Everybody's Gone to the Rapture News
September2017
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture at UK Studio The Chinese Room
Developer going dark for the time being
The Chinese Room has not officially closed, but it no longer has any staff aside from husband and wife directors Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry. The studio – perhaps best known for Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture – has decided to “go dark” for the immediate future, as it figures out what it’s...
December2015
Soapbox Why Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Is 2015's Scariest Game
Hauntin' Yaughton
I'll let you into a little secret: I voted for P.T. in Push Square's internal Game of the Year poll last December. I wasn't alone – the survival horror sampler scraped enough votes to secure our Silver Trophy. The placement spurned outrage: how could a glorified demo possibly factor into our Best of 2014 list? But even today,...
Game of the Year #9 - Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)
Shock and Yaughton
The beauty of Everybody's Gone to The Rapture is its quiet. This is a game about an apocalypse, which doesn't feature any explosions. A game about a deadly virus, which doesn't feature any zombies. A game about a community at war, which doesn't feature any guns. Instead, it tasks you with piecing together the story of the former...
October2015
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Boss Departs Dev Due to Illness, Industry Issues
The mourning tree
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture was an acquired taste, and it was also a nightmare for The Chinese Room's co-head Jessica Curry to make. As part of a frank and eye-opening blog post, the luminary announced that she will be stepping down from her current position, and cited illness, sour publisher relations, and sexism as the...
August2015
Opinion What the Hell Is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture About?
Theories, suggestions, and themes
You could argue that the "game" portion of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is trying to piece it all together. The Chinese Room's latest so-called walking simulator is not especially mechanically dense, restricting much of its action to the DualShock 4's two analogue sticks and a single button. This is a title...
News PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Was Technically Top of the UK Charts Last Week
Digital be damned
As reported, LEGO Jurassic World was top of the UK sales charts last week - but as we all know, the rankings don't take digital releases into account. The concept seems a bit mad when you consider how much money firms like Sony are raking in from their digital marketplaces, and it seems crazier still when you realise how many...
News The Reviews Were Wrong, You Can Run in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Leg it
Oh dear, we're not sure who to blame on this one. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture got a slew of great reviews yesterday, but many critics were quick to call out the slow pace of the game. The title sees you exploring a deserted Shropshire with seemingly no way to speed up your movement speed, and as a result, reviewers have been slowly...
News How Long Is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture on PS4?
Forever alone
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, the PlayStation 4 exclusive apocalyptic adventure by British studio The Chinese Room, is due out imminently – but how long will it take you to beat? Writing on Twitter, the studio has said that this will very much depend upon how much you explore, but "four to six hours" is a good estimate. The...
News It's the End of the World in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Launch Trailer
PS4 exclusive ushers the apocalypse
It's the end of the world in PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and you're free to explore what remains of a deserted Shropshire village. This vision of the apocalypse may lack fire and brimstone, but the launch trailer embedded below depicts just how harrowing things can be when a settlement...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture in New PS4 Trailer
Out in the sticks
Many of you experience a very British apocalypse every day, when you hop on the London underground at 7AM in order to get to work. Of course, that's not the kind of rapture that Brighton-based developer The Chinese Room had in mind for its PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, which – excitingly – is now...
July2015
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture's PS4 Theme Is Suitably Serene
Bright and beautiful
You'd expect a game set in sunny Shropshire to pack a pretty calming PlayStation 4 theme, and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture's animated wallpaper is more or less exactly what you'd anticipate. This is free with pre-orders for The Chinese Room's exclusive walking simulator, and even changes depending on the time of day. Delish.
June2015
News Weird and Wonderful PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Discovers a Release Date
Everybody's okay
The Chinese Room's unashamedly strange explore-'em-up Everybody's Gone to the Rapture finally has a set release date on PlayStation 4, and the good news is that it's not too far away. Wandering onto Sony's newest console on the 11th August in both Europe and North America, the title promises to be one of the system's best looking...
May2015
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture May Be PS4's Prettiest Indie Yet
No, really
Considering that The Chinese Room consists of a dozen or so developers based in sunny British seaside town Brighton, there are some serious production values on display in its forthcoming PlayStation 4 project. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture looks borderline photorealistic – in fact, while perusing screenshots of the title prior to...
News PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Moves One Step Closer to Release
Into the unknown
PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture has actually drummed up quite a lot of hype, despite the fact that we don't know all that much about it. We know that, visually, it looks mighty impressive, but we're still waiting on the details regarding The Chinese Room's weird but supposedly wonderful new-gen adventure...
April2015
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture in New PS4 Trailer
Hello?
Shropshire's never looked quite so stunning as it does in Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Well, to be honest, we've only ever driven through the western county, so we couldn't tell you for sure, but we do know that The Chinese Room's latest adventure looks absolutely extraordinary. Its packing CryEngine technology, and looks like it's...
March2015
News PS4 Exclusive Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Slow Walks Through Shropshire
Village people
It's a bit odd watching this 13 minute video for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture just a few weeks after The Order: 1886 was panned. Don't get us wrong, Ready at Dawn's debut PlayStation 4 release had bigger problems than prolonged walking segments – but this slow shuffle through Shropshire doesn't look particularly riveting, does...
July2014
News Is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture the PS4's Best Looking Indie Yet?
AAA looks on an indie budget
Who ever said that indie games need to have retro styled graphics? Not The Chinese Room, the developer behind upcoming PlayStation 4 indie Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. The Brighton-based studio has recently been slowly releasing a slew of brand new screenshots that show off the title's gorgeous use of Crytek's...
June2014
E3 2014 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Left This Trailer Behind
The end of the world as we know it
It’s been quite a while since we last got a glimpse of Brighton-based developer The Chinese Room’s forthcoming PlayStation 4 exclusive Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture – and it looks like you may have to wait a little while longer for a proper look at the next-gen release. The company’s released a brand...
August2013
GamesCom 2013 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture on PS4
The end of the world as we know it
It wouldn’t be a PlayStation press conference without the debut of a title out of the ordinary, and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture certainly filled that role during today’s GamesCom briefing. The first-person adventure – heading to the PlayStation 4 – promises to blend simple gameplay with a deep and...
