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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want a good walking sim? edith finch want a good hiking sim? dear esther, firewatch, maybe even northern journey for gameplay want a good investigation game? obra dinn opening "does not hold your hand" line is completely false, it held my hand so tightly that it got sore, the plot is generally shallow, music is alright but features the common Pretentious Piano™ track, visuals are nice and is usually half of what makes a good walking sim, but when the other half (story) is lackluster, you only have half of a game
Not bad for a near-walking-sim. Get it on sale though.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish*, Czech*languages with full audio support
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Harita birbirinden bağımsız, ipucu yok Allah'a emanet oynadık
Simulador de caminar en primera persona en un mundo abierto, la interacción con el entorno, los objetos y la resolución de rompecabezas serán las piezas para que el jugador "Paul Prospero" investigue las líneas de tiempo y resuelva una serie de crímenes basados en las historias imaginadas por "Ethan Carter" un niño de 12 años que vive en el pueblo minero de Red Creek Valley, Wisconsin, USA.
Отстойная игра, в ней нет ничего хорошего, эмоции от неё только отрицательные по ходу всего прохождения, пессимистичная нудный симулятор ходьбы, без сюжета с посредственной графикой не радующей глаз. Одним словом, удовольствия игра не доставляет.
One of the most beautiful, mysterious and story-telling game ever. One of a time experience
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter é uma primor narrativo desenvolvido pela The Astronauts, me trouxe uma experiência que me deixou submerso e pensativo. O jogo se destaca por sua atmosfera cativante, gráficos impressionantes e uma história intrigante e emocionalmente profunda. Um dos aspectos mais marcantes de The Vanishing of Ethan Carter para mim foi como ele me instigou a refletir sobre os eventos apresentados, especialmente no que diz respeito ao seu desfecho. A ambiguidade narrativa é uma das grandes forças do jogo, tornando-o uma experiência única que continua a ecoar comigo ainda depois dos créditos finais. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter não é apenas um jogo, mas uma história poderosa que nos deixa pensando e reavaliando nossas percepções do que é real.
Walking Simulator, with amazing visuals
Bardzo estetyczna i minimalistyczna oprawa z pięknem natury. Cała gra niestety nieco zbyt minimalistyczna. Połączenie błędów - w ciągu godziny rozgrywki 3 poważne błędy uniemożliwiające dalszą rozgrywkę, bez pomocy solucji nie wiedziałbym nawet że wystąpiły i dalej męczył się szukając nieistniejącego (dwa razy niemożliwość interakcji z obiektem pułapką i lewarkiem oraz niemożliwość zmiany kolejności scenek zbrodni). Wizja kolejnych błędów skutecznie zniechęciła do dalszej gry a szkoda, bo klimat zapowiadał się intrygująco.
It looks great—that's about it. I found its "puzzles" to be just meh, and the entire story is ultimately revealed to be a dream/ fantasy constructed in Ethan's mind. Honestly, I'm sorry, but "it was all a dream" is one of the most clichéd and boring ways to end a narrative. Getting hit with that twist always feels disappointing. I’m judging it harshly only because it has a price tag; I wouldn’t even be sitting here and writing all of this if I’d gotten a refund before it was too late and put that money into something more enjoyable. Waste of green.
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