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. 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.
PuzzleAdventureIndieHorrorThrillerMysteryexplorationbloodyparanormaldetectivemurdermagicmazetrainsspacesteammultiple protagonistsbirdPlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
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- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- The Astronauts
- Publisher
- The Astronauts, Nordic Games Publishing
- Released
- September 25, 2014
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 3
- Time to beat
- 3.5 h rushed · 4 h main story · 5 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 406 ratings.
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