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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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Genres
PuzzleAdventureIndie
Themes
HorrorThrillerMystery
Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Developer
The Astronauts
Publishers
The Astronauts, Nordic Games Publishing
Release dates
Platform Date
PC (Microsoft Windows) September 25, 2014
PlayStation 4 July 15, 2015
Xbox One January 19, 2018
Nintendo Switch August 15, 2019

About

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.

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.

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