Dear Esther: Landmark Edition

Dear Esther is a slow, atmospheric "walking simulator" that literally involves wandering—many players tag it as such then complain when the gameplay is just walking. I held W for 60 minutes listening to fragmented narration while exploring an opaque, often incomprehensible world; beautiful and moody if you like ambi…

First of its kind walking sim. Truly moving monologues. No wonder this talent led to Still Wakes the Deep. You feel the atmosphere and music too especially in the caves. This story you're told changes ever so slightly each playthrough It might hit for you, might not, but it really did for me

🏆 100% ACHIEVEMENT REVIEW 🏆 Quick Thoughts: It’s hard to call this a traditional game, many people label it a "walking simulator," and there's definitely truth to that. However, I look at it differently. There is something deeply intriguing here. As you walk, you listen to a narrator revealing his inner thoughts,…

A beautiful, atmospheric, but incredibly short walking simulator with a plodding pace and a story that is fairly incoherent, at least at first blush. Oh, and it is depressing, or at least deeply melancholic, so if you are already in that mood, don't play it unless you want to double down or wallow in sorrow. I got i…

Dear Esther, this was boring af... Walking simulators live and die by their interesting and beautiful locations. And besides the caves, it has little eye candy, 70% of your 1-1.5 hr walking takes place on a barren, wind-swept piece of rock. All while you are are bombarded by audiologs of short stories, musings and p…

Great writing and voice acting, but incredibly tedious, unrewarding experience definitely not worth the full asking price. Movement is mind-numbingly slow, even for walking sim standards, and there is no interactivity such as objects to inspect or even minor puzzle elements, as a result the tags on the steam page ar…