Ether One

Ether One
Developer(s)	White Paper Games
Publisher(s)	White Paper Games
Engine	Unreal Engine 3 Unreal Engine 4 (Redux)
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4
Release	Microsoft Windows 25 March 2014 28 October 2015 (Redux)[1] PlayStation 4 5 April 2015
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single-player

Ether One is a first-person adventure game developed by British independent company White Paper Games. It was the studio's debut game and was originally released for Microsoft Windows on 25 March 2014. A PlayStation 4 edition was released on 5 May 2015.

In Ether One, the player assumes the role of a "Restorer", whose job is to investigate the thoughts of Jean Thompson, a 69-year-old woman diagnosed with dementia. The player must reconstruct Thompson's memories using three-dimensional simulations of the details she can remember in the town of Pinwheel, solving puzzles that become more obtuse throughout the gameplay, as the patient's thoughts continue to grow more unstable.

Ether One took around three years to complete and was released to positive critical reception, particularly for its atmosphere and immersive themes, while its narrative divided critics. The game's portrayal of dementia in the Jean Thompson character was also praised by numerous critics, such as The New Yorker and Kotaku.