play ▁E ther ▁One ▁is ▁a ▁first - person ▁expl oration ▁game ▁with ▁optional ▁puzz le ▁solving . ▁The ▁player ▁is ▁cast ▁as ▁a ▁" Rest orer ", ▁an ▁individual ▁with ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁project ▁himself ▁into ▁the ▁mind ▁of ▁someone ▁suffering ▁from ▁mental ▁ill ness ▁in ▁the ▁hopes ▁of ▁rest oring ▁their ▁mem ories . ▁The ▁game ▁takes ▁roughly ▁five ▁hours ▁to ▁complete . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁game ' s ▁prem ise ▁is ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁player , ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pin w heel ▁( the ▁game ' s ▁central ▁location ) ▁is ▁opened ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁player . ▁The ▁player ▁must ▁collect ▁red ▁b ows ▁tied ▁to ▁objects . ▁A ▁broken ▁re el ▁project or ▁on ▁the ▁floor ▁indicates ▁a ▁puzz le ; ▁once ▁a ▁puzz le ▁has ▁been ▁solved , ▁the ▁memory ▁it ▁represents ▁can ▁be ▁played ▁back . ▁P uzz les ▁may ▁involve ▁physical ▁tasks , ▁such ▁as ▁comple ting ▁a ▁ship ment ▁of ▁c ider , ▁while ▁others ▁are ▁more ▁ment ally ▁labour ing ▁in ▁nature . ▁The ▁puzz les ▁become ▁more ▁difficult ▁and ▁obt use ▁throughout ▁the ▁game , ▁sim ulating ▁the ▁cha os ▁and ▁difficulty ▁of ▁a ▁person ▁suffering ▁from ▁de ment ia . ▁ ▁The ▁player ▁can ▁also ▁tele port ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁to ▁a ▁hub ▁area , ▁a ▁virtual ▁room ▁where ▁objects ▁( p icked ▁up ▁in ▁mem ories ) ▁can ▁be ▁stored . ▁These ▁objects ▁often ▁have ▁little - to - no ▁relev ance ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁plot , ▁and ▁also