute finest.

06 Sep, 2024
VGChartz

By Lee Mehr

90

By connecting gameplay & storytelling in such meaningful ways, Giant Sparrow's second title still remains a classic.

26 Aug, 2022
Push Square

By Graham Banas

100

All in all, What Remains of Edith Finch is an incredible game, made just that much better thanks to the improvements afforded by the PS5. It is every bit the classic now that it was in 2017, and remains an absolute must-play.

31 Jul, 2022
XboxEra

By Jon Clarke

90

Melancholy, thoughtful and as uplifting as it is heart-breaking, it felt good to visit the Finch family and remember them again. There’s nothing but love in these walls, even amongst the sadness.

29 Jul, 2022
Nintendo Enthusiast

By Daniel Thompson

100

I can't recommend What Remains of Edith Finch enough if anyone has yet to play it. With so many incredible games that are currently coming to Switch, it's important to support the special titles coming from publisher Annapurna Interactive. Its explorations of loss and tragedy left me emotional on numerous occasions, yet it also holds an uplifting and edifying emotional core. This experience remains undiminished thanks to a comprehensive port that doesn't make any drastic sacrifices to the performance and visuals. As far as I'm concerned, it's required reading for those passionate about storytelling in video games.

13 Jul, 2019

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