Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

First-person exploration adventure about a village whose residents vanished

The Chinese Room · Published by PlayStation Publishing LLC · Released Apr 14, 2016

Reviews: Mixed; 68% of 2,160
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 4; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 10 years ago; Jun 23, 2016

What is Everybody's Gone to the Rapture?

A first-person exploration adventure set in Yaughton, an empty English village in 1984. You walk through the village and surrounding valley, uncovering memories and other traces of its vanished residents to piece together what happened.

For you if...

+you like unhurried exploration in a countryside setting
+you enjoy piecing together stories from scattered voices
+you value music and atmosphere over action

Not for you if...

−you want combat or frequent mechanical challenges
−you have little patience for slow, walking-centered games
−you prefer direct objectives and linear storytelling

What players say

68% of 2,160 reviews are positive

Players praise the story, countryside atmosphere, music, and voice acting. They commonly complain about slow movement and report stuttering, frame-rate drops, or crashes on PC.

Screenshots and trailer

Everybody's Gone to the Rapture system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: 64-bit Windows 7, 64-bit Windows 8 (8.1) or 64-bit Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-4570T 2.9 GHz / AMD FX-6100 3.3 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon HD 6850
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 8 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 18
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 16+

Steam Deck: Playable

Default controller config not fully functional
Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian. Text only: Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Swedish, Traditional Chinese.