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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Puzzle Adventure Indie Horror Thriller Mystery
75
User Score
376 ratings
82
Critic Score
16 reviews
Very Positive
6,826 reviews
September 25, 2014
Released 4196 days ago
3
Hype
PlayStation 4 PC (Microsoft Windows) Xbox One Nintendo Switch

About

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. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul comes to see might not be the only murder to investigate. Using both regular and supernatural detective skills, Paul must figure out what happened to the missing boy.

Storyline

In 1973, paranormal investigator Paul Prospero receives a fan letter from 12-year-old Ethan Carter, inspiring him to journey to Ethan's hometown of Red Creek Valley, Wisconsin. Upon arrival, he learns Ethan has gone missing and begins encountering unsettling paranormal phenomena, as well as evidence of recent violence in the tiny mining village.

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Videos

Official Gameplay video

Welcome to Red Creek Valley

Gamescom Trailer

Release Dates by Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Sep 25, 2014
PlayStation 4 Worldwide
Jul 15, 2015
Xbox One Worldwide
Jan 19, 2018
Nintendo Switch Worldwide
Aug 15, 2019

DLC

Game Info

Developer
The Astronauts
Publisher
The Astronauts, Nordic Games Publishing
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Horror Thriller Mystery

Languages

Audio / Voice
English, Polish
Text / Subtitles
French, Italian, Italian, German, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Spain), Polish, Czech, English, English, French, Polish, Czech

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