Buoyed by an oblique and poetic trailer, it asked players to wander a bleak island. “We are thrilled to offer Dear Esther to a new generation of players for its tenth anniversary, and I’m personally looking forward to hearing from those players who are able to explore Dear Esther’s island today for the very first time.”ĭear Estheris usually £7.99 on Steam but is available to download for free from 14 to 15 February.ĭear Esther is available for PS4, Xbox One and PC ( Steam). On Valentine’s Day 2012, Dear Esther launched as a stand-alone title on the PC gaming store front Steam. “It was a joy working on Dear Esther with such a creative, talented and inspiring group of developers, and we’ve been delighted and humbled by the warmth of the gaming community over the last ten years,” said Dan Pinchbeck of The Chinese Room. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther combined beautiful environments with a breath-taking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption. On 14 February 2012, Dear Esther immersed players in its stunningly-realised world – a remote and desolate island somewhere in the Outer Hebrides. The Chinese Room and publishers Secret Mode are pleased to announce they will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Dear Esther by making the 2012 narrative exploration game free to download from Dear Esther on 14 and 15 February.ĭear Esther’s tenth anniversary arrives just two weeks ahead of The Chinese Room’s latest tale, Little Orpheus, which arrives on PC and consoles on 1 March. As the island’s secrets are gradually revealed, players will piece together a tale which will remain with them long after the screen has faded to black. Fragments of letters appear throughout the island, weaving a complex narrative of both the recent and distant past. The game asks players to explore a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, assuming the role of a troubled man piecing together the chain of events which lead to his wife’s death. Rather than traditional gameplay, the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of a Hebridean island, of who you are and why you are there.įragments of story are randomly uncovered when exploring the various locations of the island, making every each journey a unique experience. The Chinese Room’s other titles include Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Little Orpheus – launching 1 March for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Games Store and Nintendo Switch.įollow The Chinese Room on Twitter or visit .uk for more details.Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Dear Esther is also available for purchase on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and iOS devices. “We are thrilled to offer Dear Esther to a new generation of players for its tenth anniversary, and I’m personally looking forward to hearing from those players who are able to explore Dear Esther’s island today for the very first time.”ĭear Esther is usually £7.99 on Steam but is available to download for free from 14 to 15 February. “It was a joy working on Dear Esther with such a creative, talented and inspiring group of developers, and we’ve been delighted and humbled by the warmth of the gaming community over the last ten years,” said Dan Pinchbeck of The Chinese Room. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther combined beautiful environments with a breath-taking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.ĭear Esther has won multiple awards since its release in 2012, including the prize for “Excellence in Visual Arts” at the 2012 Independent Games Festival, “Best Use of Narrative” at the 2012 Develop Awards, “Visual Design” and four more awards at the 2012 TIGA Awards, and five nominations at the 2012 BAFTA awards. On 14 February 2012, Dear Esther immersed players in its stunningly-realised world – a remote and desolate island somewhere in the Outer Hebrides. Brighton, United Kingdom – 14 February 2022. The Chinese Room, and publishers Secret Mode are pleased to announce they will celebrate the tenth anniversary of Dear Esther by making the genre-defining 2012 narrative exploration game free to download from Steam on 14 and 15 February.ĭear Esther’s tenth anniversary arrives just two weeks ahead of The Chinese Room’s latest tale, Little Orpheus, which arrives on PC and consoles on 1 March.
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