Still, the discoveries won’t happen on their own, or without your help.
While it features a private detective and quite a few mental challenges, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is not an especially puzzle-ridden game. You play the game as Paul Prospero, an occult-minded detective who receives a disturbing letter from Ethan Carter. Using both Paul’s supernatural skill of being able to communicate with the dead, and your own powers of observation, you will discover the mystery behind a trail of corpses, the roots of a dark ancient force lurking in Red Creek Valley, and the fate of a missing boy.