The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: By purchasing the game, you actually get two games now: 1) The original The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, 2) The Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux. Please see The Astronauts website for details.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game that focuses entirely on exploration and discovery. It contains no combat or explosions of any kind. If our game leaves any scars, we hope you won’t be able to see them.
You play the game as Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter. Realizing the boy is in grave danger, Paul arrives at Ethan’s home of Red Creek Valley, where things turn out to be even worse than he imagined. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul quickly discerns might not be the only local murder worth looking into.
Inspired by the weird fiction (and other tales of the macabre) from the early twentieth century, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter aims to significantly evolve immersive storytelling in games. While it features a private detective and quite a few mental challenges, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is not an especially puzzle-ridden game. Our focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the essential humanity of our characters.
Still, the discoveries won’t happen on their own, or without your help. Using both Paul’s supernatural skill of being able to communicate with the dead, and your own powers of observation, you will discover the mystery behind a trail of corpses, the roots of a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley, and the fate of a missing boy.
Explore and interact with the beautiful yet ominous world of Red Creek Valley, which was created with the use of revolutionary photogrammetry technology that allows for nearly photorealistic environments.
Communicate with the dead and see how they died in order to gather clues that help you piece together the truth behind Ethan’s disappearance -- and the fate of his family.
Experience, in non-linear fashion, a story that combines the pleasures of pulp, private eye, and horror fiction, all of it inspired by writers such as Raymond Chandler, Algernon Blackwood, Stefan Grabinski, and H. P. Lovecraft.
Conduct the investigation on your own terms and at your own pace. Although there are a few scary bits in the game, players will have no need for sedatives. Our game is less about terror and more about clammy unease.
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| Store | Price | Audience | Score | Chart | Est. revenue |
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SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 9Kreviews | 88% | — | $3.2M |
| $19.99 | 8.4Kratings | 88% | — | not modelled | |
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Хорошая, но багованная, играйте в Редюкс версию!
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter fut une merveilleuse découverte, longtemps oubliée, dormant depuis des années dans les recoins poussiéreux de ma bibliothèque Steam. Il s'agit d'un jeu atypique, même plus d'une décennie après sa sortie. Lent, dépouillé, presque silencieux… mais c’est dans ce vide assumé que naît toute son atmosphère. Cette dernière est lourde et parfois oppressante – elle épouse à merveille le mystère qui plane sur chaque pas. L’interaction avec le monde se fait avec minimalisme : aucun HUD encombrant, ni boussole, ni objectifs criards. Seulement quelques textes flottants, et des mécaniques discrètes. On se perd aisément dans cette vallée oubliée, à la recherche d’indices et de sens. Le scénario est finement tissé, riche sans en avoir l’air. Mais attention : ici, rien n’est véritablement guidé. Il faut observer, fouiller, parfois s’égarer… Je recommande vivement, à ceux qui savent apprécier le silence et les mystères qu’il recèle. ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5)
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish*, Czech*languages with full audio support
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A really beautiful looking walking simulator with a bunch of puzzles sprinkles in! Took me some tries but I eventually figured out most of the puzzles by myself. Would recommend getting it on a discount!
I played it back in 2016, Very enticing story and beautiful atomsphere and graphics. great game to get.
Мужики, спасайте, если наберём 10 лайков и 5 наград, то жена подарит ящик пива
Beautiful graphics and great open game-flow, puzzles well-constructed, great creepy feel to it all..enjoying it immensely thus far.
O jogo é exatamente o que promete ser, ele entrega o que se compromete a entregar. Muito bom para quem curtiu jogos como Gone Home, What Remains of Edith Finch etc. O mundo aberto realista sem qualquer dicas ou indicadores é super imersivo, você realmente se sente no papel de um detetive que não tem qualquer ajuda ou direcionamento, que está lá sozinho. O mistério é bem interessante e o jeito que a narrativa é contada de maneira interativa com a história se reconstruindo aos poucos é incrível. O jogo nunca se vendeu como um mundo aberto rpg cheio de coisas para fazer, então não faz sentido esperar isso na hora da compra. Ele tem um ritmo (bastante) lento e te prende mais pela curiosidade e visuais do que pela jogabilidade em si, que é bastante simples. Super vale a pena para quem entende e aceita a proposta.
Bonjours, Parlons de The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Je suis très surpris pour un petit jeu comme ça. Les graphismes sont incroyables, ce qui nous met dans l'ambiance ainsi que la musique c'est envoûtant et poétique à la fois. Les énigmes sont d'une difficulté assez bonnes qui demande un peu de réflexion logique. L'histoire est très bien amenée au fur à mesure qu'on avance dans le jeu. Une bonne exploration du jeu sans que ce soit trop effet couloirs dans le jeu ce que j’ai apprécié fortement. Ce que je trouve dommage c'est que le jeu ne sois pas un peu plus long surtout qu'il aurait pu prolongée clairement l'histoire. Ça reste un très bon jeu malgré sa courte vie, je vous le recommande Bon jeu à vous.
I was excited to play this game (I usually love games like this) it was a great idea but poorly executed. You can't have a game this big with no map to look back on so you know where you are or where you need to be. No way of keeping track of what you have completed so far and is left to complete while in game. You are just wandering nearly aimlessly hoping to find a clue. Without a walkthrough video playing this game is impossible to finish before you get frustrated, if you have the patience to look at trees,rocks and trails for hours and barely getting anything accomplished game wise in that time then this is for you.
The Vanishing of Eathan Carter ist ein Spiel, dass ich immer mal spielen wollte, wozu sich dann aber bisher nie die Gelegenheit ergeben hat. Jetzt habe ich das nachgeholt und bin froh, dass ich das Spiel im Sale gekauft hatte. Eigentlich geht man die ganze Zeit nur durch die Gegend, klickt ab und zu mal und bestaunt die äußerst gelungene Grafik. Die Atmosphäre ist wunderschön und bedrohlich gleichzeitig. Der Soundtrack trägt einiges zu besagter Stimmung bei. Die Story war aber tatsächlich gar nicht mein Fall. Walking-Simulator-Spiele sind nichts für mich, das hat mir dieser Titel gezeigt.
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