Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
This page is for the original release. For the updated version, see Dear Esther: Landmark Edition.
General information
- Official Dear Esther Website
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source |
DRM |
Notes |
Keys |
OS |
Humble Store |
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Steam version is Windows and macOS only. |
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- This game is no longer sold on Steam. Steam key and DRM-Free version can be purchased via Humble Widget.
- The original mod release can be downloaded from here.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Increase movement speed
Bind key to increase movement speed[1] (retrieved)
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- Open
<path-to-game>\dearesther\cfg\userconfig.cfg
- Add the following code to the end of the file:
bind 1 "de_playerspeed 100"
bind 2 "de_playerspeed 200"
bind 3 "de_playerspeed 300"
bind 4 "de_playerspeed 400"
bind "W" "+forward"
bind "MOUSE1" "+forward"
bind "MOUSE2" "+zoom"
bind "MWHEELDOWN" "de_playerspeed 100"
bind "MWHEELUP" "de_playerspeed 200"
bind "MOUSE3" "de_playerspeed 400"
- Enable the developer console from the options menu.
- Toggle the console with ~, type in
exec userconfig , and press ↵ Enter.
- In game, you can hold the left mouse button to move forward, mousewheel up to increase movement speed, mousewheel down to reset or use the number 1, 2, 3, 4 to adjust movement speed.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
Video settings
In-game advanced video settings.
Template:Video settings
Input settings
In-game input mapping settings.
In-game controller settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Bulgarian |
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Available here. |
Simplified Chinese |
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Available here. |
Czech |
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Available here. |
French |
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Available here. |
German |
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Available here. |
Hungarian |
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Available here. (Alternative) |
Italian |
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Available here. |
Korean |
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Available here. |
Polish |
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Available here. |
Portuguese |
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Available here. |
Brazilian Portuguese |
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Available here. |
Russian |
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Available here. |
Serbian |
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Available here. |
Spanish |
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Available here. |
Turkish |
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Available here. |
Ukrainian |
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Available here. |
Issues fixed
Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Native Linux version ("Native .bin" version) fails to launch on unsupported localizations
Instructions[2][3]
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Run the game with the following command: LC_ALL=C ./Dear_Esther
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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OpenGL |
2.1 |
macOS and Linux only. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Linux | |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
| Quad Core 2.4 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista) | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 7600 ATI Radeon X1600 DirectX 9 compatible Shader model 3.0 support | |
- Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphics chipsets not supported
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.7 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
ATI Radeon 2400 Nvidia GeForce 8600M Intel HD Graphics 3000 |
Notes
References