Choose What Remains of Edith Finch
Choose What Remains of Edith Finch if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 17,663 Steam reviews back the pick.
What Remains of Edith Finch vs For What Will Come
What Remains of Edith Finch and For What Will Come both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) is 5 years older than For What Will Come (2022). What Remains of Edith Finch scores higher on Steam reviews (94.2% positive) than For What Will Come (68% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose For What Will Come
Choose For What Will Come if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. For What Will Come launched in 2022.
Both What Remains of Edith Finch and For What Will Come sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 What Remains of Edith Finch |  For What Will Come | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 94.2% positive (17,663 reviews) | 68% positive (25 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Giant Sparrow | Emberwave Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) is 5 years older than For What Will Come (2022).
- What Remains of Edith Finch scores higher on Steam reviews (94.2% positive) than For What Will Come (68% positive).
- For What Will Come is free; What Remains of Edith Finch is paid (19.99 USD).
- What Remains of Edith Finch is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; For What Will Come has no Deck rating yet.
What Remains of Edith Finch vs For What Will Come — FAQ
- Should I play What Remains of Edith Finch or For What Will Come first?
- If you want chronology, What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) came out before For What Will Come (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are What Remains of Edith Finch and For What Will Come similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is For What Will Come free?
- Yes — For What Will Come is a free-to-play Steam title. What Remains of Edith Finch is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does What Remains of Edith Finch run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — What Remains of Edith Finch is rated Deck Verified by Valve. For What Will Come doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.