
They observe the pattern infecting and sometimes killing other lifeforms such as birds and cows, before spreading to humans. During their work, Kate and Stephen encounter a strange pattern of lights in the night sky which they believe is an unknown form of life. There are five areas in the game, each of which revolve around a different character, with the main protagonists being Dr Katherine "Kate" Collins and her husband, Stephen Appleton, both scientists at the observatory. Following the orbs' evidence from scene-to-scene across the valley, as well as finding telephones and radios that replay conversations, recordings, and broadcasts, eventually provide all of the puzzle pieces to the game's main event, the " rapture". Mysterious floating orbs of light swim around the air and lead the player to scenes made up of other human-shaped lights, which re-enact various previously occurring events. The player's objective is to explore and try to discover how and why everyone in the village has disappeared.

The game takes place in 1984 in a fictional Shropshire village named Yaughton. The player can interact with objects such as doors, radios, phones, fences, and power switches. The player can interact with floating lights throughout the world, most of which can reveal parts of the story. In Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, the player explores a small English village whose inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared. It was released for Windows on 14 April 2016. It was released for the PlayStation 4 on 11 August 2015. It is considered a spiritual successor to Dear Esther, also by The Chinese Room. It is a story-based game, taking place in a small English village whose inhabitants have mysteriously disappeared. Uncover the traces of the vanished community discover fragments of events and memories to piece together the mystery of the apocalypse.įeaturing a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is an adventure video game developed by The Chinese Room and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Immerse yourself in a rich, deep adventure from award-winning developer The Chinese Room and investigate the last days of Yaughton Valley.

And someone remains behind, to try and unravel the mystery. Above it all, the telescopes of the Observatory point out at dead stars and endless darkness. The televisions are tuned to vacant channels.

Strange voices haunt the radio waves as uncollected washing hangs listlessly on the line. Down on Appleton’s farm, crops rustle untended. Toys lie forgotten in the playground, the wind blows quarantine leaflets around the silent churchyard. 06:37am 6th June 1984.ĭeep within the Shropshire countryside, the village of Yaughton stands empty.
