10 Video Game Plot Twists That Totally BROKE You
4. The Protagonist Is Edith's Son - What Remains of Edith Finch
What Remains of Edith Finch follows 17-year-old Edith, the apparently final surviving member of her family who returns home and learns about the many bizarre ways that her various relatives have perished over the years.
However, the game drops a brilliantly left-field twist at the very end, when it's revealed that the character seen on the ferry from the start of the game is actually Edith's son, Christopher.
More to the point, Edith herself died while giving birth to Christopher, and the game's narrative is actually a journal written by Edith for her son, to help him understand his family's legacy.
As such, it's Christopher who is the actual surviving member of the Finch clan.
This is one of those reveals that forces you to reconsider everything you've just played, and given that What Remains of Edith Finch is only around two hours long, it'll probably make you want to just replay the entire thing immediately.