Dear Esther
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Published by

The Chinese Room Ltd.

Developed by

The Chinese Room Ltd.

Released

Feb 14, 2012

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Dear Esther

Platforms

Linux, Macintosh, Windows

Genre

Adventure

Perspective

1st-person

Interface

Direct Control

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Windows	78	3.6

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Description

Dear Esther is the commercial remake of a Half-Life 2 modification of the same name first released in 2007. This version was redesigned entirely for the Source engine. The game is set on a remote, desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. It is entirely story-driven and has no action sequences. It is possible to swim in certain section, but the player's character is immediately called back when he dies. The player walks the protagonist around, exploring the island, while a narrator gradually releases information about the meaning, hinting at a motorway accident. While he moves towards an aerial through four chapters with a linear design, the significance of the accident and the link to the island become apparent. Through its slow pace and the classical-driven music, the focus is more on the ambiance and the experience, than on actual gameplay, even though there are hardly any scripted parts.

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Dear Esther Macintosh Rusted boats from long past beached below with the beacon in the distance

Dear Esther Windows A waterfall crashing down

Dear Esther Macintosh Abandoned lighthouse

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Gaming Nexus	Windows	Mar 09, 2012	A+	100
Eurogamer.it	Windows	Feb 23, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Gameblog.fr	Windows	Feb 23, 2012		80
3D Juegos	Windows	Feb 17, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Gameplay (Benelux)	Windows	Mar 31, 2012	80 out of 100	80
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Windows	Mar 01, 2012	76 out of 100	76
Jeuxvideo.com	Macintosh	May 16, 2012	14 out of 20	70
Jeuxvideo.com	Windows	Feb 22, 2012	14 out of 20	70
MMGN	Windows	Feb 28, 2012	6.5 out of 10	65
Destructoid	Windows	Feb 13, 2012	4.5 out of 10	45