Dear Esther is a 2012 adventure game developed and published by The Chinese Room. First released in 2008 as a free modification for the Source game engine, the game was entirely redeveloped for a commercial release in 2012.

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.

Dear Esther was first released in June 2008 as a free single player Source Engine mod developed by indie game developer TheChineseRoom and was later remade for a commercial release on Steam in February 2012. The story is written by Dan Pinchbeck.

Dear Esther is a first-person game about love, loss, guilt and redemption. Driven by story and immersion rather than traditional mechanics, it's an uncompromisingly emotional experience.

Mar 7, 2011 · In Dear Esther, you play an unseen, nameless protagonist, wandering through the mist, triggering randomised audio clips of letters being read aloud to a woman...

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.

"A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer." The critically acclaimed Dear Esther is finally available for Xbox One.

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.

Feb 14, 2012 · Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gameplay with a focus on exploration. Uncovering the mystery of a mysterious island, of who you are, and why you are...

Feb 13, 2012 · Dear Esther is about heavy subjects: isolation and tragedy tie the island's visitors together. It began life as a Half-Life 2 mod that preferred story to shooting. It was a slow-paced...