The Exit 8
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| Developer(s) | Kotake Create |
| Publisher(s) | Kotake Create Playism (Non-PC versions) MyDearest Inc. (VR version) |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 5 |
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| Release | The Exit 8 29 November 2023
The Exit 8 VR 11 July 2024
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| Genre(s) | Adventure game, Walking sim |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Exit 8, sometimes shortened to Exit 8, is a 2023 adventure game developed and published by Kotake Create. Billed as a walking simulator, the game revolves around the player walking through a Japanese metro station passageway, trying to spot inaccuracies to reach the exit of the station. The game was initially released on Steam on 29 November 2023 and was subsequently ported to Nintendo Switch on 17 April 2024, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 8 August 2024, on Xbox Series X/S on 9 January 2025 and on Android and iOS in March 2025. under the publisher Playism. A virtual reality version co-developed and published by MyDearest Inc., dubbed The Exit 8 VR, released on 11 July 2024 for the Meta Quest 2, Pro and 3 and later released on Steam.
The Exit 8 took nine months to develop and was designed to be made in a short amount of time and on a low budget. The game was inspired by the "surreal" atmosphere of underground passageways as well as the horror game series I'm on Observation Duty, which inspired the game's anomaly mechanic. The setting was modelled after several Japanese metro stations, including the Kiyosumi-shirakawa Station in Koto, Tokyo.
The Exit 8 received positive reviews, with many critics praising the game for its psychological horror and realistic environment, although critiqued the game for its short length and lack of replayability. The game was nominated for many awards, winning many awarded by the Japanese gaming industry. Additionally, the game has received over 1.5 million downloads. In the wake of the game's release, various games released that took heavy inspiration from Exit 8 and were subsequently dubbed "Exit 8-likes". A sequel to the game called Platform 8 was released on 31 May 2024. A live-action film adaptation of the game is set to release on 29 August 2025.