The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Does a horror game get any prettier than The Vanishing of Ethan Carter? In it, fall is represented in equal parts romance and grotesqueness. Full-bodied trees look like they’re on the brink of shedding leaves, the game’s nights are ruled by mist and a cold moon, and all the season’s ghosts come out to play while you solve a murder mystery. It makes you feel like you’re spending September in a graveyard—quiet, flush with anticipation, not ever really alone.
