The Unfinished Swan

The Unfinished Swan

Steam Deck Playable

Giant Sparrow · Adventure · Sep 10, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $3.74.

83%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It's story, while not as hard hitting as Edith Finch, is a joy.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The concept sounded creative and original, but I didn't find the gameplay any fun.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Really pretty art style
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm not often a fan of this Easter Egg style method of storytelling, but I think because of the SUPER talented voice actors, the sound design and the presentation, finding each "page" was something I looked forward to.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters151 reviews
Gameplay67 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
38%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance10 reviews
20%
Crashes9 reviews
22%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.