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Dear Esther

Platforms

PC
PS4
Xbox One

Initial release Feb. 14, 2012

Developers

The Chinese Room

Genres

Action Adventure
Indie

Publishers

Curve Digital
The Chinese Room

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Artwork from The Walking Dead, Dishonored and Mass Effect 3 make up the header image for the RPS Time Capsule 2012 edition.

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RPS Time Capsule: the games worth saving from 2012

We list our favourite games from 2012, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else

March 17, 2023 Katharine Castle

The key art for Dear Esther - a lonely shack on a blasted cliff, overlooking the sea

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Dear Esther dev 10 years on: "That was strange. That was quite a ride."

We talk to Dan Pinchbeck for Esther's birthday

Feb. 24, 2022 Jay Castello

Hebridean scenes in a Dear Esther screenshot.

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Dear Esther is free to keep on Steam right now

Happy birthday, dear Dear Esther

Feb. 14, 2022 Alice O'Connor

BBC Radio 3's Sound Of Gaming is a nice look at video game tunes and the people behind them

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BBC Radio 3's Sound Of Gaming is a nice look at video game tunes and the people behind them

Chiptunes off the old block

Oct. 26, 2019 Jay Castello

Videogame tunes hit BBC Radio 3 with Jessica Curry's Sound Of Gaming later this month

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Videogame tunes hit BBC Radio 3 with Jessica Curry's Sound Of Gaming later this month

This slaps

Oct. 9, 2019 Natalie Clayton

Deals

The Humble Caffeine Bundle is full of games worth staying up late for

I wouldn't mind a double espresso too, though

Jan. 22, 2019 Dominic Tarason

Have you played... The Vanishing of Ethan Carter?

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Have you played... The Vanishing of Ethan Carter?

Grim peaks.

Dec. 14, 2017 Rick Lane

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture devs hang up their walking boots

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Everybody's Gone to the Rapture devs hang up their walking boots

Try taking a walk

Sept. 25, 2017 Alice O'Connor

Dear Esther's Landmark Edition wandering out Tuesday

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Dear Esther's Landmark Edition wandering out Tuesday

Radio play revamped

Feb. 13, 2017 Alice O'Connor

Alice And Pip: What Is (And Isn't) A Walking Simulator?

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Alice And Pip: What Is (And Isn't) A Walking Simulator?

First-person saunter

Sept. 30, 2016 RPS

Dear Esther Landmark Edition Brings PC Improvements

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Dear Esther Landmark Edition Brings PC Improvements

Walk this way

Aug. 25, 2016 Alice O'Connor

After The Rapture: The Chinese Room's Next Game, Total Dark, Is An Isometric RPG

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After The Rapture: The Chinese Room's Next Game, Total Dark, Is An Isometric RPG

Lights out

April 1, 2016 Adam Smith

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture PC Confirmed, Coming Soon

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Everybody's Gone To The Rapture PC Confirmed, Coming Soon

Prepare for the end

April 1, 2016 Adam Smith

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture May Be Steam-Bound

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Everybody's Gone To The Rapture May Be Steam-Bound

Dear Esther follow-up freed from PS4 shackles?

Jan. 8, 2016 Alec Meer

5 Reasons Why I Play Games

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5 Reasons Why I Play Games

A 36 year old man writes

Dec. 26, 2015 Alec Meer

Englishness

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Englishness

On Everybody's Gone To The Rapture

Aug. 18, 2015 Alec Meer

Have You Played... Dear Esther?

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Have You Played... Dear Esther?

Nov. 1, 2014 Alec Meer

Self-Interviewing Devs: Proteus And "Walking Simulators"

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Self-Interviewing Devs: Proteus And "Walking Simulators"

What even is a "walking simulator"?

June 28, 2014 Alice O'Connor

The Old City Is Mysterious, Narrated With Shatnerian Flair

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The Old City Is Mysterious, Narrated With Shatnerian Flair

But don't ask its age; that's very rude

April 29, 2014 Nathan Grayson

SOMA's Grip On BioShock Comparisons, Indie Influences

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SOMA's Grip On BioShock Comparisons, Indie Influences

Creeping With The Fishes, Pt 1

April 10, 2014 Nathan Grayson

Dear Esther, Mirror's Edge Artist Goes To Valve

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Dear Esther, Mirror's Edge Artist Goes To Valve

Dear's Edge

March 13, 2014 Nathan Grayson

2 Years After Release, Dear Esther Moves To A New Engine

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2 Years After Release, Dear Esther Moves To A New Engine

Goodbye Source, hello Unity

Feb. 18, 2014 Alec Meer

Complimenti, Bella Atmosfera: Forgive Me

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Complimenti, Bella Atmosfera: Forgive Me

Andato a casa

Jan. 10, 2014 Alec Meer

On Edge: A Chat With Robert Briscoe

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On Edge: A Chat With Robert Briscoe

Reflecting On Things

Oct. 23, 2013 Duncan Harris

Dear Esther Dev's Rapture No Longer Coming To PC

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Dear Esther Dev's Rapture No Longer Coming To PC

Everybody's Gone To The PS4

Aug. 22, 2013 Nathan Grayson

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