The Unfinished Swan

2012

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The Unfinished Swan is a first-person adventure video game developed by Giant Sparrow for the PlayStation 3, released in October 2012 through the PlayStation Network. The game starts with a completely white space in which the player, a boy named Monroe (voiced by Nicholas Marj), is chasing after a swan that has escaped a painting, while simultaneously learning the story of a lonely king (voiced by Terry Gilliam).

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Production dates
2012

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

igdb-8352

Formats/platforms

PlayStation 4

PlayStation Network

PlayStation 3

PlayStation Vita

Gamebryo

Audience classifications

7 (PEGI)

E10 (ESRB)

Subject categories

Adventure

Puzzle

Single player

IGDB

8352

Collected

60 times

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