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Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

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First release
Sep 20, 2016
Developer
Rob Briscoe
Engine
Unity
Genres
Indie, Adventure · Drama, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, iOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has been remade with the Unity engine, featuring a full audio remaster, and the addition of a brand-new Directors' Commentary mode, allowing players to explore the island and learn what inspired the game and how it was crafted by The Chinese Room and Rob Briscoe. 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.

Also known as DearEsther.exe, Dear Esther

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Storyline
'A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer.' 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 more

'A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer.' 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.

Release dates
PlayStation 4
Sep 20, 2016
Xbox One
Sep 20, 2016
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 14, 2017
All 6 release dates
Mac
Feb 14, 2017
PlayStation 4
Feb 17, 2017
iOS
Oct 01, 2019
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
1h
Main + Extras
1h
Completionist
3h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
ghosts, exploration, casual, death, narrative-driven
… All 7, walking simulator, no combat

At a Glance

Critic Score
64
Main Story (IGDB)
1h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
1h
Completionist (IGDB)
3h
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