The Unfinished Swan is a game about exploring the unknown. The player is a young boy chasing after a swan who has wandered off into a surreal, unfinished kingdom. The game begins in a completely white space where players can throw paint to splatter their surroundings and reveal the world around them. Monroe is a young boy whose mother, a painter, has recently passed away, leaving behind hundreds of unfinished works. Allowed to keep only one, he chooses her favorite, a picture of a swan without its neck. One night the swan slips out of the canvas, and Monroe follows it into a strange, entirely white painted world. Armed with his mother's magical paintbrush, he splashes his surroundings into view as he chases the swan and uncovers the remains of a forgotten kingdom.
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Contemporary, grave, contemplative and earnest.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, PlayStation Vita
- Developer
- Giant Sparrow
- Publisher
- Annapurna Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment
- Released
- October 23, 2012
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Gamebryo
- Time to beat
- 1.5 h rushed · 3 h main story · 4.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.7/10 from 119 ratings.
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