Latest Reviews of The Chinese Room Games
Review Still Wakes the Deep (PS5) - Scottish Oil Rig Conjures Up the Horror Magic
Gonnae no dae that
There’s something special about a truly isolated horror setting. The Nostromo in Alien, Outpost 31 in The Thing, and the USG Ishimura in Dead Space. Well, you can add the Beira D to the list as Still Wakes the Deep crafts up a contorted setting, dripped in sea water, oil, and blood. Switching out the quaint English countryside...
Review Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (PS4)
Oh dear oh dear
The PlayStation 4 release of Dear Esther sits in a bit of an odd place. The game originally released in early 2012 on the PC and many players will have already experienced its spiritual successor, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. This new version, dubbed the Landmark Edition, does include a few extras such as developer commentary but...
Review Everybody's Gone to the Rapture (PS4)
Rapturous
There are still bed sheets hanging on the clotheslines in the deserted streets of Shropshire. They sway lightly in the wind; the ethereal vestiges of a place that once was. In many ways, they're the perfect analogy for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, an experience which is astoundingly gorgeous in a subtle, unassuming, and overwhelmingly...
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News Journey to the Center of the Earth in The Chinese Room's Latest, Little Orpheus
A technicolour trek
The multi-award-winning Little Orpheus is an action platformer in which you play as a Soviet cosmonaut in the 1960s who, instead of exploring space, is instead dropped inside an extinct volcano, and embarks on a journey like no other. It's available on PS5 and PS4 as of today, 14th September. Developed by The Chinese Room, best...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Dev The Chinese Room Bought by Sumo Digital
Sumo expanding
The studio behind the PS4 walking simulator Everybody's Gone to the Rapture has been purchased by Sumo Digital. The Chinese Room, which only consists of its co-founders Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry after last year's layoffs, will become a new studio within the group, which is going through a period of growth. Pinchbeck will stay...
Podcast Episode 14 - The PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro
And is the Iron Price right?
A fictitious prize to whoever cites both references in that sub header! Anyway, we've got another bumper episode for you this week that comes to you with improved microphone quality on my end, for once. Huzzah! This episode, we catch up on all the latest new from the PlayStation Meeting and Tokyo Game Show. Plus, we...
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...
News Journey to the Center of the Earth in The Chinese Room's Latest, Little Orpheus
A technicolour trek
The multi-award-winning Little Orpheus is an action platformer in which you play as a Soviet cosmonaut in the 1960s who, instead of exploring space, is instead dropped inside an extinct volcano, and embarks on a journey like no other. It's available on PS5 and PS4 as of today, 14th September. Developed by The Chinese Room, best...
News Everybody's Gone to the Rapture Dev The Chinese Room Bought by Sumo Digital
Sumo expanding
The studio behind the PS4 walking simulator Everybody's Gone to the Rapture has been purchased by Sumo Digital. The Chinese Room, which only consists of its co-founders Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry after last year's layoffs, will become a new studio within the group, which is going through a period of growth. Pinchbeck will stay...
Podcast Episode 14 - The PS4 Slim and PS4 Pro
And is the Iron Price right?
A fictitious prize to whoever cites both references in that sub header! Anyway, we've got another bumper episode for you this week that comes to you with improved microphone quality on my end, for once. Huzzah! This episode, we catch up on all the latest new from the PlayStation Meeting and Tokyo Game Show. Plus, we...
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...