The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a short mystery game where you're solving murders in search of Ethan Carter. This game does very little in terms of gameplay, you mostly walk and click on stuff while going through the story. The visuals hold up well, and the music and sound design are really well done. The story overall I didn't find to be all that interesting, but the short length ensures it doesn't overstay it's welcome. While I do think it's worth a single playthrough, it would be difficult to recommend this game to someone if they weren't a fan of walking simulators.

Nice story.

This is like a narrative walking simulator.
You go from place to place and read notes and head conversations.
By the end it paints a picture of a whole story.

The story was quite interesting and the graphics nice.
Some of the puzzles are a bit difficult. Use a guide to finish them faster.

A gorgeously made (even on a good old indie shoestring budget) and beautifully written story. Mysteriously, wonderfully compelling. Full of realistic and well voiced characters (despite them being purely unmoving sprites/memories). And an ending which just happens to contain one of, by a fairly large margin, the LARGEST. PUNCHES. IN THE GENITALS. I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED IN A GAME. HANDS DOWN. (And yes, I finished The Medium.)

I'm not going to even slightly ruin the ending, despite its age. Just go play it. I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sobbed.