The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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About This Game
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a adventure/indie game designed for single-player, developed by The Astronauts and released in 2014. With an estimated 429,000 copies sold, it is considered a mid-tier seller on Steam. With 8.9k reviews on Steam, it stands as a game with a solid review base on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 88.3/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 3.64 hours, with side content bringing that to 4.22 hours, and a completionist run can reach 4.26 hours. Players commonly describe it as Mystery, Atmospheric, Detective, Walking Simulator and Exploration.
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User Reviews
88.3
Overall Score / 100
8.8/10
Steam (8928 rev)
Playtime Estimates
3.64h
🎯 Main Story
4.22h
⭐ Main + Sides
4.26h
💯 Completionist
Based on 59 player submissions
DLCs (1)
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Collector's Edition Upgrade
$9.99
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Game Information
Release Date
September 25, 2014
Developer
The Astronauts
Publisher
The Astronauts
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$19.99
Analytics & Metrics
Copies Sold (VISE)
428.7K
(342.9K - 514.4K) VRI ScoreLearning
74.7
Hard to call the data is inconsistent at this point.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.
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Genres & Categories
Genres
Adventure
Indie
Categories
Single-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
Mystery
Atmospheric
Detective
Walking Simulator
Exploration
First-Person
Adventure
Horror
Story Rich
Singleplayer
Supernatural
Puzzle
Indie
Lovecraftian
Open World
Great Soundtrack
Short
Psychological Horror
Beautiful
Point & Click
Supported Languages
With Full Audio
English
Polish
Text Only
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Czech
System Requirements
🪟 Windows
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent AMD
- Memory: 6 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX11 compliant card with 1GB of VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 9 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX9c compliant