Sumo Group acquires Dear Esther studio The Chinese Room

The U.K.-based Sumo Group announced today that it has acquired independent studio The Chinese Room from its founders, Dan Pinchbeck and Jessica Curry. The Chinese Room made made its reputation on narrative focused games like Dear Esther, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and So Let Us Melt.

Pinchbeck will become The Chinese Room’s creative director. Curry is remaining an independent composer.