The Chinese Room

For the 1968 film, see The Chinese Room (film). For the artificial intelligence thought experiment, see Chinese room.

The Chinese Room
FormerlyThechineseroom (2007–2013)
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007) in Portsmouth, England
FounderDan Pinchbeck
Headquarters
Brighton
,
England
Key people
Products
Number of employees
100+ (2023)[1]
ParentSumo Digital (2018–present)
Websitethechineseroom.co.uk

The Chinese Room (formerly Thechineseroom) is a British video game developer based in Brighton that is best known for exploration games.[2] The company originated as a mod team for Half-Life 2, based at the University of Portsmouth in 2007, and is named after John Searle's Chinese room thought experiment. In August 2018, it became a subsidiary of Sumo Digital.

  1. ^ Phillips, Tom (16 November 2023). "Under the surface of Still Wakes The Deep". Eurogamer. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  2. ^ Makedonski, Brett (25 September 2017). "The Chinese Room is taking a break, partially because it's bored with walking sims". Destructoid.