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Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

The Chinese Room·Released Aug 11, 2015·Single player

Platforms
PS4PC
Genres
Adventure
Critic83/100
Across 7 reviews
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About

Deep within the Shropshire countryside, the village of Yaughton stands empty. Toys lie forgotten in the playground, the wind blows quarantine leaflets around the silent churchyard. Down on Appleton’s farm, crops rustle untended. The birds lie where they have fallen. Strange voices haunt the radio waves as uncollected washing hangs listlessly on the line. The televisions are tuned to vacant channels. Above it all, the telescopes of the Observatory point out at dead stars and endless darkness. And someone remains behind, to try and unravel the mystery. Immerse yourself in a rich, deep adventure from award-winning developer The Chinese Room and investigate the last days of Yaughton Valley. Uncover the traces of the vanished community; discover fragments of events and memories to piece together the mystery of the apocalypse.

Reviews

10 reviews
year:20162015
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Rock Paper Shotgun
Philippa Warr·Apr 15, 2016
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The best way I can think to sum up this feeling is to say I enjoyed Everybody's Gone To The Rapture far more on PS4 and that was because after the first chapter I lay on the sofa watching and listening and luxuriating while my companion dealt with the controls.

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PC Gamer
Andy Kelly·Apr 14, 2016
Critic79/100
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A leisurely stroll through a beautiful apocalypse. Rapture is stirring and heartfelt, but may be too slow and hands-off for some.

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Kotaku
Chris Suellentrop·Aug 10, 2015
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The insult of “walking simulator,” lobbed at video games whose strongest elements are exploration, discovery, and story, misses its intended target. It

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IGN
Marty Sliva·Aug 10, 2015
Critic85/100
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This PS4-exclusive is a beautiful, heart-breaking journey into the end of the world.

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Game Informer
Tim Turi·Aug 10, 2015
Critic70/100
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Rapture is an ambitious attempt at abstract storytelling, but ultimately the only reliable way to experience it flies in the face of untethered exploration.

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Push Square
Kell Andersen·Aug 10, 2015
Critic90/100
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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.

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GameSpot
Alexa Ray Corriea·Aug 10, 2015
Critic90/100
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The studio behind Dear Esther and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs have achieved audiovisual and narrative excellence with their latest adventure.

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