The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:9/25/2014
- Developer:The Astronauts
- Publisher:The Astronauts
- Last Updated:5/30/2025
- Steam App Id:258520
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has 1 concurrent player online and in-game. This is 98% lower than its previous all-time peak of 44 players achieved on 7/22/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. It has received a total of 8,832 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 86 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and its growth over time. It currently has 73,863 followers on its community page.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Price
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter costs $19.99 in the Steam store as of 5/30/2025. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR Bundle which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter.
About The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by The Astronauts. On 9/25/2014, it was released on the Steam Store by The Astronauts.
Players have rated The Vanishing of Ethan Carter as "Very Positive" out of 8,832 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 7,805 positive reviews and 1,027 negative reviews — an overall 88% positive review rating. Additionally, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has earned a metascore of 82 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 7 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter supports the following features:
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Single-player
- Steam Trading Cards
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Supernatural
- Great Soundtrack
- Atmospheric
- Short
- Story Rich
- Puzzle
- Walking Simulator
- Psychological Horror
- First-Person
- Lovecraftian
- Mystery
- Horror
- Beautiful
- Detective
- Open World
- Point & Click
- Indie
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter - Collector's Edition Upgrade | DLC | 9/25/2014 | View |
 | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR | DLC | 3/31/2016 | View |
Related Bundles
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR Bundle | 2 | 2 | $29.98 | View |
Related Packages
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| The Vanishing of Ethan Carter | $3.99 | View |
Supported Languages
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is available in 7 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 30). The Vanishing of Ethan Carter on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/258520
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 30). The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/258520
- Metacritic. (2025, May 30). The Vanishing of Ethan Carter for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/the-vanishing-of-ethan-carter
- The Astronauts. (2023, July 7). The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter. http://EthanCarterGame.com