Everybody's Gone to the Rapture

 PlayStation 4
  • Publisher: SCEA
  • Release Date: Aug 11, 2015
  • Also On: PC
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6.5

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  3. Negative: 145 out of 637

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  1. NazgulzLegacy
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    Boring, unskippable cutscenes and dialogue, the most frustrating thing is how slow you move and the waypoint makes you do circles, this should only take a few minutes to beat but with how slow you are it takes a few hours.
  2. Mindkiller7522
    Nov 10, 2021
    0
    Everyone says it, but the movement in this game is the slowest of any game I can remember. It makes exploring a huge chore in a game that should be all about exploring. You'll think "Hey, I wonder what's in that house over there" and then "Nah, if I walk over there I'll have to walk all the way back here after-not worth it".

    The story is also not really worth the time it takes to crawl    Everyone says it, but the movement in this game is the slowest of any game I can remember. It makes exploring a huge chore in a game that should be all about exploring. You'll think "Hey, I wonder what's in that house over there" and then "Nah, if I walk over there I'll have to walk all the way back here after-not worth it".

    The story is also not really worth the time it takes to crawl everywhere. It's mostly watching scenes from a small English town involving gossiping. Every once and a while, you get a bit of mysterious info about why everyone is missing, but even by the end it's not that clear. Also, since your main guide through the places you need to go is a floating light ball, sometimes you'll completely miss some scenes because the light ball has gotten stuck or vanished completely. There is probably some sort of system to it, but this is one of those irritating games that tries to be artsy by not explaining anything that you are supposed to be doing.

    The music is good, at least, but that is the only positive thing about it.    … Expand
  3. JaysonPullen
    May 20, 2021
    0
    Amazing buggy mess. If you like games that don't save and constantly crash, this is the game for you!
  4. TheDatenshiMMA
    May 6, 2021
    0
    Booooring and BAFTA nominee ? Dont need much to get one as it looks thank god those walking simulators games trend is over
  5. siglerj
    Feb 22, 2021
    1
    Such a SLOOOOOOW GAME! the character moves waaaay to slow in an attempt to increase game length.... the story is meehhhhh and it's not the super impressive looking game it's hyped up to be
  6. Joellemm
    Sep 28, 2020
    4
    Its been a while since i've been able to enjoy some English countryside, so i appreciated the immersion of EGTTR as we currently find ourselves in and out of lock-down. It has the best towel physics ever seen in a videogame, as well as the most impressively slow walking speed ever. Even running feels like you have treacle under your feet. Sadly, this where immersion becomes frustration, asIts been a while since i've been able to enjoy some English countryside, so i appreciated the immersion of EGTTR as we currently find ourselves in and out of lock-down. It has the best towel physics ever seen in a videogame, as well as the most impressively slow walking speed ever. Even running feels like you have treacle under your feet. Sadly, this where immersion becomes frustration, as you have to drag yourself across already traced land, just to find the next floating orb. Given its a walking simulator, you'd think that the walking would at least work. The game doesn't really include any other gameplay mechanics. The game's focus, is clearly its narrative, which is mildly interesting and has enough mystery to push you through the slog. Is the ending worthwhile? I'm not quite sure.

    It felt like a genuinely nice break escape from the real world, being in a place where you literally only need to worry about holding an analogue stick down, but this doesn't make it a particularly great game.    … Expand
  7. lastfox
    May 19, 2020
    3
    A pretty underwhelming walking simulator. I'm not averse to the genre, I quite liked Gone Home. But this game doesn't even come close to being engaging: the story is pretty simple and you'll guess pretty much what's going on halfway through the game. If they would at least go for a shift in tone from time to time (like horror), but the whole affair feels pretty one-note unfortunately TheA pretty underwhelming walking simulator. I'm not averse to the genre, I quite liked Gone Home. But this game doesn't even come close to being engaging: the story is pretty simple and you'll guess pretty much what's going on halfway through the game. If they would at least go for a shift in tone from time to time (like horror), but the whole affair feels pretty one-note unfortunately The only good things would be the music and the environmental design.… Expand
  8. Ded_Sheeran_88
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **PRETENTIOUS AND UNSATISFYING**
    I enjoy a good walking simulator, but his was not a good walking simulator. This game is so overrated. Since many have already complained about the slow walking and bad direction (with the light orb) I'll skip that and talk about the terrible characters. There's a love triangle between Kate, a black American who moves here with her husband and colleague to do research, Stephen who grew up in the town and returns with his newlywed Kate and Lizzie, his lover and fiance before he moved to America. Kate is portrayed as a genius who loves Stephen, but feels the town's community doesn't accept her, save his uncle Frank and may have gone crazy following this light that came out of the radio frequencies. Kate behaves like a smart ass smug person when seen in interactions with many of the other characters which makes me wonder if they wanted her to be a sympathetic character or not. Stephen clearly wasn't because he's terrible. He gets married and then moves home and starts an affair with Lizzie that leads to pregnancy. I have no problem with following unlikable or immoral characters, I just feel like an end of the world game should have some redeeming characters to pull emotion from. Instead we get that from a few side characters who don't move the story along at all, so what we have left is this ugly lot of people. Stephen is also the one who kills everyone so was it even a rapture or did the town get cancer from being surrounded by radio towers? They get nosebleeds and headaches and even the doc says at the phone by his office that it was cancer. So did Kate just go crazy and Stephen driven mad too by all his bad decisions and seeing everyone get sick after they begin research? I'm not even sure how long they were in town before the calamity or even before they found their light orb. Some cancers can also make people see lights flashing and moving so I'm gonna say cancer paranoia and Stephen killed this town. Why else would you be walking around if the whole world ended? The voice actors were fine but there's so little chemistry between Kate and Stephen and their newlyweds. He says to her that she thinks she's superior to the townfolk, but then before he dies, defends her and says she's smarter than the rest of them when confronted by another guy in town (can't remember his name, oh well). He works both women to try to hold onto them both but at what end? This game is also not very sci-fi at all. I thought it'd be like a fallout type scenario where they are one of the last towns to go so they're trying to say their goodbyes and make final ammends before moving on, and you kinda got left behind and maybe figure out how it happened and it just turns out that people got sick and one idiot decided the only way to fix it was to kill the whole town. Theoretically, if it was something killing them through the radios and phones, wouldn't it have gotten everywhere already? He even tells the thing that he killed everyone so it would have no one to give it company. Just so **** dumb. This game is clearly about emotion, but you get none from me. Mislead me with a story about science and humanity only to have no science in it except some bs philosophy at the end, characters I can't pity or stand and a score that confirms they think they really made a compelling and thoughtful game. The music is beautiful, so is the environment, but that's really the only kudos I can give to this complete waste of time. I'd rather play a **** David Cage game than this ever again and thank God I didn't pay a cent to experience this.    … Expand
  9. RuriGokou
    Sep 15, 2019
    0
    Calling this a video game is like going to an all you can eat restaurant but instead of eating you just look at the food. Honestly I only completed Everybody's Gone to the Rapture because it was a free download on the 7 day trial of PS now. And it is essentially an easy platinum. But a tedious one because your character only walks. Turtles move faster than the player. Even with the sprintCalling this a video game is like going to an all you can eat restaurant but instead of eating you just look at the food. Honestly I only completed Everybody's Gone to the Rapture because it was a free download on the 7 day trial of PS now. And it is essentially an easy platinum. But a tedious one because your character only walks. Turtles move faster than the player. Even with the sprint bottom pushed, it's still slow.

    I honestly didn't listen to the plot which are just given to you through audio clips and balls of light. I listened to the first few but wasn't interested. It's a pretentious game, but hey, it sure looks nice on my 4K TV! Also, there really is no gameplay here. Even games similar to this have some kind of puzzle solving or something to make it interesting.

    This walking simulator isn't worth your money. Even if it's free, I'd argue it isn't even worth your time.    … Expand
  10. DarrionVale
    Aug 14, 2019
    1
    My personal rating for "Everybody's Gone to the Rapture " (PS4): 1,4/10 - Painful
    Gameplay: 0
    Video: 7,5
    Audio: 2
    Scope: 1
    Balance: 0
    Story: 0
  11. fish61324
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    There really isn't much to do in this game. I was very disappointed in the lack of interaction you can do with items around the map. The game really is just walking around and listening to other people talking..... that's it. The visuals are beautiful and the story is meh.... I only write "meh" because its cliche and predictable. Plus the story isn't very well told, you can completeThere really isn't much to do in this game. I was very disappointed in the lack of interaction you can do with items around the map. The game really is just walking around and listening to other people talking..... that's it. The visuals are beautiful and the story is meh.... I only write "meh" because its cliche and predictable. Plus the story isn't very well told, you can complete the game and miss A LOT of the story by not discovering certain sections of the game very easily. The game is way too slow paced. The music and lights in the game are the only good parts :(… Expand
  12. Hyper-Dash
    Mar 20, 2018
    3
    This game is so, so boring... I wanted to like this game (because I paid for it), but I just couldn't. And it doesn't help that your protagonist's walking speed is as slow as a snail.

    If you don't have any gameplay to offer to your GAME, at least come up with a compelling narrative or storytelling! This game doesn't have either, and it goes on for way too long. I really had to sit    This game is so, so boring... I wanted to like this game (because I paid for it), but I just couldn't. And it doesn't help that your protagonist's walking speed is as slow as a snail.

    If you don't have any gameplay to offer to your GAME, at least come up with a compelling narrative or storytelling! This game doesn't have either, and it goes on for way too long.

    I really had to sit there, bored as all hell, and forced myself to complete it (because I paid for it).    … Expand
  13. NZAnimeManga
    Apr 13, 2017
    2
    This game is a pretentious walking simulator. It hides behind atmosphere and gorgeous graphics, but, ultimately the experience boils down to a glorified platinum trophy hunt. Slow walking speed is infuriating and the story is, well, predictable from the title. It's not good.
  14. DanMat
    Apr 3, 2017
    0
    Maledetti bastardi. MALEDETTI.BASTARDI: mi hanno inculato con Dear Esther, mi hanno inculato con questo...ora basta, per me è boicottaggio puro da adesso in poi; non appena vedrò scritto The Chinese Room anche solo in un angolino non guarderò più nemmeno il trailer. Bastardi.

    Passi il walk simulator, passino i controlli di merda, passi la lentezza estrema del gioco...cazzo il doppiaggio    Maledetti bastardi. MALEDETTI.BASTARDI: mi hanno inculato con Dear Esther, mi hanno inculato con questo...ora basta, per me è boicottaggio puro da adesso in poi; non appena vedrò scritto The Chinese Room anche solo in un angolino non guarderò più nemmeno il trailer. Bastardi.

    Passi il walk simulator, passino i controlli di merda, passi la lentezza estrema del gioco...cazzo il doppiaggio è superbo e la storia ti prende....MA LA TRAMA...perché sempre TRAME DI MERDA??! Perché?!?!

    Nessuno, nessuno...ripeto: NESSUNO sembra interessarsi alla QUALITA' della trama...tutti che elogiano o criticano il gioco a livello tecnico...ma cristo di un dio in croce ma vi sembra normale una trama basata sul fatto che l'estinzione della razza umana la decide una cazzo di scienziata pazza in preda alle mestruazioni che sclera perché il marito si va a bere una birra con una ex e allora via, tutto il mondo a puttane!? Ma porco dio...ma di cosa stiamo parlando qui?? Ma questa è gente da rinchiudere, ma chi l'ha sceneggiata sta roba, la Boldrini?

    Se ne incontro anche uno solo di quelli della Chinese Room gli spacco i denti, giuro. C'hanno la fissa della fine del mondo e del suicidio? Beh gliela giustifico.
    Ma che cazzo...    … Expand
  15. dlwatso15
    Jan 10, 2017
    2
    Looking for a game that may very well bore you to death? Everybody's Gone To The Rapture is the game for you! I know, I know, it's a walking simulator but still they could have put something to make it likable or interesting in the very least.

    The game starts out with an interesting idea but fails to do things correctly. First off, if it's the rapture then there would be more people    Looking for a game that may very well bore you to death? Everybody's Gone To The Rapture is the game for you! I know, I know, it's a walking simulator but still they could have put something to make it likable or interesting in the very least.

    The game starts out with an interesting idea but fails to do things correctly. First off, if it's the rapture then there would be more people alive, not just one person. There's too many reason why this story is terrible and unlikable but I won't go into all of them. All you need to know is literally nothing happens, you think something will but it never happens and the story never even really starts.

    The game had a lot of potential but just fails on all fronts. However, it looks great and the sound is good, so it gets a 2.    … Expand
  16. tsakiym
    Dec 14, 2016
    1
    HA! what a f@cking piece of **** was that? pathetic game with pathetic story followed by a pathetic stupid light who you need to chase..beware! if you lose this **** light u will be lost to eternity of a bucket full of **** i **** lost the light one time and i waste 20-30 mins of my pathetic life wandering around waiting and feeling my cancer growing up... i hate every person who isHA! what a f@cking piece of **** was that? pathetic game with pathetic story followed by a pathetic stupid light who you need to chase..beware! if you lose this **** light u will be lost to eternity of a bucket full of **** i **** lost the light one time and i waste 20-30 mins of my pathetic life wandering around waiting and feeling my cancer growing up... i hate every person who is responsible for this.. **** off and give me my money back.… Expand
  17. Lewis-Angelo
    Nov 30, 2016
    4
    el apartado artístico de Everybodys Gone to the Rapture es alucinante, con una bso genial, y una historia intrigante hasta el final

    Hasta el final, y después del final, una ecuación que va a cargarse el universo, y no se si me estoy inventando todo, poco o nada El muñeco tortuga hace algunos momentos eternos, ni saltar un seto para no tener que dar un rodeo, walking simulator, slow    el apartado artístico de Everybodys Gone to the Rapture es alucinante, con una bso genial, y una historia intrigante hasta el final

    Hasta el final, y después del final, una ecuación que va a cargarse el universo, y no se si me estoy inventando todo, poco o nada

    El muñeco tortuga hace algunos momentos eternos, ni saltar un seto para no tener que dar un rodeo, walking simulator, slow walking simulator

    y el rendimiento en PS4 es muy pobre, tirones hasta en los créditos, un pase de diapositivas muy bonito    … Expand
  18. Buba28
    Nov 27, 2016
    2
    Basically a walking simulator.......it's clear you should not listen to metacritic what games are, I got it for free on ps4 plus membership and I'm happy I didn't paid for it.
  19. ablaise82
    Nov 24, 2016
    0
    This so called "game" MIGHT be mediocre at best if you didnt move 2 mph the entire game. Truly a slow and painful experience. Not sure if it even qualifies as a game.
  20. PhilosophyRex
    Nov 17, 2016
    2
    Una decepción enorme, jugabilidad pésima, interacción mínima, una historia mala y MAL narrada. ¿Porque no se nos permite "correr"? ¿tienen miedo que nos pasemos el juego en 10 minutos? gráficamente no está mal del todo, pero teniendo en cuenta la NULA interacción con el entorno...no sirve de nada.
  21. kugelblitz527
    Nov 16, 2016
    3
    The visuals are above average and the soundtrack is beautiful, but there are serious downsides that absolutely prevent the game from being enjoyable. The first is the walk speed. If you have a massive map, you dont make your character incredibly slow. It takes forever to get anywhere, arbitrarily lengthening the game by several hours. Second, the guide is mostly useless. You will get lostThe visuals are above average and the soundtrack is beautiful, but there are serious downsides that absolutely prevent the game from being enjoyable. The first is the walk speed. If you have a massive map, you dont make your character incredibly slow. It takes forever to get anywhere, arbitrarily lengthening the game by several hours. Second, the guide is mostly useless. You will get lost multiple times due to it speeding ahead out of sight or leaving you on your own for 30-60 minutes.

    The game feels like it wants you to explore, and you really do, but these two faults discourage it greatly. I gave up trying to find side stories just because getting left behind by the floating orb guide and trying to find the right path again could easily take 30 minutes. It's no fun when every emotional moment is followed by intense frustration brought on by what comes down to incredibly poor game design. It spoils the whole experience.    … Expand
  22. Bloke28
    Nov 3, 2016
    0
    This has to be the slowest, dumbest game every created.. They couldn't even be bothered to create characters everyone is a mess of twirling ribbons etc, oh and you control a character you see nothing off like you don't even exist, nothing interesting in the 1st hour all talking and super boring to play, so I gave up..
    You are forced to walk at snail pace everywhere too with minimum    This has to be the slowest, dumbest game every created.. They couldn't even be bothered to create characters everyone is a mess of twirling ribbons etc, oh and you control a character you see nothing off like you don't even exist, nothing interesting in the 1st hour all talking and super boring to play, so I gave up..
    You are forced to walk at snail pace everywhere too with minimum interaction with anything..
    If you like games that bore you to death then this is for you, otherwise its not even worth downloading for free of PSN this month!!    … Expand
  23. gontaro
    Aug 5, 2016
    2
    The 'big story' did not capture my interest at all, which made the whole game extremely boring. I understand now why some call this a walking simulator. It's just walking around slowly, just more boring. You can speed up your walking pace a little by holding down R2 until you get cramps in your finger, but that doesn't make the game any better. It does help to push through to the endThe 'big story' did not capture my interest at all, which made the whole game extremely boring. I understand now why some call this a walking simulator. It's just walking around slowly, just more boring. You can speed up your walking pace a little by holding down R2 until you get cramps in your finger, but that doesn't make the game any better. It does help to push through to the end faster a bit, which the game gets 1 point for. The second point is for the cool night sky during some short sub-story scenes, some of which are the only thing that make the whole experience bearable. Happy that I got the game very cheap.… Expand
  24. kyriores
    Apr 21, 2016
    0
    Why can every clueless nobody release video games these days? Back in the day I used to buy my games. Later I started torrenting them and buying them only if they were good. In 2016 it feels like it's not even worth it wasting your time with most junk that's out there.

    Anyway, this game is a walking simulator. Did some googling and found that the director of the game is a musician, who    Why can every clueless nobody release video games these days? Back in the day I used to buy my games. Later I started torrenting them and buying them only if they were good. In 2016 it feels like it's not even worth it wasting your time with most junk that's out there.

    Anyway, this game is a walking simulator. Did some googling and found that the director of the game is a musician, who also happens to have written the music for the game. Aaand that pretty much sums it up. Nothing more to say.    … Expand
  25. SattioppieGames
    Feb 20, 2016
    4
    I have to say, this was a very... odd game. To be honest this isn't really my sort of game but the visuals and audio are truly spectacular. I played through the whole game with my dad and we both thought the story was very interesting. You may be thinking "If I enjoyed this game so much, why did I score this a 4?". Truthfully, the gameplay is extremely dull. The story was the only thingI have to say, this was a very... odd game. To be honest this isn't really my sort of game but the visuals and audio are truly spectacular. I played through the whole game with my dad and we both thought the story was very interesting. You may be thinking "If I enjoyed this game so much, why did I score this a 4?". Truthfully, the gameplay is extremely dull. The story was the only thing that got us through the game because you cant just leave the game without knowing what happens next. Oh, and you can't actually 'just leave the game', because the game doesn't save and its autosave feature seems to only ever work every hour. Also, the game is pretty short. I would definitely not recommend this to anyone, it is a total waste of time.… Expand
  26. pytrisss
    Jan 25, 2016
    3
    I will start with the only good thing - the graphics. They are super nice but it goes downhill from there.
    Story is bland as it could be, it does not even follow the rules of classic story telling so it is really hard to keep attention.
    I love "walking simulators" like Gone Home for instance. It is exciting, short and has a great story. This one unfortunately has neither and to top it    I will start with the only good thing - the graphics. They are super nice but it goes downhill from there.
    Story is bland as it could be, it does not even follow the rules of classic story telling so it is really hard to keep attention.
    I love "walking simulators" like Gone Home for instance. It is exciting, short and has a great story.
    This one unfortunately has neither and to top it of it has horrible controls. To make the game longer the developers probably thought it would be a good idea to slow the main character down as much as they could and it is unbearable. Sometimes you feel like walking underwater. Worst spent money this year.    … Expand
  27. Noor
    Oct 26, 2015
    4
    This is a very slow and boring game. The graphics really amazing, and the soundtrack is very magical. But those alone cannot make a good game or even a good story.
  28. JackKasket
    Sep 13, 2015
    0
    This is not a game! Repeat: This is not a game! And, marketing this as a game just because it works on a gaming console is just a blatant lie.

    What this piece of software proves is that "game" "reviewers" cannot be trusted in this day and age. Sigh, but there are no refunds in this genre, isn't there... Basically, what you do is GLIDE through an empty rural town following a ball of    This is not a game! Repeat: This is not a game! And, marketing this as a game just because it works on a gaming console is just a blatant lie.

    What this piece of software proves is that "game" "reviewers" cannot be trusted in this day and age. Sigh, but there are no refunds in this genre, isn't there...

    Basically, what you do is GLIDE through an empty rural town following a ball of light, which sometimes has a different name. Once in a while you tilt your controller and a cutscene of ... yeah.... balls of light... starts, and you get some part of the underlying story based on a dialogue between... yeah... balls of light...

    In this software, you can interact with about a handful of items, including SOME doors, SOME gates, SOME telephones, and radios. Great great, that's exactly what I paid for.

    Before going on further tirade on how much this product sucks, I'll just leave you with this:

    Do not buy this product! It's not a game. You're being lied to.    … Expand
  29. Fricke88
    Sep 4, 2015
    0
    I would rather flush my money down the toilet than to shove it up the ass of a developer, that thought "Hey guys, let's develop a game that anyone can play through in one sitting... Say 4-6 hours? Oh you're right, we would have to fill these 4-6h with content, right? Hmm, well let's just remove the option to run or sprint instead? That way, it takes the player twice as much to finish theI would rather flush my money down the toilet than to shove it up the ass of a developer, that thought "Hey guys, let's develop a game that anyone can play through in one sitting... Say 4-6 hours? Oh you're right, we would have to fill these 4-6h with content, right? Hmm, well let's just remove the option to run or sprint instead? That way, it takes the player twice as much to finish the game. Yay us, let's cash in". Seriously, i pity anyone who fell for this sh*t.… Expand
  30. JayLightBar
    Sep 1, 2015
    3
    I must simply not 'get it' but let me say this. I don't care that your game is beautiful, I don't care that sound design is pretty good, I care that you have zero interaction, the story you've given me is not the most interesting thing you could be showing me in this universe, it is simply a walking simulator, and you gave me nothing to care about. I'm an observer, not a part of the storyI must simply not 'get it' but let me say this. I don't care that your game is beautiful, I don't care that sound design is pretty good, I care that you have zero interaction, the story you've given me is not the most interesting thing you could be showing me in this universe, it is simply a walking simulator, and you gave me nothing to care about. I'm an observer, not a part of the story taking place.… Expand
  31. NexxeR
    Sep 1, 2015
    2
    first time i took a chance by purchasing online on day 1 (on sale for PSN +)instead if basing my decision on other gamer's reviews... a decision i regret. what a boring game. I mean, there is literally NOTHING to do in this game. I tried playing for about 1 hour,waiting for something interactive, ANYTHING to happen.. but nothing did.
    I'm a Big fan of adventure games as i grew up on point    first time i took a chance by purchasing online on day 1 (on sale for PSN +)instead if basing my decision on other gamer's reviews... a decision i regret. what a boring game. I mean, there is literally NOTHING to do in this game. I tried playing for about 1 hour,waiting for something interactive, ANYTHING to happen.. but nothing did.
    I'm a Big fan of adventure games as i grew up on point n' click classics, but everybody's gone to rapture is simply a boring disgrace.
    no wonder everybody's gone to rapture... who would want to stay?    … Expand
  32. Mamoulian
    Aug 25, 2015
    3
    Horrible "game" that is not a game at all. Player cannot "do" anything.. in this "game" player is just a floating camera that moves around spectacling, doing nothing else. After you float around for awhile and see a number of dialogues between ghosts of gone people, the "game" is over. I want my money back! :(
  33. Chapa9dj
    Aug 20, 2015
    4
    Stunning looking game, but it falls flat in every department.
    Storyline is not interesting at all. The graphics and the music are pretty good but the slow movement just ended up killing this game for me.
    It's a gigantic regret i have, because i expected much more than this.
  34. minki
    Aug 19, 2015
    3
    as others have said...am slightly confused - one by the high scores some are giving this and two how anyone can have the cheek to call it a game! graphically it is very pretty and the soundtrack does enhance the emotional content of the "game". BUT how can it be considered a game? players have no input other than to painfully walk the character around which in itself is like stabbingas others have said...am slightly confused - one by the high scores some are giving this and two how anyone can have the cheek to call it a game! graphically it is very pretty and the soundtrack does enhance the emotional content of the "game". BUT how can it be considered a game? players have no input other than to painfully walk the character around which in itself is like stabbing yourself in the eye with needles its that slow and tedious. you put up with it for the first town, then maybe the 2nd, hoping that the game will come alive....but then you realise the pretty scenery is about all it has to offer! very disappointed....for me it promised so much but never got close to delivering… Expand
  35. amazon
    Aug 19, 2015
    2
    Let me start off by saying that I really enjoy games with a good story. I don't need a lot of action as long as I can explore and interact. That being said, this isn't really a game at all. You walk around painfully slowly to find points of interest in order to get pieces of a story that never really become cohesive. There's no real interaction with the universe aside from findingLet me start off by saying that I really enjoy games with a good story. I don't need a lot of action as long as I can explore and interact. That being said, this isn't really a game at all. You walk around painfully slowly to find points of interest in order to get pieces of a story that never really become cohesive. There's no real interaction with the universe aside from finding these points of light, opening some doors, and clicking on a radio or phone. My 3 year old nephew could successfully play this game and probably get as much understanding from it as I did. It was BORING!
    The landscape was beautiful, the music was wonderful. That's all that can be said for this "game". Save your money.    … Expand
  36. jingato
    Aug 17, 2015
    1
    First off, this is not a game. This is a tech demo. It is very impressive and pretty to look at. I enjoyed exploring the environments and I appreciate the work that went into creating such an achievement, which is why I gave it a point. However, there is not one single game mechanic in this "game". People should be aware of this before they purchase it. But even if you take it for what itFirst off, this is not a game. This is a tech demo. It is very impressive and pretty to look at. I enjoyed exploring the environments and I appreciate the work that went into creating such an achievement, which is why I gave it a point. However, there is not one single game mechanic in this "game". People should be aware of this before they purchase it. But even if you take it for what it was, I think it could have done much better. If you were able to interact with things in the environment it might have kept me interested enough to keep playing. Then throw in a few puzzles, you could of had a great thing.

    Swing and a miss    … Expand
  37. jezeuskrishna
    Aug 17, 2015
    1
    How does this "game" have positive ratings? It is an amateurish insult to game developers everywhere. It takes the worst parts of a first person shooter(cliches like story being told via tapes found everywhere) and puts it into a world where you can not run and instead you walk slowly for minutes at a time only able to interact with radios, tv's, doors and gates. It has no structure, noHow does this "game" have positive ratings? It is an amateurish insult to game developers everywhere. It takes the worst parts of a first person shooter(cliches like story being told via tapes found everywhere) and puts it into a world where you can not run and instead you walk slowly for minutes at a time only able to interact with radios, tv's, doors and gates. It has no structure, no missions, no purpose you just walk around and turn on radios and listen to ghosts talk who aren't even animated, they're just a vague spiralling example of the "developers" inability to even animate a single human character into their hellishly slow and pointless excuse for a game going for $15-20.… Expand
  38. Wickedtribe
    Aug 15, 2015
    0
    This isn't a game. I'm kind of furious that all the good reviews for this software tricked me into paying $20 for it. There is nothing to do but walk around and follow a ball of light, which occasionally talks in the voices of dead people. But since you can't actually see the dead people (just the ball of light), they mean nothing to me and I can't even remember who they are from oneThis isn't a game. I'm kind of furious that all the good reviews for this software tricked me into paying $20 for it. There is nothing to do but walk around and follow a ball of light, which occasionally talks in the voices of dead people. But since you can't actually see the dead people (just the ball of light), they mean nothing to me and I can't even remember who they are from one "scene" to the next. Besides walking around and watching light balls talk, the only thing you can do is open doors or turn on radios. The radios are basically the same as the light balls, just play the voice of some dead person. Just in case you were wondering, the story is not interesting or intriguing at all. It's a very generic "end of the world" scenario which is further damaged by the inability to care about any of the characters/light balls. This is one of the worst non-interactive non-games I've ever had the misfortune of spending money on.… Expand
  39. thenukeofnukes
    Aug 15, 2015
    4
    I can tell they worked really hard on this game. Nevertheless I see it falling very short. I fail to fully understand it. That's not so much the issue as the fact I think The Chinese Room doesn't even understand the game. The game leaves nothing but more questions. That makes it a complete waste of the time. The only thing this game had was it's story, yet it never really gives you the full story.
  40. partyintheback
    Aug 14, 2015
    4
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture is a beautiful looking game; the environments you explore are detailed and a nice setting for a game world. The only problem is, the game that surrounds it, and I use the word "game" loosely here, leaves a lot to be desired. It is more in the vein of "walking simulators," as the internet has taken to calling them, but I wouldn't put it on par with most otherEverybody's Gone to the Rapture is a beautiful looking game; the environments you explore are detailed and a nice setting for a game world. The only problem is, the game that surrounds it, and I use the word "game" loosely here, leaves a lot to be desired. It is more in the vein of "walking simulators," as the internet has taken to calling them, but I wouldn't put it on par with most other games in the genre. The story here starts out relatively interesting, then it gets more boring the longer you play. Without spoiling the game, the story wraps up in an unsatisfying manner. When a game's only selling feature is its environment and story, when one of those doesn't pan out, it really tarnishes the entire thing. I'd recommend checking this game out for the setting maybe when it's discounted in a sale to $5 or less, but wouldn't recommend it at anything more than that.… Expand
  41. Kastle
    Aug 12, 2015
    0
    I'm not the type of gamer that requires shooting & explosions to enjoy a game. I love a good puzzle game and even enjoy spending hours playing chess online. That being said, this game is SOO slow and boring that it is being sued by 'Paint Drying' for copyright infringement.

    In this glorified Walking Simulator, you just mill around aimlessly with nothing to do. Occasionally you stumble    I'm not the type of gamer that requires shooting & explosions to enjoy a game. I love a good puzzle game and even enjoy spending hours playing chess online. That being said, this game is SOO slow and boring that it is being sued by 'Paint Drying' for copyright infringement.

    In this glorified Walking Simulator, you just mill around aimlessly with nothing to do. Occasionally you stumble upon some little narrative and that's about it. There are no puzzles, enemies, power ups, objectives or literally anything else that make a game a game. I'm guessing the same people that enjoy this as a game are the same types that see a complete random splash of paint on a canvas and start talking about how emotionally stimulating it is.

    Now if you have been desperately looking for a game that you can play in front of your Grandma without stimulating her in any way because she has a heart condition, then this is your game. Otherwise save your money and PS4 memory.    … Expand
  42. perydwyn
    Aug 12, 2015
    3
    Another non game type 'game'. best described as a walking simulator with some really badly written fiction interspered. There is zero interactivity with the admittedly beautiful game world, so you are not really a player, but rather an observer who can choose what to observe when.

    It gets 3 because it is stunningly beautiful, and with a VR helmet may provide some escapism. As it stands    Another non game type 'game'. best described as a walking simulator with some really badly written fiction interspered. There is zero interactivity with the admittedly beautiful game world, so you are not really a player, but rather an observer who can choose what to observe when.

    It gets 3 because it is stunningly beautiful, and with a VR helmet may provide some escapism. As it stands though it is an afront to gaming, and a spit in the face of the consumer. Being digital only, you cannot even ask for your money back when you realise what you have actually bought.    … Expand
  43. spunwicked
    Aug 12, 2015
    3
    I don't know where to begin... I won't spoil any plot details but I will give you some specifics.

    1980's England, only had Ford Fiestas, Transit Vans and Cortinas according to Rapture. 1980's England, only had vic 20's. 1980's England, only had 1 type of 'cell' phone. 1980's England, only had 1 type of railway carriage. In Everybody's Gone To Rapture, you are cast as a cripple and    I don't know where to begin... I won't spoil any plot details but I will give you some specifics.

    1980's England, only had Ford Fiestas, Transit Vans and Cortinas according to Rapture.
    1980's England, only had vic 20's.
    1980's England, only had 1 type of 'cell' phone.
    1980's England, only had 1 type of railway carriage.

    In Everybody's Gone To Rapture, you are cast as a cripple and tasked with walking about 3 miles. This includes having to use stairs, which you do so with great bravery but at a snails pace.

    To save on resources, (development effort) the characters in this little drama are ethereal - they are also thoroughly humdrum and unremarkable save for the fact that they are no longer living people. To save on resources, there are false walls everywhere. You want to open that door? Nope, you can't. Oh, but you can open 'this' door - next to it.

    Utter, utter fresh cat faeces. Laid bare in a litter tray, with a knife and fork next to them, sold on the PlayStation Store, made by The Chinese Room.

    I have never felt more ripped off. I really want my £12 refunding.

    Unless you enjoy absolute boredom, or feeling ripped off, avoid this.    … Expand
  44. 88mike
    Aug 11, 2015
    4
    I can see why SOME people like this game, but it has very little things going for it. Overall, I was not impressed at all, I played it at midnight and expected to be able to explore and solve problems or something like that, but it is just kind of boring and had no fun whatsoever playing the game. I went into the game expecting to be solving mysteries and discovering items, possibly find aI can see why SOME people like this game, but it has very little things going for it. Overall, I was not impressed at all, I played it at midnight and expected to be able to explore and solve problems or something like that, but it is just kind of boring and had no fun whatsoever playing the game. I went into the game expecting to be solving mysteries and discovering items, possibly find a single weapon with 3 bullets and 4 evil scientists or something crazy like that. But nope, you can only press x and get halted by bushes and 2 foot fences. The abundance of this game is to walk around and listen to audio tracks or watch light figures of dead people talking. There are only 3 things to really do, walk, open doors, and press x. You don't do anything really substantial, heck, you can't even jump/crouch/ or interact with barely anything. 8/10 for it's open world visuals and story, 3/10 for game play.… Expand
  45. Saint_Satan
    Aug 11, 2015
    3
    First off I have played their other games (Dear Esther and A Machine for Pigs) and enjoyed both of them. This game however, I find incredibly boring in comparison. The world is pretty damn boring. Just some houses and crap. The light you follow and the light that shows the characters is meh and poorly done. I would have liked to see how the characters look instead of just an outlineFirst off I have played their other games (Dear Esther and A Machine for Pigs) and enjoyed both of them. This game however, I find incredibly boring in comparison. The world is pretty damn boring. Just some houses and crap. The light you follow and the light that shows the characters is meh and poorly done. I would have liked to see how the characters look instead of just an outline of light. The walking speed is SLOW as hell which makes wandering around aimlessly and finding the next light boring. I'd pass on this unless you can get it for $5 or less.… Expand
  46. Gnials
    Aug 11, 2015
    3
    Imaginative Sedation. Interactive Anaesthesia. IGN gave this game 8.0 out of 10 even though the development team admits “the only fail state in the game is if the player doesn’t care.” Well, I'm here to say caring will only get you so far in completing the EVERYONE GONE TO THE RAPTURE experience. You will also need stimulants.

    In order to get this title to the point where I would feel    Imaginative Sedation. Interactive Anaesthesia. IGN gave this game 8.0 out of 10 even though the development team admits “the only fail state in the game is if the player doesn’t care.” Well, I'm here to say caring will only get you so far in completing the EVERYONE GONE TO THE RAPTURE experience. You will also need stimulants.

    In order to get this title to the point where I would feel comfortable actually calling it a game, the developers would've been wise to offer some concrete objectives and other conventional gaming aspects. By design, EGTTR is more like a "walking sim" with an abundance of emotional baggage. It plays out more like a very, very slow paced e-novel with only minor differences in play through depending on the order that you choose to progress across the town and countryside.

    In DEAR ESTHER, the Chinese Room's glitchy previous title, they offered flag collection tasks as well as other standard game play conventions like object manipulation and problem solving. Some structures like this to assist in solving the mystery of RAPTURE or a real presence of danger to the player would have added greatly.

    That said, I've given 4 out of 10 stars because the environments are beautifully constructed and the story is enhanced by a haunting soundtrack.

    I sincerely hope this studio is able to continue together. I feel, in spite of the troubled titles so far, it's clear to see the potential for this small crew. With a solid game idea built around their obvious skills, they could be the independent crew that gives us the next DISHONOURED or PORTAL    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#76 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#31 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#61 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 89 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 89
  2. Mixed: 25 out of 89
  3. Negative: 4 out of 89
  1. Time
    Nov 10, 2015
    60
    The things I like about Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture are many: the self-paced discovery and chronological asymmetry, the significance of entangling yourself in a visually “complete” environment, the poignance of a well-crafted, well-delivered character exchange. I’m just not sure how often I’d want to repeat the experience.
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  2. SpazioGames
    Oct 28, 2015
    70
    The slow, idyllic exploration, paired by some good narrative make Everybody's gone to the Rapture something that should be played, but only by those with patience. It's a sluggish walk to the end, that pays off, but probably not enough for many players.
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  3. CD-Action
    Oct 17, 2015
    45
    Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture claims to be something more than a game, but that claim is completely groundless. [10/2015, p.50]
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