In The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, you play as Paul Prospero, an occult detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter and realizes that the boy is in grave danger. When Paul arrives in Ethan's home of Red Creek Valley, he realizes things are even worse than he imagined. Ethan has… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the playerAge · PEGI 18
Respect
92
Stimulation
gentle
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Forgiving: quick retry, no lost progress
- Steam tag “Walking Simulator” (466 votes)
- From a player review (2 found it helpful)
What it exercises
Exploration and curiosity
- Steam tag “Exploration” (358 votes)
- IGDB keyword “exploration”
Problem solving
- Steam tag “Puzzle” (193 votes)
- IGDB keyword “investigations”
Story and reading
- Steam tag “Story Rich” (274 votes)
- From a player review
Medium confidence · 27 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.