Dear Esther

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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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Part of the Following Groups

• 3D Engine: Source
• Commercial mods
• Dear Esther series
• Enhanced remakes
• Genre: Environmental Narrative Games / Walking Simulators
• Notgames

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Critic Reviews

Gaming Nexus	Windows	Mar 09, 2012	A+	100
GameOver (Greece)	Windows	Feb 13, 2012	10 out of 10	100
Everyeye.it	Windows	Feb 16, 2012	9 out of 10	90
Game Watcher	Windows	Feb, 2012	9 out of 10	90
Atomic Gamer	Windows	Feb 18, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Digital Spy	Windows	Feb 15, 2012		80
Eurogamer.be	Windows	Feb 20, 2012	8 out of 10	80
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	Windows	Mar 01, 2012	76 out of 100	76
MMGN	Windows	Feb 28, 2012	6.5 out of 10	65
Destructoid	Windows	Feb 13, 2012	4.5 out of 10	45

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Trivia

Awards

• 4Players
  • 2012 – Best Story of the Year
• GameStar (Germany) / GamePro (Germany)
  • 2012 - #5 Best Indie Game / Mod of the Year (Readers' Vote)

Related Web Sites

• Dear Esther (official website)
• dear-esther.com (official game website)