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Puzzle, Adventure, Indie, Horror
OpenCritic79IGDB82
In The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, you play as Paul Prospero, an occult detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter and realizes that the boy is in grave danger. When Paul arrives in Ethan's home of Red Creek Valley, he realizes things are even worse than he imagined.
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KotakuNathan GraysonOct 2014An intriguing (though flawed) tale that hits on some powerful themes games rarely explore.
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Post Arcade (National Post)James McMurtrieNov 201410/10Nothing is so simply put in The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, but to put it simply, this game is absolutely worth the $20 price tag
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TwinfiniteGaston Garcia HoltzmanOct 20145/5I believe The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an incredible game that shouldn't be missed. Of course it won't be everyone's cup of tea and it's massively story-centered, but if you don't mind this, you will enjoy what is a real jewel of a game and a title from which the gaming industry can learn a lot.
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Rock, Paper, ShotgunJohn WalkerSep 2014It is, however, probably the most aesthetically beautiful game I've seen, and I can genuinely recommend it on that basis alone. The rest of the game, it's sombre tale, is well worth hearing, and some of the puzzles are really splendid. But every time you walk out of a door and see the vista spread before you, it's an effort not to gasp.
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Slant MagazineJed PressgroveJul 20152/5 starsCreators like Chmielarz need an obvious symbol of false hope to sell (not articulate) their trendy nihilism that, if anything, should vanish.
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IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 406 ratings.
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