The Chinese Room
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The Chinese Room (formerly Thechineseroom) is a British video game developer based in Brighton that is best known for exploration games,[1] such as Dear Esther. 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.
British video game developer
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| Formerly | Thechineseroom (2007–2013) |
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| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | 2007; 16 years ago (2007) in Portsmouth, England |
| Founder | Dan Pinchbeck |
| Headquarters | , England |
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| Parent | Sumo Digital (2018–present) |
| Website | thechineseroom |