The Chinese Room

The Chinese Room started life as a research team making experimental Half Life 2 mods, before releasing its first commercial title, Dear Esther in 2012. Dear Esther was an instant hit, selling over a million units, breaking the ceiling for arthouse games, and creating the new subgenre of walking simulators. The studios subsequent titles: Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, So Let Us Melt and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture have cemented The Chinese Room's reputation as one of the most innovative and exciting studios in the UK.