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Ether One cover art

Ether One

White Paper Games · 2014-03-25

SteamPlayStation Store

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 25, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 05, 2015 (PlayStation 4)

Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.

0
playing now
73%
positive of 450 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
82/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
64/100
IGDB user rating (40 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 08:00 UTC (census sample)

Ether One is a 2014 first-person adventure game developed and self-published by White Paper Games, a Manchester-based studio. The gameplay is set within a virtual world, where players assume the role of a "Restorer", tasked with reconstructing the memories of a dementia patient. As the studio's debut title, Ether One focuses on exploration, puzzle-solving, and narrative, featuring themes centered around mental illness and memory retrieval.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 8 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 42% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 11k–27k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 450 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.80 at GamersGate (2016-09-02)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
131320142026Week of 2014-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2014-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2015-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2015-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2015-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2015-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2015-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2015-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2015-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2015-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2015-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2015-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2015-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2016-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2016-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2016-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2016-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

002026-08-11 20:00 — 0 players2026-08-12 12:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-13 19:00 — 0 players2026-08-14 11:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 03:00 — 0 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-18 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 18:00 — 0 players2026-08-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 0 players2026-08-21 17:00 — 0 players2026-08-22 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-23 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-25 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-26 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-27 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-28 08:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 00:00 — 0 players2026-08-29 16:00 — 0 players2026-08-30 08:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$3.802015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $6.992015-03-09 — best price $19.992015-05-22 — best price $19.992015-07-11 — best price $19.992015-09-11 — best price $19.992015-11-04 — best price $19.992016-01-04 — best price $19.992016-02-12 — best price $19.992016-05-23 — best price $19.992016-07-08 — best price $19.992016-09-04 — best price $19.992016-11-23 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $4.992017-03-23 — best price $9.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-12-21 — best price $13.392019-05-10 — best price $13.992019-11-21 — best price $11.992019-12-19 — best price $11.992020-05-07 — best price $11.992020-08-28 — best price $7.992020-11-25 — best price $8.992021-02-11 — best price $8.992021-10-28 — best price $8.992021-12-22 — best price $4.992022-10-24 — best price $4.992023-02-23 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $4.992023-08-14 — best price $9.992023-11-21 — best price $13.392023-12-21 — best price $10.992024-02-08 — best price $10.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-09-23 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $19.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-12-12 — best price $19.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-07-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2532026-06-01 — 11 pageviews2026-06-04 — 9 pageviews2026-06-07 — 8 pageviews2026-06-10 — 8 pageviews2026-06-13 — 15 pageviews2026-06-16 — 10 pageviews2026-06-19 — 7 pageviews2026-06-22 — 3 pageviews2026-06-25 — 10 pageviews2026-06-28 — 6 pageviews2026-07-01 — 8 pageviews2026-07-04 — 7 pageviews2026-07-07 — 8 pageviews2026-07-10 — 9 pageviews2026-07-13 — 17 pageviews2026-07-16 — 7 pageviews2026-07-19 — 10 pageviews2026-07-22 — 6 pageviews2026-07-25 — 10 pageviews2026-07-28 — 7 pageviews2026-07-31 — 7 pageviews2026-08-03 — 7 pageviews2026-08-06 — 11 pageviews2026-08-09 — 11 pageviews2026-08-12 — 10 pageviews2026-08-15 — 8 pageviews2026-08-18 — 9 pageviews2026-08-21 — 7 pageviews2026-08-24 — 3 pageviews2026-08-27 — 11 pageviews2026-08-29 — 7 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
20.4%
earned "Rembrandt Repairer"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

5 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)31,51328%13
Steam (Steam)73021%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRIndieCasualHorrorPuzzleAdventureStory RichAtmosphericExplorationFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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