What Remains of Edith Finch

I know a couple years late but....So as I lay on my couch Sat with a low grade fever and a nasty cough I was just looking for a nice chill game. Read some good things about WRoEF so gave it a shot. 2.5 hours later I completed what was one the best interactive experiences in recent memory. I say interactive experiences as opposed to a game b/c like some walking simulators there are game mechanics but there isnt really a fail state or challenge.

I was just blown away at the amount of effort and detail that was put into such a compact experience and the avenues it took with visual story telling were so unique. The game is about the main character exploring the family's house for clues as to why the Finch family has been cursed by so much misfortune and death. Each room contains a back story and or mini game of sorts and each one is unique to that family member. The rooms themselves are just so well adorned that I just enjoyed looking at everything. It really felt like being a voyeur into someone else's life. As someone who has dealt with mental illness in several family members it certainly had emotional resonance. Some games deal with mental illness and death in very heavy handed ways (like Detroit Become Human) and some know how to speak about it in more esoteric ways that while more vague actually carry more weight. If you've ever been close to someone w/ mental illness I think you'll get what I'm saying after playing it. Anyways check it out if you are into games like the Unfinished Swan(which has ties to this game), Firewatch, Everyone's Gone to Rapture.. and it is on Game Pass too