Additional Information
Developer
The Astronauts
metacritic_name
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
controller_support
full
metacritic_score
82
metacritic_fullurl
https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats
Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore
Yes
ReleaseState
released
Publisher
The Astronauts
eulas
Store Release Date
25 September 2014 – 23:03:00 UTC ( )
community_hub_visible
Yes
Primary Genre
Adventure (25)
Store Genres
Adventure (25) , Indie (23)
Steam Release Date
25 September 2014 – 23:05:00 UTC ( )
Store Asset Modification Time
31 October 2019 – 16:57:39 UTC ( ) (1572541059)
library_assets
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review_score
8
review_percentage
88
Detected Technologies (?)
Unreal Engine , Intel_oneTBB SDK , NVIDIA_APEX SDK , NVIDIA_CUDA SDK , NVIDIA_PhysX SDK , NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK , Ogg SDK , Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
Steam Deck: This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu SteamOS: This game runs successfully on SteamOS Note: This game's launcher/setup tool may require a touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu category: Playable steamos_compatibility: Compatible test_timestamp: 21 May 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC tested_build_id: 481110 configuration: supported_input gamepad requires_manual_keyboard_invoke 0 requires_non_controller_launcher_nav 1 primary_player_is_controller_slot_0 1 non_deck_display_glyphs 0 small_text 0 requires_internet_for_setup 0 requires_internet_for_singleplayer 0 recommended_runtime proton-9.0-4RC requires_h264 0 requires_voice_files 0 gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported 0 hdr_support 0
First seen on SteamDB
2 October 2013 – 19:26:58 UTC ( ) , in changelist #296399
Supported Languages
7 Languages
Interface
Full Audio
Subtitles
Achievements
English
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
French
Yes
Yes
Italian
Yes
Yes
German
Yes
Yes
Spanish - Spain
Yes
Yes
Polish
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Czech
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tags
Categories
Hardware Categories
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clienttga
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icon
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logo
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logo_small
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small_capsule
header_image
library_assets_full
Assets
Trailers
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2 players right now
9 24-hour peak
1,443 all-time peak 26 September 2014
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Store data
73,810 followers#6337 in top sellers7,812 positive reviews
1,030 negative reviews
88.35% positive reviews
Twitch stats
0 viewers right now
6 24-hour peak
37,934 all-time peak
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85.86% SteamDB Rating
7,812 88.4% positive reviews
1,030 11.6% negative reviews
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter had an all-time peak of 1443 concurrent players on 26 September 2014.
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