English The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery game focused on exploration & discovery. You play the game as Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter. Realizing the boy is in grave danger, Paul arrives at Ethan’s home of Red Creek Valley, where things turn out to be even worse than he imagined. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul quickly discerns might not be the only local murder worth looking into. Inspired by the weird fiction & other tales of the macabre from the early twentieth century, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter aims to significantly evolve immersive storytelling in games. While it features a private detective & quite a few mental challenges, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter’s focus is on atmosphere, mood, & the essential humanity of our characters. Still, the discoveries won’t happen on their own, or without your help. Using both Paul’s supernatural skill of being able to communicate with the dead, & your own powers of observation, you will discover the mystery behind a trail of corpses, the roots of a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley, & the fate of a missing boy. Key Features
- Explore & interact with the beautiful yet ominous world of Red Creek Valley, which was created with the use of Unreal Engine 4 & the revolutionary photogrammetry technology that allows for nearly photorealistic environments.
- Communicate with the dead & see how they died in order to gather clues that help you piece together the truth behind Ethan’s disappearance -- & the fate of his family.
- Experience, in non-linear fashion, a story that combines the pleasures of pulp, private eye, & horror fiction, all of it inspired by writers such as Raymond Chandler, Algernon Blackwood, Stefan Grabinski, & H. P. Lovecraft.
- Conduct the investigation on your own terms & at your own pace. Although there are a few scary bits in the game, players will have no need for sedatives. Our game is less about terror & more about clammy unease.