Happy birthday, dear Dear Esther
Ten years ago today, the commercial remake of Hebridean gloom simulatorDear Estherlaunched. But this year, we’re the ones getting presents. The developers, The Chinese Room are giving Dear Esther away free on Steam for 48 hours. Grab it by Wednesday and it’s yours for keepsies. All the gloom and guilt and that wonderful, wonderful lonely island are yours! Happy birthday, dear Dear Esther, happy birthday to you.
Ten years ago, Dear Esther was strangely controversial for… oh god, even summarising the discourse is boring. Let’s skip over that. What I will tell you is that it was notable enough for us to write two Dear Esther reviews.John went first, followed byAlec a few days later. They both liked parts of it, wandering the pretty island in particular, though questioned if they’d recommended it at the price. It’s free right now, so… just get it?
