“Everyone should play Everything.”
Also available on itch.io - Humble - Nintendo Switch Europe - Switch Japan - Playstation Europe
Winner - Golden Nica - Ars Electronica
Game of the Year winner @ AV Club, Polygon, Wired, The Guardian
Polygon’s #15 Game of the Decade
What is Everything
“Whoever you are, whatever you are and where ever you are, you’re in the middle - that’s the game.”
Everything is an interactive experience and reality simulation game. There is no right or wrong way to play, and each person's game will be different.
Playing Everything involves traveling through the Universe and seeing it from different points of view, it has elements of role playing games, sandbox & simulation. The systems connecting the game are designed to create moments of peace, beauty, sadness and joy - and allow the player to do whatever they want. Everything requires no player input - it will play automatically if left unattended.
The game features an original 3 hour score from composer Ben Lukas Boysen (Gravity) and a rich world of sound by Eduardo Ortiz Frau (The Stanley Parable). It's code was written by Damien Quartz (SuperHyperCube).
Everything was created and self funded by David OReilly over the course of 3.5 years. It’s gameplay film was unveiled @ the Berlin Film Festival, the first video game to be shown since the festival's founding in 1951. This same film qualified for an Academy award, a first for any interactive project.
A Nature Simulation
Everything is a simulation of reality as a phenomenon of interdependent systems. There are thousands of things that perceive, think and interact differently while being driven by the same underlying rules. All things are aware of themselves, each other and their environment, and simulate with or without player interaction.
A Universe of Things
Things are the basic unit of Everything, and the entirety of the game is designed to be playable. Levels can be characters and vice versa. The game's universe is designed to let you travel freely in any direction, and intuitively find things when and where you'd expect them to be. Continued exploration will lead you to unseen environments, containing new sights, sounds, things, thoughts and abilities.
Create your own Universe
Everything features a persistent universe that can be both explored and used as a creative canvas. The game is fundamentally changed by player input, meaning you can create and design levels as you're inside them. Each part of the world allows complete freedom to create your own images, worlds, scenes and experiences using things instead of pixels or polygons.
PRAISE FOR EVERYTHING
“An extravagantly successful project... it is the rare game that may push you to want to lead a better life. ”
“Everything I ever wanted, and more.”
“It’s the game that finally allowed me to forget what I know about video games”
“A joyfully expansive dream of a game.”
“Everything is a Dreamlike Masterpiece”
“The most true-to-my-life game I’ve ever played... It’s brave, bizarre, compelling and beautiful.”
“Everything is an astonishing work, one that broadens the definition of what a video game can be.”
“Very innovative, thought-provoking and deep. I highly recommend giving it a play. 100% great.”
Available now for Desktop, Playstation & Nintendo Switch
EVERYTHING ON VINYL!
"The year’s most ambitious and mind-expanding video game sports a soundtrack worthy of the same description" - Bandcamp
Erased Tapes produced this beautiful LP & CD - Enter the all-encompassing universe of Everything, a score by Ben Lukas Boysen and Sebastian Plano – click here to order!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Help I am stuck!
Don't worry! 99% of problems are solved by saving & reloading into your game.
You can also try going Settings -> Restart Area which will spawn you into a new thing in the same area.
Why do the animals move this way?
Because they do.
I am hearing loud noises and seeing crazy images
The game will automatically optimize itself if it is pushed to very low frame rates. It does this by creating Disasters which can be switched off under Settings. If you are seeing these very frequently, you may be playing the game below minimum spec and require a faster machine.
How do I stop Narration?
Go Settings -> Thoughts and switch off.
How do I pause Narration?
Open the Mind (touchpad/[m] key), ensure the audio is in the middle & highlighted, and press confirm to pause.
You can also go Pause -> Things -> Audio and pause from there.
Are the talks public domain?
No - they appear under special license from the Alan Watts Project - a venture by Mark Watts - Alan Watts’ son, who himself recorded many of the talks.
Where can I find more Alan Watts?
Many of Alan's talks are available for purchase here - and funds go towards completing the massive archive of his work.
Any tips?
Check out the Help section of the Pause menu, the last card there has some good tips. The game also has a lot of secret controls which you can discover through play.
Are there other games like this?
Try out Mountain!
I have a question that isn't here
Check the Everything discussion forum!
JAPANESE VERSION!
Working with Playism - we worked hard to translate Everything to Japanese!
REVIEWS
Polygon (9/10)
Glixel "A dreamlike masterpiece"
Washington Post "An extravagantly successful project"
The Guardian (5/5)
South China Morning Post (4.5/5)
Game Respawn (85/100)
Game Informer (8.5/10)
Horror Geek Life (5/5)
Kotaku
PC World (4/5)
MONG (8.6/10)
GameSpace (8.2/10)
Otaku Gamers (9/10)
PSN Stores (4.5/5)
PS4 Blog (9/10)
Brash Games (9/10)
The Gamers Lounge (4.5/5)
Digitally Downloaded (5/5)
Anait Games [ES] - (9/10)
Vandal [ES] (86/100)
GamePark [CZ] (89/100)
Gamer.nl (9/10)
COGconnected (85/100)
Awards & Festivals
Golden Nica - Ars Electronica
Most Amazing Game Award - A MAZE
Jury Prize - VIS Vienna Shorts
Most Innovative Game - Games For Change Awards
Most Fantastic Game Award - Fantastic Arcade
Special Jury Award - New Chitose Intl Animation Festival
Special Mention - Honk Kong International Film Festival
Winner - Entertainment category - World Technology Awards
Special Jury Prize [Lab] - Clermond Ferrand
IGF Finalist for Best Sound
IGF Finalist for Nuovo
Indiecade Finalist
NY Game Awards - Nomination for Best Indie Game
DICE - D.I.C.E. Sprite Award nomination
Nominated: GDC Choice Innovation Award
Day Of The Devs - Official Selection
Fantastic Fest - Official Selection
PlaySFMOMA Arcade - Official Selection
Rezzed Leftfield Collection - Official Selection
IGF Experimental Gameplay Workshop - Official Selection
Berlin Film Festival - Official Selection
San Francisco International Film Festival - Official Selection
Curtas Vila Do Conde - Official Selection
Cleveland International Film Festival - Official Selection
Now Play This - Official Selection
Pictoplasma Festival 2017 - Official Selection
Hong Kong International Film Festival - Official Selection
Milano Film Festival - Official Selection
Game Of the Year
Gamasutra Best 10 Games of the year
Polygon # 9 GOTY
Wired: The Best Games of 2017
The Guardian Top 5 of 2017
AV Club's Favorite Games of the Year
Alphr: Best PS4 Games in 2017
The New Yorker - Best Video Games of 2017
PRESS / INTERVIEWS
Wired
Vice Waypoint
Forbes
Glixel
AV Club
Creators
Venture Beat
Eurogamer
LA Weekly
YOUTUBERS
PewDiePie
JackSepticEye
GameGrumps
Launch coverage
Business Insider / Mashable / VentureBeat / Gamesradar / RPS / USGamer / GameDebate / DualShockers / IGN / GameSpot / Polygon / Eurogamer / Paste Magazine / Attack of the Fanboy / Push Square / EGM Now / AWN / App Trigger / Game Reactor / Gaming Nexus
Announcement coverage
PlaystationBlog / KillScreen / Wired / CartoonBrew / Mashable / Polygon / Gamespot / Hypebeast / RPS / TheVerge / Creativity
Press Kit
Contact
everything @ davidoreilly . com
Platforms
Nintendo Switch ( USA | Europe | JAPAN )
Playstation 4 ( USA | Europe | JAPAN )
PC & Mac ( Steam | Humble | Itch.io | EPIC )
Release Date
March 21st 2017 (PS4)
April 21st 2017 (PC/Mac)
April 28th 2017 (Linux)
January 10th 2019 (Switch)
February 13th 2020 (Japanese version: Switch, PS4, Desktop)
Price
$14.99
Synopsis
Whoever you are, whatever you are and where ever you are, you're in the middle - that's the game.
Everything is an interactive experience where everything you see is a thing you can be, from animals to planets to galaxies and beyond. Travel between outer and inner space, and explore a vast, interconnected universe of things without enforced goals, scores, or tasks to complete. Everything is a procedural, AI-driven simulation of the systems of nature, seen from the points of view of everything in the Universe.
Learn to change what you are to create worlds within worlds within worlds, or let go any time to allow Everything to take over and produce a never ending documentary about the world you live in.
Narrated by the inspiring philosophy of Alan Watts, and featuring a rich score from composer Ben Lukas Boysen, Everything will give you a new perspective on life.
Publisher
David OReilly
Playism (Japan)
Genre
Nature Simulation, Narrative Sandbox, Open-Universe Exploration, Ambient Game
Core Team
Creator - David OReilly
Programmer - Damien Quartz
Sound - Eduardo Ortiz Frau
Music - Ben Lukas Boysen & Sebastian Plano
Links
http://everything-game.com
Twitter
Facebook
Media
Announcement trailer: https://youtu.be/wSd9d05iTHE
Gameplay Film: https://youtu.be/HdJk8ROpuEo
Launch Trailer: https://youtu.be/rY-cEIijw2I
Screenshots / Logos / Key Art (download)
Development history
Everything has been in the making for 3.5 years with a core dev team of 2 people, David OReilly and Damien Quartz, who collaborated on Mountain, released in 2014 on Steam & iOS.
Mountain discovered a new audience of non gamers and gamers alike. It has found itself used as a relaxation tool, musical instrument, meditation aid, sound generator and installation. Everything is a much broader expansion of the ideas & approach behind Mountain.
