Ethel
TS GAMES LLC · 2024 · Horror, Exploration, Multiple Endings, Puzzle, Atmospheric
PC
Very Positive94% · 228
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About Ethel
AVERAGE TIME TO COMPLETE: 1hrs 30m
You take on the role of Thomas Myrtle, a World War II veteran, returns from the war with PTSD and struggles with addiction, leading to the collapse of his marriage and a period of homelessness. In 1949, his grandparents take him in, helping him achieve sobriety, but his fragile peace shatters when his grandmother accuses him of stealing her medication. One night, Thomas awakens in her room, surrounded by blood, with no memory of what happened, and his grandmother is missing. Wracked with guilt and fear, Thomas goes into hiding for twelve years. Now, he returns to uncover the truth about that night and seek redemption.
Gameplay:**Checkpoint Saves**: Seamlessly pick up where you left off with checkpoint saves.
**Immersive Exploration**: Dive into a meticulously crafted, eerie house, where every corner holds secrets waiting to be uncovered.
**Compelling Mystery**: Piece together the events of a tragic night by gathering clues scattered throughout the environment.
**Terrifying Atmosphere**: Experience spine-chilling moments as you navigate through an environment filled with unexplainable phenomena and unsettling sound design.
**Interactive Horror**: Engage with the environment and trigger paranormal events, blurring the lines between reality and the supernatural.
**Mind-Bending Puzzles**: Test your wits with challenging puzzles that require keen observation to solve.
**Psychological Tension**: Encounter psychological horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat, questioning your own sanity.
**Rich Narrative**: Unravel a captivating storyline through environmental storytelling and discovered documents, immersing yourself in the haunting narrative.
**Replayability**: Explore branching pathways and discover different endings.
**Unforgettable Horror**: Brace yourself for an unforgettable horror experience, filled with suspense, dread, and moments that will stay with you long after the game ends.
You take on the role of Thomas Myrtle, a World War II veteran, returns from the war with PTSD and struggles with addiction, leading to the collapse of his marriage and a period of homelessness. In 1949, his grandparents take him in, helping him achieve sobriety, but his fragile peace shatters when his grandmother accuses him of stealing her medication. One night, Thomas awakens in her room, surrounded by blood, with no memory of what happened, and his grandmother is missing. Wracked with guilt and fear, Thomas goes into hiding for twelve years. Now, he returns to uncover the truth about that night and seek redemption.
Gameplay:**Checkpoint Saves**: Seamlessly pick up where you left off with checkpoint saves.
**Immersive Exploration**: Dive into a meticulously crafted, eerie house, where every corner holds secrets waiting to be uncovered.
**Compelling Mystery**: Piece together the events of a tragic night by gathering clues scattered throughout the environment.
**Terrifying Atmosphere**: Experience spine-chilling moments as you navigate through an environment filled with unexplainable phenomena and unsettling sound design.
**Interactive Horror**: Engage with the environment and trigger paranormal events, blurring the lines between reality and the supernatural.
**Mind-Bending Puzzles**: Test your wits with challenging puzzles that require keen observation to solve.
**Psychological Tension**: Encounter psychological horror elements that will keep you on the edge of your seat, questioning your own sanity.
**Rich Narrative**: Unravel a captivating storyline through environmental storytelling and discovered documents, immersing yourself in the haunting narrative.
**Replayability**: Explore branching pathways and discover different endings.
**Unforgettable Horror**: Brace yourself for an unforgettable horror experience, filled with suspense, dread, and moments that will stay with you long after the game ends.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
First of all, this game is overrated. Yes it has a great atmosphere, and a simple and effective level design. I have encountered a few bugs in this game, but for me the worst aspect of this game was the walking speed, and excessive darkness with no brightness slider. Outside your house you can run yay! But looks like the developer has no clue what running even means. Inside the house tho you cannot run and you move at snail's pace. Some of The scares were better than others but overall nothing amazing. Puzzles are minimal, which is a very good thing for a horror game. The game is also rather short and it features 2 endings, a good and a bad one. The game consist in triggering events as you go, with one password code to find. It features NO cat and mouse scenes where you run for your life chased by an entity, and that is a good thing if you ask me. After the game ends the developer presents you with his effort and brief personal story as a developer which you cannot skip, not even for when you see it for the second time. The game is decent, especially for being the first game made by the dev. But I was not blown away. Hope the sequel, Claire, is better. Still recommended fo…
Short but sweet little horror game that makes me want to play the other games from this series. It has two endings and some very intense jumpscares. However, it's never the jumpscares that get me but the building up of tension and the weird little ideas. Some whispers sounded like they were behind me in my room in real life.
It was an amazing game and the story was awesome.I can't wait to play the next game and see what happened next.
ABSOLUTELY BANGING GAME FOR A SOLO LAD, DEFFO GOT A SKILL FOR THIS, SHOULD GET RIGHT ON ETHEL 2: JESUS IS BACK.
I'm a new streamer (AnOldIrishGamer89) constantly looking for new and exciting horror games. Ethel proves it deserves a spot in everyone's must play wish list. I found the game challenging yet deeply rewarding due to the lore the game expects you to learn. In many other games the lore is optional but often times feels boring or "been done before." Ethel takes a novel idea but instead of a tedious grind, it makes you feel more like a detective looking for clues to solve what really happened. The creepy atmosphere, the carefully crafted placement of clues is an addicting gameplay style I hope to see in future titles. I'd definitely recommend this game to anyone who loves horror, and/or puzzle games and will be playing future games by TS GAMES. Also the doll was terrifying.
Excellent first game by a solo developer.
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