Comments - juergilein

Ok, here is my view of things: this game will change how games are looked upon. Because this kind of games with actually sophisticated entertainment are almost nonexistent, it is urgently needed to show people this medium can be so much more than they think. For this task, I can't think of any game better than Dear Esther. This game is a milestone.

But mods are played by very few people. A commerical product will have a much bigger audience. As a mod this will stay a "underground thing".

If you like games and you think they should be taken more serious and be seen as cultural good, you will probably agree it was the right decision.

The design is very good! Great work.
Here is a (maybe not so much design specific) idea: why not also support user Maps (which are not part of mods)? Map authors could have a personal site for all their Levels or there could be a place for complete Mappacks? I bet a lot of map authors would be glad to have a place like this to share their projects. Also of course the install process would be simplyfied, and no long searching on the web, which is already great for mods.