It's made with gaming technology and, more importantly, in the idiom of games, using their design and storytelling techniques. Dear Esther wouldn't exist without games, and owes far less to other ...

but if this is even a game. Dear Esther is not a video game; at least, not in the traditional sense. In 2008, it was released for the PC as a Half-Life 2 mod. Now, it has been rereleased as a ...

On one level, Dear Esther is and always has been worth playing simply because it pushed the boundaries and standards of video games. But, on the other hand, eight years and one equally ...

While there is no one cause, no linear causation, games like “Dear Esther" and “Journey” demarcate a palpable shifting point. The world of video games was changing in the early 2010s ...

With some hindsight, is Dear Esther really a video game? Or is it a walking simulator? And does any of that really bloody matter? They've probably never had someone ask them these kinds of ...

Not every video game is about fighting enemies and solving puzzles. In a game like Dear Esther, the whole video game experience is a journey of lone exploration, poetic prose, and the pulse of a ...

One of the gorgeous sights in Dear Esther. The Chinese Room Developer ... by The Chinese Room co-founder and host of Classic FM's video game show Jessica Curry, the music will accompany a live ...

Dear Esther is a terrible video game. Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised ...

With no goals, guns, puzzles or any of the other things that you often find in games, Dear Esther is an experiment with the video game form, a piece of interactive visual storytelling; spend your ...

When I approached this article, I was undecided on whether to attempt to tackle the key point of contention that has surrounded Dear Esther since its release on 14th February: that is, is Dear ...

Dear Esther is a terrible video game. Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional game-play the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the ...