The Unfinished Swan is a first-person adventure game developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 platform. The game revolves around a young boy named Monroe, who embarks on an adventure to find his favorite painting, a swan with a missing neck. The game's story is centered on Monroe's journey through a painted, unfinished world, where he uses a magic silver brush to spread black paint over the blank environment to uncover solutions to puzzles and progress.

The game's puzzles act as obstacles, and players must use their wits to overcome them. However, there is no active combat in the game, allowing players to dictate the pace and completion of the game. The game's environments and painting tool are used to show players that The Unfinished Swan is more of a narrative experience than a puzzle game. Throughout the game, the narrator tells the story of a Lonely King, adding to the game's immersive storytelling experience.