ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Th ess al on iki ▁( reg ional ▁unit ) <0x0A> </s> ▁E ther ▁One ▁is ▁a ▁first - person ▁advent ure ▁game ▁developed ▁by ▁British ▁independent ▁company ▁White ▁P aper ▁Games . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁studio ' s ▁debut ▁game ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁released ▁for ▁Microsoft ▁Windows ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁A ▁Play Station ▁ 4 ▁edition ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁E ther ▁One , ▁the ▁player ▁assumes ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁a ▁" Rest orer ", ▁whose ▁job ▁is ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁thoughts ▁of ▁Jean ▁Thompson , ▁a ▁ 6 9 - year - old ▁woman ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁de ment ia . ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁re construct ▁Thompson ' s ▁mem ories ▁using ▁three - dimensional ▁simulations ▁of ▁the ▁details ▁she ▁can ▁remember ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pin w heel , ▁solving ▁puzz les ▁that ▁become ▁more ▁obt use ▁throughout ▁the ▁game play , ▁as ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁thoughts ▁continue ▁to ▁grow ▁more ▁un stable . ▁ ▁E ther ▁One ▁took ▁around ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁complete ▁and ▁was ▁released ▁to ▁positive ▁critical ▁reception , ▁particularly ▁for ▁its ▁atmosphere ▁and ▁imm ers ive ▁them es , ▁while ▁its ▁narr ative ▁divided ▁critics . ▁The ▁game ' s ▁port ray al ▁of ▁de ment ia ▁in ▁the ▁Jean ▁Thompson ▁character ▁was ▁also ▁pra ised ▁by ▁numerous ▁critics , ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁and ▁Kot aku . ▁ ▁Game