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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Dear Esther - complete overhaul

Dear Esther - complete overhaul

May 13, 2009 By chineseroom 11 comments

Dear Esther is getting a full overhaul and rebuild by Robert Briscoe of LittleLostPoly

Dear Esther - Updated Version Released

Dear Esther - Updated Version Released

Jan 18, 2009 By chineseroom 1 comment

An updated version of the mod Dear Esther has just been released, including remastered sound, fixed terrain issues, extended caves sequence and new audio...

Dear Esther Remake - Update 2

Dear Esther Remake - Update 2

Sep 01, 2009 By chineseroom 25 comments

Been another slow week this week; however I have managed to finish sculpting and painting the terrain for the first level and am now looking forward to...

Dear Esther selected for IndieCade2009

Dear Esther selected for IndieCade2009

Sep 04, 2009 By chineseroom 6 comments

The cult Half Life 2 mod Dear Esther has been selected as a finalist in the 2009 IndieCade awards - Culver City, here we com!

Dear Esther Update (remake)

Dear Esther Update (remake)

Aug 24, 2009 By chineseroom 31 comments

Hi everyone, My name is Robert Briscoe and as you may or may not have heard, I have taken it upon myself recently to ‘re-master' Dear Esther and bring...

Dear Esther wins Best World/Story at IndieCade 2009

Dear Esther wins Best World/Story at IndieCade 2009

Oct 03, 2009 By chineseroom 11 comments

The cult Half Life 2 mod picked up the 2009 IndieCade International Independent Game award for Best Story/World at the ceremony in LA last night.

Dear Esther: Gamasutra Interview

Dear Esther: Gamasutra Interview

Jul 02, 2009 By chineseroom 6 comments

A new interview with Dear Esther designer Dan Pinchbeck at Gamasutra

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