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Dear Esther (2012)

The Chinese Room

Remake of Dear Esther

Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

3.01 from 994 ratings

4435 members have it in their collection · 17 playing now · 2451 backlogged · 336 wish listed

How long? Main story 2h · with extras 1h · 100% 2h (from 24 logged playthroughs)

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 … Read more
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. Read less
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Details

Developers
The Chinese Room
Publishers
The Chinese Room
Genres
Adventure, Indie
Themes
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Steam
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Release dates

  • Feb 14, 2012 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • May 15, 2012 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Mac
  • May 28, 2013 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux
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Rating distribution

5 stars
96
4 stars
228
3 stars
365
2 stars
200
1 star
105
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doonee63

Status doonee63 Feb 21, 2022

I played Dear Esther back in high school because it was one of the few games that would run on our shit family laptop. I loved the landscape && desolate atmosphere, but not much else.

I gave the rerelease a go last night. The textures still look like they're from 2004. The commentary sounds amateurish and everything the developers say …

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I played Dear Esther back in high school because it was one of the few games that would run on our shit family laptop. I loved the landscape && desolate atmosphere, but not much else.

I gave the rerelease a go last night. The textures still look like they're from 2004. The commentary sounds amateurish and everything the developers say rub me the wrong way. This about sums it up.

Honestly, this game just makes me want to play the half life 2 coast level.

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realiststyle

Status realiststyle Apr 22, 2020

I was just off the high of beating Gone Home yesterday and enjoyed that immensely. I tried to dig into this and I found that between moving kind of slow and the random blurbs of British narration that was open and made you think, wasn't something I wanted to continue on with. I see what the devs were doing and …

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I was just off the high of beating Gone Home yesterday and enjoyed that immensely. I tried to dig into this and I found that between moving kind of slow and the random blurbs of British narration that was open and made you think, wasn't something I wanted to continue on with. I see what the devs were doing and I appreciate the artistry that has been designed but I couldn't get into it.

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