What Remains of Edith Finch

What Remains of Edith Finch

Steam Deck Verified

Giant Sparrow · Story Rich · Apr 25, 2017

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
52k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 211 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 52k player reviews · updated 2 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If there were a nomination for most creative interactive narrative, I would undoubtedly choose this game.
211 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Each family member's story is told through a creative gameplay style, which keeps the 2-3 hour runtime feeling inventive rather than repetitive.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Beyond the beautiful visuals, another aspect that greatly contributes to the game's storytelling is its soundtrack.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music is nice and the voice acting very good.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Opening and then closing the menu can help sometimes, but it seems to be random.
6 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 love5 themes
Story and characters211 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
9
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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