What Remains of Edith Finch is a Adventure game from Giant Sparrow with a 94% positive Steam review signal. Indie Lantern indexes it for players browsing by weird, single-player.
Game snapshot
- Developer
- Giant Sparrow
- Release year
- 2017
- Playtime
- Varies by player
- Price
- $4.99
- Review signal
- 94% positive
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System requirements
PC
- Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i3 2125 3.30 GHz or later Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 750/AMD Radeon 7790 or later Storage: 5 GB available space
- Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
From Steam reviews
Review notes
What Remains of Edith Finch is worth a closer look if you want emotional story, narrative adventure, strong atmosphere, and exploration.
Best for players who want emotional story, strong atmosphere, melancholic, and narrative adventure.
Check more carefully if you dislike unclear onboarding.
emotional-story
ToneThe story is framed as affecting rather than just plot-heavy.
narrative-adventure
Play styleThe experience is more story-and-place driven than systems-heavy.
strong-atmosphere
ToneThe mood, place, and presentation carry a lot of the experience.
exploration
Play styleThe draw is moving through spaces, discovering details, and learning the world.
melancholic
ToneThe emotional register is quieter, sadder, or bittersweet.
narrative-mystery
Play styleA useful part of the game is piecing together mystery and story threads.
confusing-onboarding
FrictionThe first hours can be unclear without patience or outside help.
short-game
PacingIt is better understood as a compact experience than a long hobby game.
Steam review snapshots
Every story reveals just enough to keep you invested and wanting to discover what happened next.There is also still so much mystery and speculation about the family's deaths and disappearances and what truly happened to them.A walking simulator with a compelling story.Consists of ministories about The Finches, some might be emotional.Why it fits
Best for players who want emotional story, strong atmosphere, and narrative adventure. Emotional story with a melancholic tone. Strong atmosphere and exploration. Narrative mystery centered on the Finch family. Compact single-player adventure.
Who might skip it
You dislike unclear onboarding. You want systems-heavy gameplay. You prefer longer games.