Dear Esther: Landmark Edition overview

Overview

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition comes from The Chinese Room, Robert Briscoe and is published by Secret Mode. It arrived on Steam on Feb 14, 2017, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Commentary available, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 5 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:56:36 UTC, with a tracked peak near 13. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 75% positive across 7,542 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is available in 5 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has sold up to 468,000 units and has 2,449 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $3,200,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition overview details

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

'A deserted island... a lost man... memories of a fatal crash... a book written by a dying explorer.' 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. Abandoning traditional gameplay for a pure story-driven experience, Dear Esther fuses its beautiful environments with a breathtaking soundtrack to tell a powerful story of love, loss, guilt and redemption. Key features: Every play-through a unique experience, with randomly generated audio, visuals and events. Explore incredible environments that fully immerse you in the haunting island and its mysterious past. A poetic, semi-randomised story like you've never experienced in a game before. Stunning soundtrack composed by Jessica Curry, featuring world-class musicians. An uncompromisingly inventive game delivered to the highest AAA standards. Dear Esther: Landmark Edition has been remade with the Unity engine, featuring a full audio remaster, and the addition of a brand-new Directors' Commentary mode, allowing players to explore the island and learn what inspired the game and how it was crafted by The Chinese Room and Rob Briscoe.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Dear Esther: Landmark Edition is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Cloud, Commentary available, Remote Play on TV, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Free To Play. SteamPulse's latest observation records 5 players at 13 September 2026 - 07:56:36 UTC, a tracked peak of 13, and 75% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Walking SimulatorExplorationInteractive FictionPuzzleFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorRelaxingLinearNarrationOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericCasualMystery

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Support and legal notes

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