Everybody's Gone to the Rapture PS4 PlayStation 4

The excitement of Gamescom 2015 may have subsided, but that's okay, because there are about a billion new PlayStation games due out this week. Alright, we're exaggerating a teensy bit, but considering that it's the summer, such an enormous roster of new software is practically unheard of. In fact, there's so much stuff that we're going to cut this introduction short and get straight down to business.

Pick of the Week: Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

T'was almost impossible selecting a Pick of the Week this time, but we suppose that we should go with the big new PlayStation 4 exclusive. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is the latest title to come out of Sony Santa Monica's external publishing arm, with Brighton-based developer The Chinese Room at the helm. Set in a picturesque Shropshire village during the 1980s, the game deals with the apocalypse in a very British way, doing away with Michael Bay-esque fire and brimstone, and instead focusing on the lives that have been left behind.

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture PS4 Review
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a masterwork – a gorgeous and subtle experience, which treats you as an adult, without ever indulging in pretence. It cares about its characters enough to give them interesting and meaningful things to say, while also playing host to some truly breathtaking art direction and music.

You'll be free to explore your deserted rural surroundings, and you'll happen upon very human sub-plots along the way. The simplistic gameplay – which mainly involves soaking up the scenery – is sure to divide, but those that prefer a narrative-driven experience will definitely appreciate the melancholy plot. Either way, we're pretty sure that everyone will be sucked in by the stunning visuals, which capture rural England at both its most beautiful and disturbing.

PS4 | 11th August [NA], 11th August [EU]

Toy Soldiers War Chest PS4 PlayStation 4

Everything Else

Actual Sunlight
Vita | 11th August [NA]

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
PS4 | 11th August [NA], 12th August [EU]

Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey
PS4 | 11th August [NA], 12th August [EU]

Gauntlet: Slayer Edition
PS4 | 11th August [NA], 11th August [EU]

Goat Simulator
PS4, PS3 | 11th August [NA], 11th August [EU]

Kung Fury: Street Rage
PS4 | 11th August [NA]

Space Hulk
PS3 | 11th August [NA]

TorqueL
PS4, Vita | 11th August [NA]

Toy Soldiers: War Chest
PS4 | 11th August [NA], 11th August [EU]

XBlaze Lost Memories
PS3, Vita | 11th August [NA]


What will you be buying on this busiest of weeks, then? Top up your PlayStation Network wallet in preparation, and tell us what you're splurging on in the comments section below.

What are you most looking forward to this week? (26 votes)

  1. Actual Sunlight  0%
  2. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons  0%
  3. Commander Cherry’s Puzzled Journey4%
  4. Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture50%
  5. Gauntlet: Slayer Edition27%
  6. Goat Simulator8%
  7. Kung Fury: Street Rage  0%
  8. Space Hulk  0%
  9. TorqueL4%
  10. Toy Soldiers: War Chest4%
  11. XBlaze Lost Memories4%

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