I've had this sitting in my Steam library for a while, waiting for the whim to strike me to play it, and I'm glad it finally did.

The Unfinished Swan is a lovely game. The art is striking, and does quite a lot with a very limited palette -- especially important given how much of the game is about revealing the landscape with your ink. The narration is beautiful, too, and really sets the mood of the game.

Occasionally the climbing mechanics felt a bit wonky, but honestly that was such a small part of the game that even in the climbing-heavy sections, it didn't really affect my enjoyment, and it certainly wasn't game breaking.

The one thing I will say is that it seems to suffer a bit from small game pacing. The opening is quite lush and the first two chapters feel detailed. But the third chapter starts to feel a bit rushed; there's some really interesting mechanics introduced but the game doesn't sit with them at all, or do much with them. The final chapter is almost a walking simulator with some minor interaction so you still feel like you're playing the game. Now, I get why this is, but it frustrates me so much when indie games do this. I would have preferred that the game either not introduce new mechanics after the second chapter, or be just a bit longer and have some attention to the new dynamics. One of my pet peeves with small indie games is when the openings are quite detailed, but the more mechanically complex later stages feel thin and underdone.

Nevertheless, this game is charming and I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a few hours of engaging environments and very lovely art.

It started off strong but then got tideous and I slowly lost willingness to play the game.

Its a cute game, but the people reviewing this game are not joking about the motion sickness

Do yourself a favor and immediately reduce camera speed and mouse sensitivity all the way down. The default settings induce such motion sickness (since you're in undefined space) as to make the game unplayable.

Once that's resolved, the game is creative and unique. Worth a play if you can stomach it, especially if you've played Edith Finch since they're connected, but look for a sale.

This game lacks depth in the stories and the tasks can be a little boring and repetitive.
The only thrilling part was when the monument falls.
Besides that i love the Edith finch references (wish there were more) and the soundtracks.
The entire time I wanted to know what happened to Milton.
Monroe was a good addition to the game but we didn't uncover how did Milton disappear.