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Game entry

Dear Esther

2012 · Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux · The Chinese Room

Dear Esther carries 1,503 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 1,955 in the world ranking, with 50% of duels won out of 102 played. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 23 out of 66 (Adventure).

World rank

no. 1,955

ELO score

1,503

Wins

50%

Duels played

102

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About Dear Esther

Two years in the making, the highly anticipated Indie remake of the cult mod Dear Esther arrives on PC. 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.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,503 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Dear Esther sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,952 Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire 1,504
  2. 1,953 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 1,503
  3. 1,954 Stronghold 1,503
  4. 1,955 Dear Esther 1,503
  5. 1,956 Kirby's Epic Yarn 1,503
  6. 1,957 Orcs Must Die! 3 1,503
  7. 1,958 Secret of Mana 1,503

Released in 2012

The standing

Where Dear Esther ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Dear Esther stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 23 out of 66 (Adventure).

Where Dear Esther ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,955 5,035
Adventure 23 66
2010s 813 2,050
2012 79 199

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