
So I’ve finished the game, and I’ve collected what I believe is most of the Number Stations numbers either from the radios (before you activate them), the computers and television sets (after you activate them) and even a couple unique ones from the Pause Menu (which would otherwise only repeat the ones found elsewhere in the world). Over on Reddit, more codes have been discovered: Thing is, that’s only one of many codes hidden away in the game. It’s a book that deals with the human mind, and how it creates an identity of self perception in order to navigate through our crazy world. There is, in those who remain, a collective corona that still glows – Douglas Hofstadterĭouglas Hofstadter is a cognitive science professor, with that particular quote coming from his book I Am A Strange Loop.

In the wake of a human being’s death, what survives is a set of afterglows, some brighter and some dimmer, in the collective brains of those dearest to them. The real challenge of course, comes from separating single-digit numbers from double the double digits, but once done, you get this message: Each number is based on an a letter of the alphabet, which isn’t exactly a taxing cipher to deal with.

Puzzled by this string of numbers that you receive when you finish the game? There’s a mystery or two to solve in Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, that includes a bit of codebreaking. Pedestrian jokes aside however, and you’ll find that the game is a lot more than just a glorified simulator of moving your two favourite appendages. Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture may just be a contender for the best walking game of the year, depending on your tastes.
