Dear Esther
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Time to Beat ~2h
65%
Mixed 6,120 reviews
72
IGDB 178 ratings
Premise via IGDB
“A deserted island…a lost man…memories of a fatal crash…a book written by a dying explorer.” Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional game-play the focus here is on exploration, unc...
Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: "Dear Esther..." - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses its beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.
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Game Details
Developer The Chinese Room, icculus.org
Publisher The Chinese Room, icculus.org
Release
Platforms Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Engine Source
Steam Deck Verified
OS Support Windows, Mac
Game Modes Single player
Steam Reviews Mixed (6,120)
PEGI 12
English: Audio, Interface
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