The Chinese Room · Robert Briscoe^*

Dear Esther

2012 adventure video game · walking simulator · adventure game^*

At a glance

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game

Game facts

Developers

The Chinese Room
Robert Briscoe^*

Publishers

The Chinese Room
Secret Mode^*

Engines

Source

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
T - Teen^*

Compatibility and community reports

Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
18^*
Community confidence
moderate^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Verified^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*

System requirements

macOS · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
MAC OS X 10.6.7 or higher^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core Duo Processor (2GHz or better)^*
Memory
2GB Hard Disk Space: At least 2 GB of Space Video Card: ATI Radeon 2400 or higher / NVIDIA 8600M or higher / Intel HD Graphics 3000^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Operating system
Microsoft Windows XP / Vista / Vista64^*
Processor alternatives
Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz or higher^*
Memory
1GB XP / 2GB Vista^*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better (Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphics chipsets not yet supported) DirectX®: 9.0c^*
Storage
2 GB HD space Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Graphics alternatives
DirectX 9 compliant video card with Shader model 3.0 support. NVidia 8800, ATI Radeon 2900 pro or better (Pre-Sandybridge Intel graphic chipsets not supported)^*
Processor alternatives
Quad core 2.4GHz or higher^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
1 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
Yes^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Steam Cloud^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Adventure^*
Casual^*
Indie^*

Screenshots

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* Provisional data