The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
First-person mystery adventure examining deaths to find a missing boy
The Astronauts · Released Sep 25, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 8,976
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 11 years ago
- Sep 15, 2015
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Vanishing of Ethan Carter?
This first-person mystery takes place in Red Creek Valley, where detective Paul Prospero investigates a boy's disappearance. You explore the valley, examine clues, and use Prospero's ability to communicate with the dead and see how they died to piece together events. The investigation unfolds nonlinearly and has no combat.
For you if...
- +you like eerie mysteries in detailed natural settings
- +you enjoy piecing together a story through observation
Not for you if...
- −you want clear objectives and little backtracking
- −you expect complex puzzles or frequent action
What players say
88% of 8,976 reviews are positive
Players praise the valley's scenery and eerie atmosphere, and many enjoy the story. Their most common complaint is that sparse directions lead to aimless wandering and backtracking. Some find the puzzles underwhelming or the story thin.
Screenshots and trailer
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 64-bit
- Processor
- Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent AMD
- Graphics
- DirectX11 compliant card with 1GB of VRAM
- Memory
- 6 GB RAM
- Storage
- 9 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English, Polish. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech.
Tags
- Mystery
- Atmospheric
- Detective
- Walking Simulator
- Exploration
- First-Person
- Adventure
- Horror
- Story Rich
- Singleplayer
- Supernatural
- Puzzle
- Indie
- Lovecraftian
- Open World
- Great Soundtrack
Recent updates
- Sep 15, 2015 · The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux Update 1.01
- Sep 15, 2015 · The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux Update 1.01
- Dec 23, 2014 · Update #5 is now live!
- Dec 23, 2014 · Update #5 is now live!
- Nov 21, 2014 · Update #4 - Achievements - is now live!
1 DLC available.
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