Dear Esther
| App ID | 203810 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe |
| Publisher | Secret Mode |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS |
| Technologies | Source Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 28970158 |
| Last Record Update | 13 May 2025 – 23:37:41 UTC ( |
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Additional Information
| Developer | The Chinese Room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| gamedir | Dear Esther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_name | Dear Esther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| icon | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | partial | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_score | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NoServers | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| metacritic_fullurl | https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dear-esther?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache | 203811 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| state | eStateAvailable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| serverbrowsername | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ValidOSList | Windows macOS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| installscript_macos | installscript_osx.vdf | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| primarycache_macos | 203812 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Secret Mode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| app_retired_publisher_request | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Asset Modification Time | 5 March 2013 – 00:05:42 UTC ( |
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| osextended | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_score | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Source Engine, Bink_Video SDK, CEF SDK, Miles_Sound_System SDK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| store_screenshot | ss_274f15a9183b1fdf87a4877ad181c1084aeca083.jpg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First seen on SteamDB | 20 March 2013 – 07:43:16 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | Yes |
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Steam charts
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- 0 players right now
- 2 24-hour peak
- 1,184 all-time peak
13 February 2012
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Store data
- 10,019 followers
- 4,644 positive reviews
- 1,483 negative reviews
- 75.80% positive reviews
Twitch stats
- 0 viewers right now
- 21 24-hour peak
- 3,778 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~119.0 k by SteamSpy
- ~459.0 k by VG Insights
- ~1.59 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 28 May 2013 – 18:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie Bundle 8 | - |
| 18 September 2013 – 12:00 | ⇄ Fanatical: Indie Jam 3 | - |
| 13 February 2014 – 08:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Weekly Sale: IndieCade | - |
| 16 May 2014 – 18:00 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Indie re-Bundle 8 | - |
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How many players are playing Dear Esther right now on Steam?
Steam player counter indicates there are currently 0 players live playing Dear Esther on Steam.
Dear Esther had an all-time peak of 1184 concurrent players on 13 February 2012.
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