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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SteamYou are here | $19.99 | 6.9Kreviews | 88% | — | $2.4M |
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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.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish*, Czech*languages with full audio support
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先打個前文，如果你玩這個遊戲有搭配攻略，那麼你在沒被劇透的前提下體驗大致上會是不錯的。但如果你是個堅持遊戲有解謎要素一律不看攻略的人，那麼等待你的是超級坐牢的體驗。看看這遊戲好評數快 8 千個，我敢打賭超過一半或多或少都有看攻略。開始說正題吧。 首先畫面是這遊戲最大優點吧，隨便路邊拍照每一張都能當桌面，尤其是過橋往湖泊的方向望過去實在壯觀。但很遺憾這座橋對我來說也是好評與負評的分水嶺。第二道謎題，也就是玩家遇到的第一起命案，直接打破了前面樹林的步行模擬器氣氛。先聲明我並不討厭這種展開，事實上還挺有氣氛的。不過這款遊戲那噁心的玩法也是從這裡開始。我稱這種玩法為「開放世界的逃離密室」，玩家在整座島上會遇到各式各樣的線索與謎題，當一時解不開某個地區的謎題可以移動到鄰近區域解其他謎題。 然而，上述的玩法有兩個要點設計的很糟糕，首先是某些特定的線索非常不顯眼，我想這應該歸究於這遊戲寫實的美術風格，複雜的地形紋理與貼圖導致地面上的特定物品難以辨識。個人認為開發者應該設計一個機制，讓線索在玩家 5 公尺內時產生發光輪廓的特效，我相信這樣可以大幅改善遊戲的體驗。第二點是謎題的領域範圍不明顯，玩家不知道走到哪裡就不會有線索、不知道走到哪裡就會跨越到下一個謎題的領域。這一點也確實很難去改善，看看隔壁同遊戲類型的《What Remains of Edith Finch》就很聰明，一個人物的故事體驗完了才會輪到下一個故事。以上兩個缺點使得遊戲體驗異常難受，帶來非常嚴重的坐牢感。 [h2][b]總結[/b][/h2] 就個人來說我是很想給這遊戲好評的，很遺憾這遊戲屬於那種除了遊戲性以外、其他要素都很強的遊戲，但就是遊戲性的部分直接毀了這遊戲。強烈建議蒐集線索的環節卡關了就看攻略，甚至打從一開始就別浪費時間了直接看攻略，相信我這遊戲的謎題不值得你浪費時間。若你不排斥劇情向的步行模擬器，建議 -70% 以下再入手。 個人入手價格/途徑：第三方序號販賣網
This is easily one of my all-time favorite games. The story grips you from the very start. It’s an absolute must-play for anyone into detective stories and horror, and a real treat for 'graphics perfectionists'. Honestly, its visuals look incredibly impressive for the release year and hold up beautifully even compared to modern titles. Long story short: the developers did a phenomenal job that is still highly relevant today.
Смешанные впечатления. Побродил, посмотрел, подумал и понял что для меня данное произвеение не стало игрой, развлечением.
Worst fkn game of all time - i do love the visual design in this game - but apart from that - everything else made me wanna KMS - no clues - i had to circle the same place over and over again till i decided to check the walkthrough on how to pass certain sequences - the game would let you jump from the last wall to the parts you have skipped but it wouldnt let you do the reverse once you have completed the sequence you had previously skipped - 1/10 - horrible game - BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO - had to complete this game regardless cz my OCD and ADHD wont let me leave things empty handed till i have completed the thing i have started - i procrastinated playing this game for so fkn long - like i remember i played this game for a bit back in 2024 and kept ignoring it till apr 2026- DAMN!!! Wouldnt recommend playing this game btw!
De beaux paysages et une bonne expérience de gameplay cependant (avec toutefois des malus à certains moments du jeu), je n'ai pas du tout accroché à l'histoire qui ne me paraissait pas crédible par rapport aux évènements. Je suis restée un peu sur ma fin.
It's a calm game with a short, intriguing story. The riddles are alright, and despite of the game not holding yoru hand too much, you'll definitely be able to figure things out. The best part of the game however are the beautiful, realistic landscapes and the music. Apart from a few tense moments, most of the game is really relaxing. You can easily finish this game and all achievements in a few hours, but you'll still need some patience, because you'll walk A LOT. Like, a lot-lot. The ending is a bit lacking imo, and it would be nice if there were different endings to unlock rather than a linear solution to the story. Overall rating: 7/10
Эта игра максимально близка по духу к [u]Dear Esther[/u]. Во главе угла стоят повествование и атмосфера. С этим Ethan Carter справляется великолепно, хотя сюжет не так сложен, зато в нём заложены различные метафоры и посылы, которые будет интересно раскрывать. Визуал достоин отдельной похвалы, пейзажи смотрятся прекрасно. В целом создаётся ощущение сказочности от всей картинки, что сочетается с сюжетом и играет на руку возрасту игры. Единственный существенный минус — это производительность. Из-за особенности движка игра будет фризить почти на любом железе. Возможно Redux версия не имеет такой проблемы. Проходится игра быстро, и, в отличие от своего вдохновителя, имеет несколько больше механик, чем просто ходьба). Поэтому можно не торопиться, наслаждаться видами c хорошей музыкой, которая их дополняет, думать над сюжетом и простыми головоломками.
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This is really interesting game with really good and well told story, graphics are really good, did not found any issues or bugs. So far sounds good, tho, there is always something negative, and in this game case its the beginning - at the start of the game you literally feel lost, then after some time you will find a body and still have no clue what to do, so try to go further and will find more bodies and still no clue what to do... In other words i got lost and had to find walkthrough to even understand what to do and how this game works. However after all disappointing start game amazed me, its really good walking simulator. Overall rating 8/10 For achievement hunters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-lD8QpMIqg&ab_channel=Maka91Productions
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