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The Unfinished Swan cover art

The Unfinished Swan

Giant Sparrow · Annapurna Interactive · 2020-09-10

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 10, 2020 (Mac), Oct 28, 2014 (PlayStation Vita), Oct 28, 2014 (PlayStation 4), Oct 23, 2012 (PlayStation 3), Sep 10, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 10, 2020 (iOS)

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

5
playing now
84%
positive of 2.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (113 ratings)
4.32★
PlayStation Store rating (22,978 ratings)
2.9h
to beat · rushed 1.5h · completionist 4h
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$3.74
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

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, is chasing after a swan that has escaped a painting, while simultaneously learning the story of a lonely king. The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions of the game, which was developed by Armature Studio, was released in October 2014. The game was released on Microsoft Windows and iOS by Annapurna Interactive in September 2020.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 167 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 41k–91k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,032 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.89 at IndieGala Store (2026-06-26)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 74 of 98 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16016020202026Week of 2020-09-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1002026-09-15 00:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 1 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 3 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 4 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 5 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
322Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 32 · peak 121Nov 2020 — avg 6 · peak 23Jan 2021 — avg 5 · peak 21Mar 2021 — avg 4 · peak 19May 2021 — avg 7 · peak 32Jul 2021 — avg 5 · peak 19Sep 2021 — avg 6 · peak 23Nov 2021 — avg 4 · peak 18Jan 2022 — avg 12 · peak 57Mar 2022 — avg 3 · peak 9May 2022 — avg 9 · peak 44Jul 2022 — avg 7 · peak 20Sep 2022 — avg 5 · peak 19Nov 2022 — avg 6 · peak 22Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 16Mar 2023 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2023 — avg 5 · peak 18Jul 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Sep 2023 — avg 4 · peak 18Nov 2023 — avg 3 · peak 13Jan 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13May 2024 — avg 4 · peak 17Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 11Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 7Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Jan 2025 — avg 4 · peak 16Mar 2025 — avg 4 · peak 18May 2025 — avg 3 · peak 13Jul 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Sep 2025 — avg 3 · peak 9Nov 2025 — avg 4 · peak 12Jan 2026 — avg 4 · peak 11Mar 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14May 2026 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2026 — avg 4 · peak 12Aug 2026 — avg 4 · peak 13
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$2.632020-09-102026-08-262020-09-10 — best price $13.492021-03-25 — best price $10.492021-11-23 — best price $7.492022-01-06 — best price $11.482022-02-09 — best price $12.742022-04-07 — best price $5.992022-05-10 — best price $14.992022-06-07 — best price $3.392022-07-22 — best price $4.492022-08-30 — best price $3.392022-11-08 — best price $11.892023-01-05 — best price $14.992023-02-19 — best price $14.992023-04-17 — best price $4.442023-05-30 — best price $11.892023-07-31 — best price $11.482023-09-15 — best price $5.102023-11-04 — best price $14.992023-12-21 — best price $4.442024-02-11 — best price $4.452024-03-15 — best price $4.192024-04-23 — best price $12.742024-05-31 — best price $4.162024-07-22 — best price $4.492024-08-12 — best price $14.992024-12-19 — best price $4.942025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-27 — best price $3.922025-08-14 — best price $4.942025-10-07 — best price $3.422025-12-06 — best price $14.992026-02-05 — best price $4.942026-03-30 — best price $4.942026-05-08 — best price $13.052026-06-25 — best price $2.632026-07-31 — best price $2.632026-08-26 — best price $2.79
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

527742026-05-31 — 113 pageviews2026-06-04 — 110 pageviews2026-06-08 — 114 pageviews2026-06-12 — 85 pageviews2026-06-16 — 92 pageviews2026-06-20 — 94 pageviews2026-06-24 — 89 pageviews2026-06-28 — 110 pageviews2026-07-02 — 103 pageviews2026-07-06 — 108 pageviews2026-07-10 — 108 pageviews2026-07-14 — 102 pageviews2026-07-18 — 105 pageviews2026-07-22 — 93 pageviews2026-07-26 — 111 pageviews2026-07-30 — 99 pageviews2026-08-03 — 120 pageviews2026-08-07 — 98 pageviews2026-08-11 — 113 pageviews2026-08-15 — 87 pageviews2026-08-19 — 103 pageviews2026-08-23 — 116 pageviews2026-08-27 — 110 pageviews2026-08-31 — 90 pageviews2026-09-04 — 115 pageviews2026-09-08 — 128 pageviews2026-09-12 — 174 pageviews2026-09-16 — 153 pageviews2026-09-20 — 111 pageviews2026-09-24 — 122 pageviews2026-09-28 — 117 pageviews2026-10-02 — 118 pageviews2026-10-06 — 121 pageviews2026-10-09 — 100 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

10
achievements tracked
67.7%
earned "Painter"
20.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)23,53522%10
PS3 (PlayStation)15,90730%10
PS Vita (PlayStation)6,40435%10
Steam (Steam)2,25325%10

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

IndieCasualPuzzleMysterySurrealAdventureBeautifulMinimalistStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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