Outer Wilds vs What Remains of Edith Finch
Outer Wilds is an action-adventure horror game from Mobius Digital while What Remains of Edith Finch is a horror puzzle game from Giant Sparrow (2017).
What each one is
Steam files Outer Wilds under Action-Adventure and Horror. In contrast, it files What Remains of Edith Finch under Horror and Puzzle.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
At a glance
| Outer Wilds | What Remains of Edith Finch | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 8.0/10 | 8.4/10 |
| Steam rating | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 107,214) | Overwhelmingly Positive (96%, 52,603) |
| Critic aggregate | 85/100 | 89/100 |
| Price | $14.99 | $4.99 |
| Install size | 8 GB | 5 GB |
| Steam Deck | verified | verified |
| Released | — | 2017 |
| Developer | Mobius Digital | Giant Sparrow |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Outer Wilds vs What Remains of Edith Finch, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Outer WildsAction-adventure horror gameWhat Remains of Edith FinchHorror puzzle gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Outer WildsExploration, Space, MysteryWhat Remains of Edith FinchStory Rich, Atmospheric, Walking SimulatorThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Outer WildsScore 8.0 · 96% on Steam · 85 criticWhat Remains of Edith Finch ✓Score 8.4 · 96% on Steam · 89 criticThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Outer Wilds107,214 reviews · 2 add-ons · 8 GBWhat Remains of Edith Finch52,603 reviews · 1 add-on · 5 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Outer Wilds$14.99What Remains of Edith Finch ✓$4.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Outer WildsVerifiedWhat Remains of Edith FinchVerifiedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
What Remains of Edith Finch takes 2 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueOuter Wilds and What Remains of Edith Finch on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
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How positions are decided
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Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: What Remains of Edith Finch (GamingPickz Score 8.4)
- The cheaper right now: What Remains of Edith Finch ($4.99)
- Lighter on storage: What Remains of Edith Finch (5 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Outer Wilds (107,214 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
ExplorationMysteryStory RichAdventureGreat SoundtrackAtmosphericPuzzleSingleplayer
Where they differ
SpaceOpen WorldSci-fiBeautifulEpic3D
Walking SimulatorFemale ProtagonistNarrationShortDramaDark
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Outer Wilds is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. What Remains of Edith Finch is middle-of-the-road on difficulty.
System requirements, side by side
| Outer Wilds | What Remains of Edith Finch | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 | GeForce GTX 750/AMD Radeon 7790 |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core i5-2300 | Intel i3 2125 3.30 GHz |
| Minimum RAM | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Install size | 8 GB | 5 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Outer Wilds · What Remains of Edith Finch.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 8 accessibility features for Outer Wilds and 1 for What Remains of Edith Finch. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Outer Wilds and What Remains of Edith Finch in scope?
Outer Wilds has drawn 107,214 Steam reviews, ships 2 add-ons and installs in 8 GB. What Remains of Edith Finch has drawn 52,603 Steam reviews, ships 1 add-on and installs in 5 GB.
Is Outer Wilds or What Remains of Edith Finch better?
By the GamingPickz Score, What Remains of Edith Finch rates higher (8.4 to 8.0). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Outer Wilds or What Remains of Edith Finch?
What Remains of Edith Finch is cheaper right now at $4.99, against $14.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.