Ether One
Skip · Narrative · 2014
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 25, under the fair line, at $19.99.
- Length
- 5.6h 11h to 100%
- Value
- $3.57/hr
- Reviews
- 73% of 451 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, NVIDIA Geforce GTX 460 or equivalent, 3 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 45 times in the 13 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 55 percent, about 12 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is pricier than 94 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 63 percent. Red Matter ($24.99, scores 49) outscores it, and so does Myst ($20.99, scores 51). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
More about Ether One
Critics scored it 82, but players land 9 points lower at 73 percent. The reviews were kinder than the room.
The drop-off
20% start to 4% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
A brilliant game. Easy to miss things but most can be recovered without stalling. Two things that would have made it even better were a save facility and a map.
2 more reviews
Heartwarming and at times heartbreaking puzzle walking simulator. Art style is gorgeous and plays well into the story which is topnotch
Walking sim in which you travel to people minds to collect memories of the past. You can hold one item at a time however you can store more in some kind of hub where you're able to teleport to anytime. Gameplay consist of listening to story and wandering around solving puzzles along the way. Visuals aged quite badly but game have cartonish look to it so it's bearable. If you like sci-fi stories with time travels and...
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Cite this score
Ether One scores 25/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/265950/ether-oneReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 29, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.