Cosmin Vasile
SoftpediaSwan Song Review (PC)
Published 6/25/2026
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85
+7 vs critic avg
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PC / Mac - 6/4/2026
Swan Song
Swan Song is a cozy and emotional puzzle game where music guides your journey. Use notes of different shapes and sizes to program a music box and solve each puzzle. Help the swan reach the exit as you uncover a touching story of family, loss and grief.
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- Business Goose Studios
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Puzzle / logic-focusedDefining · Curated baseline
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Critic avg
78
12 scored reviews
Total coverage
12
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Score range
50–100
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 78 across 12 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the 80–89 band.
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12 included scored reviews
90–1002 reviews · 17%
80–894 reviews · 33%
70–794 reviews · 33%
Below 702 reviews · 17%
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Cass Barkman
Checkpoint GamingSwan Song Review – Mysterious mechanical magical music box
Published 6/5/2026
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75
-3 vs critic avg
Review
Read originalGreg Wheeler
TheReviewGeekA Charming Puzzler That Doesn’t Quite Hit Every Note
Published 6/5/2026
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65
-13 vs critic avg
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Read originalToon Borremans
Gaming BoulevardIndie Corner: Swan Song
Published 6/4/2026
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95
+17 vs critic avg
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Read originalRuibai Cheng
LadiesGamers.comSwan Song
Published 6/4/2026
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75
-3 vs critic avg
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Read originalJesse Hazel-Greer
So Many GamesSwan Song
Published 6/4/2026
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50
-28 vs critic avg
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Read originalUmair Khalid
GamesHedgeReview: Swan Song – An Emotional Journey Through a Magical Music Box
Published 6/4/2026
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100
+22 vs critic avg
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Read originalKim Snaith
GameSpewSwan Song review – A beautifully-presented puzzle game that will pull on your heartstrings
Published 6/4/2026
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalRob Kershaw
Jump Dash RollSwan Song Review - Jump Dash Roll
Published 6/4/2026
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70
-8 vs critic avg
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Read originalLyssa Greywood
Screen HypeSwan Song Review – Grief Has Many Faces
Published 6/4/2026
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80
+2 vs critic avg
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