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Review: Wot I Think: Dear Esther
Lonely Island
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Dear Esther is free to keep on Steam right now
Happy birthday, dear Dear Esther
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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
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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
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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.](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/rps-time-capsule-2012.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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We list our favourite games from 2012, and why they deserve to be preserved above everything else
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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
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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
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The Humble Caffeine Bundle is full of games worth staying up late for
I wouldn't mind a double espresso too, though
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![Dear Esther's Landmark Edition wandering out Tuesday](https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/13dearesther.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
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Everybody's Gone To The Rapture May Be Steam-Bound
Dear Esther follow-up freed from PS4 shackles?
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Have You Played... Dear Esther?
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The Old City Is Mysterious, Narrated With Shatnerian Flair
But don't ask its age; that's very rude
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