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Dear Esther

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2012 video game

Game data

Metacritic 75
Released
2012-02-14
User rating
3.47 / 5
Genres
Casual, Indie, Adventure
Platforms
PC, iOS, macOS
ESRB
Teen

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Game details · IGDB

72Critic score · 4 ratings
72User score · 182 ratings

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 …

Released
2012
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Platforms
Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes
Single player
Engine
Source
Developer
The Chinese Room
Publisher
The Chinese Room

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
United Kingdom
Narrative location
Scotland
Game engine
Source
Official website
dear-esther.com
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distributed by
PlayStation Store
publication date
2012-02-14
input device
computer mouse
language of work or name
English language
copyright license
freeware
set in environment
island
compatible with
Steam Deck
has characteristic
indie game
review score
71/100
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