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3 | The Chinese Room (formerly thechineseroom) is a British independent video game studio, best known for making experimental first person adventure games in the EnvironmentalNarrativeGame mold, such as the Half-Life 2 mod ''VideoGame/DearEsther'', as well as its full-fledged remake. |
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5 | The Chinese Room originated as a mod team for ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', based out of the University of Portsmouth in 2007. Their name is taken from the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room Chinese Room thought experiment]]. Some of the key members are Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry. The Chinese Room's first three projects were mods for ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', named ''Antlion Soccer'' and ''Dear Esther'', and ''VideoGame/Doom3'' mod called ''Conscientious Objector''. Of these, ''Dear Esther'' became a cult classic. In 2009, The Chinese Room developed survival horror mod ''VideoGame/{{Korsakovia}}''. |
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7 | After ''VideoGame/{{Korsakovia}}'', The Chinese Room worked with Robert Briscoe to develop a remake of ''Dear Esther'', this time as a full-fledged video game title, distributed through Valve Corporation's Platform/{{Steam}} distribution service. The remake featured improved graphics, but was based on the same engine as the previous mods. The game was released in early 2012 and recouped its $55,000 investment in less than six hours of release. One week after launch, the game reached 50,000 copies sold, and is now considered a cult hit. |
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10 | !!Games developed by the studio: |
11 | * ''Conscentious Objector'' (Doom 3 mod) (2008) |
12 | * ''Antlion Soccer'' (Half-Life 2 mod) (2008) |
13 | * ''VideoGame/DearEsther'' (Half-Life 2 mod) (2008, remade as standalone in 2012) |
14 | ** ''Dear Esther: Landmark Edition'' (2017) |
15 | * ''VideoGame/{{Korsakovia}}'' (2009) |
16 | * ''VideoGame/AmnesiaAMachineForPigs'' (2013) |
17 | * ''VideoGame/EverybodysGoneToTheRapture'' (2015) |
18 | * ''VideoGame/SoLetUsMelt'' (2017) |
19 | * ''Little Orpheus'' (2020) |
20 | * ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines2'' (2024) |
21 | * ''VideoGame/StillWakesTheDeep'' (2024) |
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24 | !!Tropes associated with the studio: |
25 | * EnvironmentalNarrativeGame: ''VideoGame/DearEsther'' is the TropeCodifier, or at least the game that brought the genre into the public eye. |
26 | * GameMod |
27 | * PurpleProse: The narrations for ''VideoGame/DearEsther'' and ''VideoGame/AmnesiaAMachineForPigs'' certainly qualify. |
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