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Play Overview
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (2014) is a narrative mystery game about Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter saying he is in danger. It turns out that Ethan vanished in the wake of a brutal murder. You explore to discover what happened, communicating with the dead to reconstruct what happened.
It's an unusual and macabre game inspired by early twentieth century weird fiction. It creates a realistic world but with supernatural elements. As you delve into the mystery you need to solve mental challenges, but the focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the characters you meet both living and dead.
As you progress you use your supernatural skill of being able to communicate with the dead to piece together clues. This enables you to 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.
You can conduct the investigation on your own terms and at your own pace. Although there are a few scary bits in the game, it's more clammy unease than terror.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked The Vanishing of Ethan Carter 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 20 months ago.
It's an unusual and macabre game inspired by early twentieth century weird fiction. It creates a realistic world but with supernatural elements. As you delve into the mystery you need to solve mental challenges, but the focus is on atmosphere, mood, and the characters you meet both living and dead.
As you progress you use your supernatural skill of being able to communicate with the dead to piece together clues. This enables you to 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.
You can conduct the investigation on your own terms and at your own pace. Although there are a few scary bits in the game, it's more clammy unease than terror.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked The Vanishing of Ethan Carter 2 years ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 20 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Brain Game and Narrative game with Adventure and Puzzle elements. This is a single-player game.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Mature (M) for Violence and Horror Themes.
Costs
Game Details
Release Date: 26/09/2014, updated in 2019
Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One
Players: 1
Genres: Brain Game, Narrative (Adventure and Puzzle)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D First-Person and Open World
Developer: The Astro Crew (@TheAstroCrew)
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