The Chinese Room

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

The Chinese Room Ltd.
FormerlyThechineseroom (2007–2013)
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded2007 (2007) in Portsmouth, England
FounderDan Pinchbeck
Headquarters
Brighton
,
England
Key people
Products
Number of employees
55 (2025)
ParentSumo Digital (2018–2025)
Websitewww.thechineseroom.co.uk

The Chinese Room (formerly Thechineseroom) is a British video game developer based in Brighton that is best known for exploration games. 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. It was a subsidiary of Sumo Digital from 2018 to 2025.

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