Yes, worth buying.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.
- Story and characters: 213 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 9k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
+ Engaging story
By buying this game, you will receive 2 versions of it, the Original and Redux, which offers slightly better graphics.
The Vanishing of Ethan Cater is fully voice acted to an extremely high standard; all of the sound effects are really well made too, such as the sounds of the forest, lakeside noises and other ambient sounds that go unnoticed, unless you actually listen out for them.
Firstly, I found the original version of the game did not run well, with constant stuttering, so I would recommend playing on the redux version which comes with purchase.
I also love the developers' choice of not adding a HUD to the game, as it really doesn't need one.
The game is perfectly optimized and even if i do not have a great computer, I was able to enjoy the game at high details.
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Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.
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