Most pretentious indie game?

[Ghieri]

I think that Dear Esther isn't a great game by itself, but it inspired a movement of games trying to tell stories that I think wouldn't have happened without that game. Ether One, Gone Home, Stanley Parable, Thomas Was Alone(?), were all produced from the wake that Dear Esther left.

For that reason, Dear Esther is important. Regardless of how you personally feel about the game.