What Remains of Edith Finch
Shares rank 63 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for its original storytelling and game design, with several calling it a favorite. No criticism appears in the quotes.
People recommend it for its original storytelling and game design, with several calling it a favorite. No criticism appears in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Original storytelling and game design
“All masterpieces that take various approaches to Diegetic, Non-Diegetic and meta-Diegetic storytelling”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Video Games as Art” “Original, phenomenal games covering damm near every genre”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “PlayStation 2 Recompilation Project Is Absolutely Incredible” Called a favorite and actually good
“What Remains of Edith Finch is one of my favorite games”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: The Zelda timeline to catch up before the Ocarina of Time remake” “a game from the same publisher that was actually good”
Comment from 25 Aug 2026 in “Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra” “plenty of other great stuff in the game”
Comment from 3 Jan 2026 in “TIL: Parental Controls Aren't for Parents”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| What Remains of Edith FinchThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“What Remains of Edith Finch is one of my favorite games”
“a game from the same publisher that was actually good”
“Original, phenomenal games covering damm near every genre”
“All masterpieces that take various approaches to Diegetic, Non-Diegetic and meta-Diegetic storytelling”
“plenty of other great stuff in the game”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.