The Chinese Room goes independent with management buyout

The Chinese Room announced today that it is launching as an independent development studio, following a buyout by its management with the help of Hiro Capital. The developer now has exclusively UK ownership and runs under the leadership of studio director Ed Daly. According to Daly, it plans to use its new independence to continue developing new IP and partnering with other studios.

The Chinese Room’s works include Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture and Still Wakes the Deep. Its next project is the infamous Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2, long in development hell, which it took over from Hardsuit Labs in 2021 with Paradox Interactive. It’s also reportedly working on two other future projects.