Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

The Chinese Room has managed to create one of the most insightful, meaningful, and emotional games that we’ve seen in some time, perhaps forever, and bravo to Sony for taking a real punt with something so completely arthouse. This game is a major win of exclusivity for the PlayStation 4, and frankly, if there were more games like it being published and pushed into the public eye by the major publishers, than more people from outside of the games industry might be inclined to take games seriously as works of art.

StuffTom Parsons

The definition of what constitutes a game has been stretched and twisted no end over the last few years.

Impulse GamerChris O'Connor

Those familiar with certain biblical teachings will know that the Rapture essential is the point at which all the faithful will be taken from the earth and

KeenGamerAdam Self

9.1/10

Released last year to critical acclaim The Chinese Room's atmospheric, sci-fi wandering game Everybody Has Gone To The Rapture caused a debate on what constitutes a "Game", a discussion that continues today. But with more than a year since release, and finding new players due to it being one of Playstation Plus's November games, is it still as impressive?

GameSpewHarriet Keers-Stribley

9/10

Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture is an amazing example of what you can do when you have a great concept and give players the room to let their imagination run wild. Offering a rich atmosphere and meaty philosophical concepts that’ll leave your mind reeling, Rapture paints a different kind of doomsday to all preceding incarnations.

PSExtremeBen-Dutka

9/10

Graphics: 9.0 Gameplay: 8.5 Sound: 9.5 Control: 8.9 Replay Value: 9.1 Overall Rating: 9.0 Online Gameplay: Not Rated Publisher: SCE Santa Monica Developer: ...

VideogamerSteven Burns

8/10

Beautiful and intriguing, frustrating and flawed, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is nevertheless still worthy of your time.

Worth PlayingRedmond Carolipio

8/10

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is all about the story, basic exploration of a first-person world, and while friendly to casual gamers, it remains a deep and immersive game.

PC GamerAndy Kelly

79/100

A slow, haunting journey through a very English apocalypse.

GamingBoltAaron Main

6/10

Everybody's Gone To The Rapture really tried to be something more powerful than a video game. It tried to be art. However, instead of becoming a Mona Lisa, it felt as though the paint was still awaiting its first brush stroke. It never quite got there, but if it ever achieved that first stroke, it was bound to be brilliant.

Game RantDenny Connolly

Unscored

For as much as the game's setting is beautiful, living alone in its empty world feels very bleak. If the story went on any longer than a handful of hours, it might be too depressing to handle for some gamers, but the short campaign seems the perfect amount of time to visit this world. The game also splits the story up into a a handful of different stories with different characters (that feel a bit like unique acts) to help serialize the narrative. There are no progress bars, maps, or compass; so settle in for a real mystery when you boot this one up.

VGChartzVGChartz Staff

Unscored

Dan takes a look at The Chinese Room's Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, and finds out if it's worth your timeI'm incredibly conflicted about The Chinese Room’s Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. I’ve been waiting to play the [...]