Dear Esther

Dear Esther

By Sumo Digital Ltd

  • Category: Games
  • Release Date: 2019-10-01
  • Current Version: 1.21
  • Adult Rating: 12+
  • File Size: 988.23 MB
  • Developer: Sumo Digital Ltd
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 12.0 or later.
Score: 4.14876
4.14876
From 242 Ratings

Description

The Chinese Room’s cult classic Dear Esther arrives on iOS for the first time, in this faithful interpretation of the internationally renowned game. A man stands on a desolate Hebridean shore. As he takes his first step forward, he starts to speak: “Dear Esther...” and so begins a dreamlike, complex tale of love, loss and redemption. We’re invited to explore the windswept island, descending into an eerie, otherworldly story where reality fragments and falls apart. Generally recognised as kick-starting the walking simulator subgenre, Dear Esther features dynamic narration that means the story changes each time you return to the island. Since the original release, Dear Esther has sold over one million units and is seen as a benchmark in interactive and emotional storytelling. PC Gamer said it “provokes thought and feeling in a way few other games do.” It also won praise for its visuals and music, with The Daily Telegraph saying “Dear Esther's visuals are majestic”, and Jessica Curry’s soundtrack receiving awards and nominations from BAFTA among others.” Dear Esther includes subtitles in French, German, Spanish and Russian. We strongly recommend playing the game with sound on, it's great with headphones. If you need any help please contact us at support@dearesther.com.

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Reviews

  • Nice game

    3
    By peterz549
    hard to navigate.
  • Welcome Back Dear Esther

    4
    By ZephDavis
    I was heartbroken when this stopped working on my Mac after macOS removed support for 32 bit apps. So glad to have it back on iOS. This version looks wonderful but has slight stuttering from time to time. I would like to see keyboard/mouse or comtroller support added. The touch controls work well, but options are always nice. Anyways I’m super happy to have this playable again and even on my iPad that
  • Boring and Confusing

    3
    By Lexiebeth
    Sorry devs, I played the entire game hoping the ending would make it worth the endless walking but in the end I was just as confused as when I started. This is more of a story than a game, which is fine for people that enjoy that. I was hoping there’d be a mystery to solve and clues to interest with. Instead, all I could do is walk endlessly forward as the narrator droned on. The story just barely getting strung together into something vaguely coherent by the end. Coherent, but for me at least, uninteresting. Two hours completely wasted.
  • Really puts the walking in “walking simulator”

    2
    By Lingrush24
    It’s a beautiful little game, ruined by the excruciatingly slow walking speed. Couple this with the need to explore multiple paths and backtrack, and all that repetitive walking quickly becomes boring. Were they trying to force me to meditate or something? The last straw was when I lost a bunch of progress because it’s not clear when the game is saved. No way I’m repeating all that.
  • Not my thing

    1
    By CLH0713
    Really pretty but super dull. The balance between the music and voiceover is off so I missed a lot of what was being said even with subtitles. Not worth the money for me. Oops.
  • Cool game, but I think it needs some improvements as a port

    3
    By K Ona
    The graphics are very great I loved moving through it. With the other comments do agree it does get boring, especially when the character moves a little slow. The ending is great and there is so much emotion put into the mc going towards the tower, I wouldn’t change anything about it. I think what it needs the most is to be able to save and know when the player can save, I’m not sure what parts are chapters and parts aren’t there is no text that tells you that a chapter has ended.
  • Controller support needed

    4
    By ccrruuxx
    Love the game from previous play throughs but I’m trying to use a controller and the right thumbstick is incorrectly programmed. There is no Y movement, only X. Please fix devs so I can give a 5/5!
  • No clue how to play this. Waste of money.

    1
    By PugetsoundKat108
    Nothing about controls. Absolutely not intuitive game play. Can’t find anything about how to play the ios version on gaming sites. Huge disappointment and utter waste of money.
  • Please fix controller issues

    2
    By XNick_13x
    Unplayable with a controller. This should absolutely be working correctly with a game like this. Please fix.
  • No jump scares; an anticipating journey that I am still puzzled with; an absolutely remarkable story

    5
    By itzchristine
    I highly enjoyed every moment of that. I was happy to find that there are no hidden jump scares (since I hate those), but a rather amazingly suspenseful journey that will leave you puzzled with questions. I need another game to play like this, one that is just as remarkable as this one.

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