A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer. Dear Esther is a ghost story told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional gameplay, the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery of the island, of who you are and why you are here. Fragments of story are randomly triggered by moving around the environments, making every telling unique. Features a stunning, specially commissioned soundtrack. Forget the normal rules of play; if nothing seems real here, it's because it may just be all a delusion. What is the significance of the aerial - What happened on the motorway - is the island real or imagined - who is Esther and why has she chosen to summon you here? The answers are out there, on the lost beach and the tunnels under the island. Or then again, they may just not be, after all...

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Forsete
Forsete Sep 25 2009, 4:02pm says:

First attempt? That's impressive.

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corigami
corigami Sep 25 2009, 4:06pm says:

Best looking work I've ever seen in the source engine.

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Dukeofmankind
Dukeofmankind Sep 25 2009, 4:13pm says:

wooah this is awesuum :D:D

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Armageddon104
Armageddon104 Sep 25 2009, 4:42pm says:

Very nice...

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PhyOS
PhyOS Sep 25 2009, 4:50pm says:

Very nice. Not easy to create realistic water elements with Source... it's its weak point.

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MP81
MP81 Sep 25 2009, 5:12pm says:

That looks incredible.

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Ph0X
Ph0X Sep 25 2009, 5:52pm says:

The fading lines between teh sky and the ocean is my favorite part.
Great work, specially on those cliffs.

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m82sniper
m82sniper Sep 25 2009, 5:58pm says:

Wow, looks as good as Crysis!

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Callinstead09
Callinstead09 Sep 25 2009, 6:49pm says:

First attempt! Seem's like mods actually beat most game companies out there!

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HounderKnight
HounderKnight Sep 25 2009, 9:40pm says:

Gorgeous

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wudi343
wudi343 Sep 26 2009, 10:35am says:

MUCH better lightning like before! wow just impressive!

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Mars_3K
Mars_3K Sep 27 2009, 8:34am says:

Jaw-droppingly awesome. :O

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KernCore
KernCore Sep 28 2009, 12:17am says:

Your water looks so awesome with the waves!
Much better than Source's normal one =D

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Projectionist
Projectionist Sep 30 2009, 8:18pm says:

This looks awesome

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Sibelius
Sibelius Oct 4 2009, 11:58pm says:

This is absolutely gorgeus. i can't possibly describe the way this mod makes me feel......it's strange, really, as i've always been able to speak my thoughts. just beautiful, and the name is quite lovely too, sad, but lovely.

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ghostings
ghostings Nov 19 2009, 10:31pm says:

Perfectly dark enough for me

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tnk_x5000
tnk_x5000 Nov 24 2009, 4:46am says:

I'll never have words for this...

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