Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
| App ID | 520720 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe |
| Publisher | Secret Mode |
| Franchise | Secret Mode |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS |
| Technologies | Unity Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 31728122 |
| Last Record Update | 17 October 2025 – 13:31:37 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 14 February 2017 – 18:02:08 UTC ( |
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
Additional Information
| Developer | The Chinese Room | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| controller_support | full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ReleaseState | released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Publisher | Secret Mode | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Store Release Date | 14 February 2017 – 18:02:44 UTC ( |
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| osarch | empty string | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| community_hub_visible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Media | https://discord.com/invite/TYXxVxbvCC https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSecretMode https://www.instagram.com/WeAreSecretMode/ https://www.tiktok.com/@secretmodegames?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://x.com/WeAreSecretMode https://www.youtube.com/c/SecretMode |
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| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23), Free to Play (37) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steam Release Date | 14 February 2017 – 18:02:08 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 3 July 2025 – 11:23:11 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| review_percentage | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detected Technologies (?) | Unity Engine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First seen on SteamDB | 22 August 2016 – 18:58:32 UTC ( |
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Supported Languages
| 5 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles | Achievements |
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| English | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Russian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Single-player
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Commentary available
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Cloud Gaming
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| trailer_name | Dear Esther: Landmark Edition Trailer |
| trailer_category | 0 |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 14 February 2017 – 18:02:17 UTC |
Steam charts
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- 4 players right now
- 8 24-hour peak
- 2,097 all-time peak
15 February 2022
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- 0 24-hour peak
- 1,365 all-time peak
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Owner estimations
- ~144.2 k by Gamalytic
- ~439.4 k by VG Insights
- ~4.77 M by PlayTracker
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Markers
| Date | Label | 30-day Peak |
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| 14 February 2017 | Steam Release | - |
| 22 January 2019 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Caffeine Bundle | - |
| 23 September 2020 | ⇄ Fanatical: Indie Greats Bundle | - |
| 22 October 2020 | ⇄ Fanatical: Safe in Our World 1st Anniversary Charity Bundle | - |
| 14 February 2022 | Free To Keep | - |
| 18 March 2022 | ⇄ Humble Bundle: Stand With Ukraine Bundle | - |
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