Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Mostly Positive (25) - 72% of the 25 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive.
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Mostly Positive (1,921) - 78% of the 1,921 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Feb 14, 2017
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By Yitz's secret lair July 30, 2019

“A wonderful dark meditative game. That's the best way I can describe it. It flows like a dream, growing increasingly more surreal—there is less meaning than [i]feeling[\i] here.”

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About This Game

'A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer.'

Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses its beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption.

Key features:


  • Every play-through a unique experience, with randomly generated audio, visuals and events.
  • Explore incredible environments that fully immerse you in the haunting island and its mysterious past.
  • A poetic, semi-randomised story like you've never experienced in a game before.
  • Stunning soundtrack composed by Jessica Curry, featuring world-class musicians.
  • An uncompromisingly inventive game delivered to the highest AAA standards.

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has been remade with the Unity engine, featuring a full audio remaster, and the addition of a brand-new Directors' Commentary mode, allowing players to explore the island and learn what inspired the game and how it was crafted by The Chinese Room and Rob Briscoe.

System Requirements

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 (2 * 2400), AMD Athlon X2 4200+ (2 * 2200) or equivalent
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT (256 MB), AMD Radeon X1600 XT (256 MB)
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS *: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E7300 (2 * 2660), AMD A8-3850 (4 * 2900) or equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 MB), AMD Radeon HD7770 (1024 MB)
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: 10.7.5 - 10.12.1
    • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo (2 * 2260) or equivalent
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 (256 MB)
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
    Recommended:
    • OS: 10.7.5 - 10.12.1
    • Processor: Intel i5-3470S (4 * 2900) or equivalent
    • Memory: 4 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M (1024 MB), Intel HD Graphics 4000 (1024 MB)
    • Storage: 2 GB available space
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

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