The Vanishing of Ethan Carter generally received a positive response from gaming critics. In the gameplay, the player can roam around and explore at will. The player can use paranormal abilities in order to solve crimes, such as sensing where important objects are located and reassembling the timeline of events tied to a particular death. In the gameplay, as the player investigation advances, he takes in the Carter family’s dull mystery: Ethan had released a noxious soul known as the Sleeper, debilitating their lives....