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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Astronauts
September 24, 2014
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure, IndieDevelopers
The AstronautsRelease Date
September 24, 2014 (10 years and 9 months ago)Publishers
The Astronauts, Nordic Games PublishingContent Rating
RP Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Blood
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Summary
In The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, you play as Paul Prospero, an occult detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter and realizes that the boy is in grave danger. When Paul arrives in Ethan's home of Red Creek Valley, he realizes things are even worse than he imagined. Ethan has vanished in the wake of a brutal murder, which Paul comes to see might not be the only murder to investigate. Using both regular and supernatural detective skills, Paul must figure out what happened to the missing boy.
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure, IndiePlatforms
PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo SwitchDevelopers
The AstronautsRelease Date
September 24, 2014 (10 years and 9 months ago)Publishers
The Astronauts, Nordic Games PublishingContent Rating
RP Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Blood
Franchises
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