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The Chinese Room

@thechineseroom.co.uk
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Critically-acclaimed games studio in Brighton UK. Creators of Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody's Gone to the Rapture, Still Wakes the Deep, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Working on new unannounced projects. ✨

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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 14h
Around a year ago TCR went back to being indie again. To mark the occasion we recently brought the whole team together for an all-day jubilatory summit. We're proud of how far we've come, and are very excited about what lies ahead. Stay tuned - TCR 3.0 is just getting started.
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Massimo :bot: @rainmaker1973.zpravobot.news.ap.brid.gy · 18h
This behavior is known as rolling swarm and these are sawfly larvae. The surprising thing is that this entire rolling swarm moves faster than any single larva can. [📹 Mirra Whale]
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 18h
This card was written for you and no one else.
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Paul Prudence @mrprudence.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bia Davou Untitled, 1975
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 06/04/2026
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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The quaint Tuxlith Chapel in West Sussex stood derelict for many decades before we stepped in and rescued it in the 1970s. 1/15 📷 Interior before repair works - circa 1973 (See thread for after images)
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 17/07/2026
Adding one more! ◾ Senior Concept / UI Artist - forms.office.com/e/VN0Lwxdxjf
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 17/07/2026
Adding one more! ◾ Senior Concept / UI Artist - forms.office.com/e/VN0Lwxdxjf
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 14/07/2026
The Chinese Room is hiring! We're currently on a lookout for: ◾Lead Level Designer - forms.office.com/e/VXTrGY7SsF ◾Senior / Principal Programmer - forms.office.com/e/GhgKavXBeC Note: The roles are "hybrid" ie 3 days/week in our Brighton office with the other 2 days WFH or the office, as preferred.
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 11/01/2026
Lee Friedlander, From the Series The Little Screens, 1962 - 1969
tv on a wheeled stand next to a standard lamp. The tv is showing a close up of an eyea tv on a wheeled stand, its showing a woman on the floor,next to the tc is a door with a mirror, reflect a crumpled bedtint tv on a small table, the tv is next to a cast iron radiator and is showing an image of an old car.tv on a chest of drawers, the image is of a woman
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σвℓινισυѕ яєχ @obliviousrex.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I love both, particularly the commentary playthrough of Dear Esther. I adore all of The Chinese Room’s games, yes, but these are where I started, nearly 9 years ago for myself.
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 04/04/2026
frog wallet
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I am sorry about the pencil but we are not allowed to bring ink into the camp.
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 29/06/2026
"Gone Home" is definitely a favourite among many at The Chinese Room. If you're yet to experience either game, our very own "Dear Esther" and equally atmospheric "Gone Home" are currently available together in a Steam bundle at a great price - store.steampowered.com/bundle/75941...
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Save 80% on Gone Home + Dear Esther on Steam
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 19/06/2026
Last night TCR's Francesco and Sagar attended MCV/DEVELOP Awards representing our Audio and Narrative teams, both nominated for their work on "Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest." They left with the Audio Innovation of the Year trophy in hand! We're enormously thankful for this recognition.🩵
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 10/06/2026
Ysabella's story out now! 🌹❤️‍🔥 www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampir... To write about this chaotic artist our Narrative team drew inspiration from places far and wide - "The Hunger" (1983), Franz von Stuck's "The Sin", the Red Room from Twin Peaks, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" music video, 1/3
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 03/06/2026
Ysabella - an artist, a performer, a schemer, carrying old wounds, and making new trouble. How did she end up in Seattle, and what's her plan to make a mark in the city's vampiric courts? Experience Ysabella Moore's story in Bloodlines 2 - out June 10. 🌹❤️‍🔥 www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/vampir...
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 21/05/2026
Huge congrats to the colleagues at the brilliant @amanita-design.net with their new release! We at TCR adore brave, original games like this (hand-painted 3D world made of IRL cardboard?!), "Phonopolis" is such a great addition to the studio's incredible oeuvre. To celebrate here is an Unlisted 1/2
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 20/05/2026
Last weekend our Principal Game Designer Jade & Associate Art Director Laura took part in a @baftagames.bsky.social event discussing how collaboration is key to successful game production. Huge thanks for organising conversations about the devs' craft and for having TCR be part of them! 💙
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 18/05/2026
Some awesome 'Roomers (Marcus, Will, Lee, John, Jade & Jack!) spent last Thursday evening at a local bowling alley with Brighton's fellow games industry colleagues. 🎳 Together they all raised £2,500 for @gamesaid.bsky.social charity, 1/2
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 26/01/2026
Cabbage Lady, Hellidon, Northamptonshire. Photographed by Alfred Newton and Son, 1907-1920.
person wearing a cabbage leaf costume outside a school house
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GIFS GALORE @gifs-bot.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
PLACES/VENICE.GIF
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Neil @h0rr0r0fdracula.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
How do we make the film happen then?
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Neil @h0rr0r0fdracula.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture and Still Wakes the Deep are both peak gaming.
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Yox Villars @yoxvillars.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Terry knows.
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Pascal Wagner @indieflock.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Terry loves Scotland.
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BrainBlockGamer @brainblockgamer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is still a rare thing - a game that looks, sounds and feels like a bit of England. Eerie story too... #walkingsimulator #storygame #storygames #PS4 #steamgames @thechineseroom.co.uk
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 14/05/2026
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 14/05/2026
What is happening 🥹🌊💙 Enormous thanks to @ign.com for capturing this. Greetings to your son from sunny Brighton, and YES to a movie too, Terry! 🎞️
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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 05/05/2026
Edward Hopper, Notebook Sketches and Studies
lined notebook page with writing and sketcheslined notebook pages with writing and sketches
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British Transport Films Stills @btfstills.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
PEOPLE LIKE US (1962)
An image captured from PEOPLE LIKE US (1962)
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 05/05/2026
We just shipped another edition of our quarterly newsletter. Catch up on TCR's latest news, read exclusive content we put there that's nowhere else - cultural recommendations, playlists, info on development tools our team loves etc. Sign up now and get the latest issue instantly! eepurl.com/ho-5Of
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 01/05/2026
Fibonacci tree
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ishmael-sheo.bsky.social @ishmael-sheo.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Controlled chaos. Looks like a human kaleidoscope. One of the coolest music videos I've seen. #Gener8ion - Storm starring Yung Lean
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 01/05/2026
We're massive fans of Amanita Design over here. Congrats with the Release Date and we cannot wait to experience Phonopolis! 📣
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 30/04/2026
For many of our colleagues across the industry "Kaleidoscope" is already a classic - an excellent book with 100 essays by 100 Narrative experts each offering a distinct perspective on the craft of storytelling in games. www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope/ 1/4
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ande91.bsky.social @ande91.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Jeff Stanford
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ande91.bsky.social @ande91.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 28/04/2026
Was lovely to be approached by the team behind the newly released "Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss" to do this Steam bundle together. Both explore the eerie mysteries of the deep sea in distinct ways - it's a very rich genre that can harbour so many interpretations! store.steampowered.com/bundle/72960...
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Save 5% on Lost at sea bundle on Steam
In Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss and Still Wakes the Deep, isolation becomes your worst enemy. From a sunken city to a collapsing oil rig, confront forces lurking beneath the surface and the terror of hav...
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H e t e r o t o p ia @artsofexistence.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Shel Silverstein #Poetry #BookSky
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Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 28/04/2026
“Many Buttons” by Yohji Yamamoto
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 27/04/2026
Bam!💥 Thanks to everyone who's followed our inspirations for this new story chapter over the past few days. To mark the release, the Narrative team welcomes players with a fantastic Benny-inspired playlist they curated. Enjoy that, and the Seattle we've built. open.spotify.com/playlist/5CO...
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 27/04/2026
New story chapter of @vtmb.bsky.social 2, through the eyes of Sheriff Benny, is out in a few short hours! The legendary "Dirty Harry" was another inspiration for this expansion -
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MCapitu(Maria Capitolina S) @mcapitu2.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Francesca Woodman
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I Think Therefore I YEM @ithinkthere4iyem.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
My wife snapped this amazing pic of the Empire State Building tonight
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GIFS GALORE @gifs-bot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
MISC/SHINEON.GIF
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 26/04/2026
Already tomorrow players will get to experience chaotic nights of Seattle in @vtmb.bsky.social 2 from the Sheriff Benny's point of view. Whilst writing more of his story the 2001 classic "Training Day" was an obvious inspiration. 1/3
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 24/04/2026
3 days left until @vtmb.bsky.social 2 players get to experience Seattle's intrigues from the perspective of Sheriff Benny. Here are more inspirations that were pinned to our moodboards for this release > Now Steve McQueen as Bullitt is in many ways the opposite of our Benny - 1/3
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 24/04/2026
More great news! We're proud to share that "Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest" has received two nominations at this year's MCV/Develop Awards: 🏆Best Audio 🏆Best Narrative Congrats to all nominees - we look forward to seeing everyone at Develop in sunny Brighton this July✨ mcvuk.com/business-new...
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced - MCV/DEVELOP
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. - MCV/DEVELOP
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The Chinese Room @thechineseroom.co.uk · 23/04/2026
We've got a new story chapter coming out in a few days,let's whip out some inspirations! Our @vtmb.bsky.social Sheriff Benny's worldview is informed by a dog-eat-dog mentality, everything is transactional, no one can be trusted. In the 2000s TV show "The Shield" Vic Mackey leads an experimental 1/2
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