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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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.

2014 · The Astronauts · 0 videos · IGDB 82/100 · Players 79/100

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PS4PCXONESwitchPuzzleAdventureIndieHorrorThrillerMystery

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How long it takes

Rushing it
4 hours
Normally
4 hours
Completionist
5 hours

Averaged from 13 player submissions.

Every character

7 characters IGDB has catalogued for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.

Chad Carter

Dale Carter

Ed Carter

Ethan Carter

Missy Carter

Paul Prospero

Travis Carter

Platforms and makers

PlayStation 4 logo

PlayStation 4 · gen 8

PC (Microsoft Windows) logo

PC (Microsoft Windows)

Xbox One logo

Xbox One · gen 8

Nintendo Switch logo

Nintendo Switch · gen 8

Unreal Engine 3 logo

Unreal Engine 3

The Astronauts logo

The Astronauts · Developer, Publisher

Nordic Games Publishing logo

Nordic Games Publishing · Publisher

Engine

Unreal Engine 3

Unreal Engine 3 (UE3) is a computer game engine developed by Epic Games. It is the third generation of the Unreal Engine, designed for DirectX 9-, 10-, and 11-capable PCs, the Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3, and OpenGL-based OSes (Mac OS X, iOS). Its renderer supports many advanced techniques including HDRR, per-pixel lighting, and dynamic shadows, and builds upon the tools available in previous versions of the engine.

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Details

Release date
25 September 2014
Developer
The Astronauts
Engine
Unreal Engine 3
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Themes
Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure, Indie
Platforms
PS4, PC, XONE, Switch
Critic score
82/100 from 16 critics
Player score
79/100 from 405 players
IGDB users
75/100 from 389 users
Anticipated by
3 people before release
Type
Main Game
Age ratings
ESRB M, PEGI 18, USK 16, GRAC 19+, CLASS_IND 14, ACB M
Rated for
Strong Language, Violence, Blood and Gore, Bad Language, Language, Violência (Violence)
Companies
The Astronauts (Developer, Publisher), Nordic Games Publishing (Publisher)
Also known as
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter: Oculus Edition, Launcher.exe

Story

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.

Trailers

Official Gameplay video

Welcome to Red Creek Valley

Gamescom Trailer

Release dates

Switch
Aug 15, 2019
PC
Sep 25, 2014
PS4
Jul 15, 2015
XONE
Jan 19, 2018

Languages

Subtitles
French, Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Czech, English, Polish
Interface
Italian, German, Spanish (Spain), Polish, English, French, Czech
Audio
English, Polish

Keywords

explorationbloodyparanormaldetectivemurdermagicmazetrainsspacesteammultiple protagonistsbirdtrapsmurder mysterysteam trading cardsinvestigationsatmosphericsurvival horrorteleportationslow-motiondreamsgodspossessiondarknessexplosionsteam achievementsastronautdigital distributionxbox controller support for pcsingle-player onlysteam cloudplatform exclusivevoice actingxbox one x enhancedpolygonal 3dpop culture referencewasd movementdisorientation zoneextreme violencedescendants of other characterscorpsesprinting mechanicsyoung protagonistfaceless protagonistauto-savinguseable vehiclesunderwater gameplayjump scare momentsubtitled silencegamescom 2014no hudsleepingsuicidetentaclesmotion capture animationdynamic soundtrackmine cart sequenceambient musicsevered limbscontext sensitiveforeshadowingremote play4k ultra hdspace flightrailway buildingmale protagonistchurchgraveyardseason fall

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