The Unfinished Swan
Developer Giant Sparrow
The Unfinished Swan is an adventure video game developed by Giant Sparrow and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 in October 2012. The game starts with a completely white space in which the player, a boy named Monroe (voiced by Nicholas Marj), is chasing after a swan that has escaped a painting, while simultaneously learning the story of a lonely king (voiced by Terry Gilliam). The… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 64 · most liked firstNew episode of Short Game Long Talk is here! @giannidicrosta.bsky.social joined me to talk all about one of his favorite indie games The Unfinished Swan! #podcast #indiegames #TheUnfinishedSwan youtu.be/oiSIJctryM8 podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sho...
unlabelledView post →WAITING ROOM OPEN! Enjoy a nice, cozy evening with me as we go through The Unfinished Swan! It's a gorgeous puzzle game~ twitch.tv/sheependy #vtuber #anime #stream
unlabelledView post →I've caught the bug of getting new games on Steam sales, and now I'm jumping from game to game like the floor is lava. Indiana Jones, A Juggler's Tale, The Unfinished Swan, Venba, Sheepo, Crypt Custodian; all great gaming experiences. Have you picked up any new gems recently?
unlabelledView post →Always a good time hanging with Eric! Finally got to pop in on Short Game Long Talk to wax poetic about the unsung indie hero, The Unfinished Swan!
unlabelledView post →🔴Live Tonight! I will lay siege to the lava castle! ⏰8pm EST 📅Today (Mar 28th) 💙 youtube.com/@aqualottie ✨Reminder: Members Only After Party after stream featuring The Unfinished Swan game! #LottieLive #Vtuber #VtuberEN #subnautica #theunfinishedswan
unlabelledView post →Streaming the Unfinished Swan on #twitch 7pm PST Feel free to come stop by, lurk, enjoy, chill/relax as we journey through this game and uncover more lore! I'm excited to jump in~ www.twitch.tv/revivedspirit #PNGTuber #forfun #gaming
unlabelledView post →#365games #19 - The Unfinished Swan - A children’s storybook come to life. Unearthing the story by painting your blank surroundings made this a game that was immediately ingrained in my brain moments after starting. A wonderful experience.
unlabelledView post →This looks utterly delightful! Did you ever play The Unfinished Swan? This feels mechanically very similar to that, and it's got a lovely story that's worth experiencing too!
unlabelledView post →🦢 Just finished playing The Unfinished Swan again. What a delightful game it is! I'd recommend it if you're up for a lighthearted, comfortable story with fun and creative visuals!
unlabelledView post →🔴Live Tonight! Where the hecks is the hole?! ⏰8pm EST 📅Today (Mar 21st) 💙 youtube.com/@aqualottie ✨Reminder: Members Only After Party after stream featuring The Unfinished Swan game! #LottieLive #Vtuber #VtuberEN #subnautica #theunfinishedswan
unlabelledView post →MINIMALIST INDIE GAMES The Unfinished Swan (2012) You begin this game in a world with no color or definition and shoot paint splotches to find a path forward through a castle. As the world becomes slightly more defined, the puzzles increase in challenge #gaming #indiegames #videogames #minimalism
unlabelledView post →Can we finish The Unfinished Swan game?? Join me on twitch to find out!! Live now: www.twitch.tv/quitecontrar...
unlabelledView post →finally circled back around to an indie game kinda mindset and folks its glorious. In the last 24hrs Ive played through Gorogoa, The Unfinished Swan, and Ive got The Ball downloaded and ready to heh heh... roll... for tomorrow. Feels like splashing your face with pure glacial runoff i tell ya
unlabelledView post →YES. SUCH A GOOD GAME. The slightly-related tie-in game The Unfinished Swan is also $5! More of a puzzle-type, but such a fun bit of extended universe content.
unlabelledView post →a first-person adventure game from the same developers as The Unfinished Swan. it's set in the same part of the world where I live (the Pacific Northwest) so all the flora was charmingly familiar to me lol. warning: insanely depressing! store.steampowered.com/app/501300/W...
unlabelledView post →Yesss I love this game, such creative storytelling! Have you played The Unfinished Swan? It's from the same team and there's a nod to it towards the end (Edith's brother Milton is implied to have gone to the world of that game and become one of the characters in it)
unlabelledView post →Fellow cozy horror fan: What remains of Edith Finch, Sea of Thieves, Disco Elysium, Costume Quest, Year Walk, Abzu (mostly fish), Happy Game, Minute of Islands, Oxenfree, The Sinking City, Still Wakes the Deep, Tacoma, The Unfinished Swan, Unforseen Incidents.
unlabelledView post →The Unfinished Swan was an enjoyable game, it's levels were innovative in different ways but did feel more like a collection of different ideas then a consistent theme.
unlabelledView post →The Unfinished Swan. Semi-puzzle game with a great story. Super fun and beautiful visuals.
unlabelledView post →Final Fantasy this, Bioshock Infinite that, when are we going to talk about this game as a spiritual sequel to The Unfinished Swan
unlabelledView post →In Today's Adan Plays Through His Backlog, I'm playing an arty adventure game from the creators of one of my favorite games of all time, What Remains of Edith Finch! Join me at 10pmm SGT (10am EST) for #TheUnfinishedSwan! youtube.com/live/7Zkkfzw...
unlabelledView post →Thats on my To-Buy list! Part of me hopes it'll get a physical which is why I've been holding off but it seems very unlikely that it would:( Daw I liked Edith! Its alot darker than I anticipated but props to the creativity of that game. Did you ever play The Unfinished Swan? Its connected to Edith.
unlabelledView post →Hmmm I think I've recommended you stuff to watch already but besides that could I perchance recommend a game to you... What Remains Of Edith Finch it's really good I watched some stuff on it a long time ago but I just today bought it alongside a sister game The Unfinished Swan 👀 it's on discount too
unlabelledView post →We are firing up a new Tea Time video for you this week. If you've never played The Unfinished Swan, I highly recommend it! It's a cute little story by the same people who made What Remains of Edith Finch. Well worth the play. #teatime #chill #unfinishedswan #youtube youtu.be/HX8_vKIgYsM
unlabelledView post →I recently finished Giant Sparrow's second game, the Unfinished Swan and loved it. I'm an hour into their first game, What Remains of Edith Finch and am very impressed by it as well. These two games are unlike any other I've played before so I'm eagerly awaiting their third, which sounds promising
unlabelledView post →The Unfinished Swan was such a lovely, little game! I'm really glad I took the time to check it out! Much love to everyone who vibed in chat with me while I explored! We sent the love over to @jesterjackie.bsky.social who is playing Constance!
unlabelledView post →Wtf. That’s such a stupid argument. Have they not seen Flower by That Game Company? Or The Unfinished Swan?
unlabelledView post →I'm fairly sure The Unfinished Swan is available elsewhere now too, but it was nice. Very much an artsy for the time style of game.
unlabelledView post →You've probably heard of the game What Remains of Edith Finch, but did you know it's actually a sort-of sequel to another game called The Unfinished Swan? It is actually my favorite of the two and has one of the most unique gameplay experiences I've ever seen. store.steampowered.com/app/1206430/...
unlabelledView post →I never knew The Unfinished Swan was a horror game :( Original Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qADX...
unlabelledView post →2. The Unfinished Swan Lesser-known game from the devs behind What Remains of Edith Finch. Features a unique gameplay premise where you explore an environment in first person but everything is white so you have to fling paintballs to see where you're going.
unlabelledView post →Oh, after you put me on to "What Remains of Edith Finch" I got their earlier game "The Unfinished Swan" which is kinda set in the imaginary world one of the children disappears in to. There's a really fun mechanic in the first part I won't spoil. It's much less narratively heavy, but still fun!
unlabelledView post →My game roulette yesterday had me playing a bit of The Unfinished Swan (fitting, haha) and starting Scarlet Hollow. This is a fun way to get past game inertia!
unlabelledView post →It is way too late to start a new game of The Unfinished Swan
unlabelledView post →130. The Unfinished Swan The Unfinished Swan is a surreal adventure game that takes place mostly in black and white but allows you, the player, to help color the world to find objects and solve puzzles. It's a short game, not very hard, but it's artistic, unique and surprisingly sweet. #365Games
unlabelledView post →oh, thank you for comparing with The Unfinished Swan, i like this game. My game is just short journey for one-time walkthrough :)
unlabelledView post →I love the atmosphere, it reminds me The Unfinished Swan. Is it going to be a replayable game or more of a one-time experience?
unlabelledView post →What Remains of Edith Finch is what's called "a walking simulator." It's more of an interactive movie than a game in the traditional sense. Gone Home. We've All Gone Off to the Rapture. Fire Watch. The Unfinished Swan. If you have about 4-5 hours and can handle a controller, they're solid stories.
unlabelledView post →This game is what creates one of my main interest take on art games (The Unfinished Swan, Abzu, etc.) It doesn't need to be absolute perfect in terms of quality because it is already a perfect taste in...everything that is art-related haha X>
unlabelledView post →First: The Unfinished Swan, from Dec. 2021. A visually fascinating, short little indie game that precedes one of my favorites, What Remains of Edith Finch open.spotify.com/episode/6msA...
unlabelledView post →I really gotta play The Unfinished Swan again (and maybe beat it this time). That was a dang Video Game.
unlabelledView post →I finally got my chance to play EOT and y'know what? Everything I experience in this game reaaally hits hard for me man :'))) Like it should also be counted as the art game (Like Journey, The Unfinished Swan, etc.) (Conti.)
unlabelledView post →LIVE! Playing 'The Unfinished Swan' today! Was recommended this after I finished 'What Remains of Edith Finch' so I have high hopes. Excited to throw paint everywhere. Come join in with the mess? www.twitch.tv/will_marmalade
unlabelledView post →Wonderful game. Played it after I played The Unfinished Swan and that was a delight.
unlabelledView post →It's time for us to wrap up this set of tea time videos of The Unfinished Swan. It was a delightful little game and we really hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. youtu.be/NU6L9mmCCCg #chill #teatime #theunfinishedswan #gaming #youtube
unlabelledView post →Still one of the most satisfying game mechanics ever, from The Unfinished Swan #PS3 #PS4 #GiantSparrow #TheUnfinishedSwan
unlabelledView post →The Unfinished Swan! Beautiful game.
unlabelledView post →#ShinMedia2025 36. The Unfinished Swan A short and very sweet game which involves throwing globs of paint, for puzzles or navigation attached is a really cute/interesting about artists. It's about 3 hours but I had a lot of fun with it! Wish there was more like the first stage though 8/10
unlabelledView post →Today we're playing a very artistic indie game from the PS3 era! The Unfinished Swan - come have a watch -> www.twitch.tv/poehuntermyu
unlabelledView post →The Unfinished Swan (PC) End of the game A short game that has fun mechanics and a pretty good story.
unlabelledView post →Today! We'll be taking a look at a game chosen by a top donor, Kani, for stream today. Today, at 4pmEST, we'll be playing The Unfinished Swan I hope you'll be there to join me as we figure out what will happen in our painted world. See yall soon! (Plus a little bonus surprise!)
unlabelledView post →Game backlog update: 1000xResist, Infinity Nikki, and The Unfinished Swan 🔗 : https://subduedfangirling.com/archives/2024/backlog.html #blogging #backlog2024
unlabelledView post →Check out my latest game, The Unfinished Occurrence, a solo drawing journaling TTRPG made for this Game Jam itch.io/jam/kaleidos... for creating a Color (or lack of color) based game. I was inspired by the video game The Unfinished Swan by @giantsparrow.bsky.social . itch.io/jam/kaleidos...
unlabelledView post →Some more recommendations: The Unfinished Swan, Sekiro, Undertale/Omori (kind of similar), Hypnospace Outlaw, Downwell, Untitled Goose Game/Thank Goodness You're Here (similar), The Stanley Parable, Jazzpunk, Papers Please, and Minit
unlabelledView post →Favorite game mechanic? Maybe time manipulation? I also like whatever you'd call the way The Unfinished Swan works where the player reveals the world by throwing paint on it. Also squad-based combat, I guess, like Overwatch. Anything open-world.
unlabelledView post →Underrated game? The Unfinished Swan (PS4).
unlabelledView post →The Unfinished Swan: completed! Indeed, I've completed the game - and found the balloons and stories and everything. https://xexyz.wordpress.com/2013/01/01/the-unfinished-swan-completed/
unlabelledView post →Journey: completed! Journey is the other half of the artistic game bundle I bought on PSN at the end of last year. With The Unfinished Swan completed, I've spent a bit of time on this during the past week. It's amazing. You enter the game controlling an armless figure who can sing, and soon […]
unlabelledView post →42. Superliminal I mentioned the Unfinished Swan earlier as my surreal puzzler pick, but I had to mention this one as well. Superliminal is a wonderfully charming game, and it has a genuine and real lesson to teach you at the end of it as well. It definitely stays with you.
unlabelledView post →What Remains of Edith Finch. More death. But so much lonliness too. There's just something about this game and the story being told. The literal levels of family, the tie in to The Unfinished Swan. The preservation of memory... Sad ending.
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