The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
As a detective with the supernatural ability to visualize scenes of lethal crimes, Paul Prospero investigates the kidnapping of a young boy, hoping to save him before it’s too late. The investigation leads him to a beautiful mountain area, where he comes across a severely mutilated body of one of the kidnappers. Using both his paranormal skill and modern detective tools, Paul must discover the mystery behind the trail of corpses in the valley, the roots of an ancient force ruling the area, and the fate of the kidnapped boy.
Xbox One version includes “Free Roam” mode for exploration without story.
Developer:
The Astronauts
Related Links
Official website
Platforms:
PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- Digital September 25, 2014 by The Astronauts
Readers rating
Good
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What our readers think of The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Posted by smulan on Oct 18, 2019
Not very funny
Figuring out how the interface is supposed to work and placing events in the right order are not very funny despite gorgeous graphics....
Posted by SamuelGordon on Nov 6, 2014
The dead do lie
Good: - The free roam is excellent - Great atmosphere, creepy houses,occult rituals,caves,etc - Graphics are nice (could be better though) - Great music Bad : - Ending ruins the story, i've seen this type of story done a thousand times and i was hoping...
Posted by charmer on Oct 20, 2014
The game has been patched a couple of times
The game itself might not have been perfect at release, especially the save system, but the patches released shortly afterwards took care of that and several other glitches. The game experience is unique and rewarding for those who pay attention. There is a...
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Game Information
| Platform | PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One |
| Perspective | First-Person |
| Control | Gamepad, Keyboard |
| Gameplay | Investigative |
| Genre | Mystery |
| Theme | Rescue |
| Graphic Style | Illustrated realism |
| Presentation | Realtime 3D |
| Action (Compulsory) | - |
| Red Flags | - |
| Media | Internet download |
Product Details
System Requirements
WindowsXP SP3 or higher
Intel Core2 Duo or equivalent AMD
4 GB RAM
DirectX9c compliant graphics card with 512MB of VRAM
DirectX9c compliant sound card
9 GB available HDD space
