Japanese indie studio ConnectedShadowGames has found itself faced with the daunting task of fitting over 60,000 names into the credits of its upcoming first-person horror game, Twilight Moonflower. After realizing its staff roll would look a bit lackluster with just their own names , the small-sized development team turned to its followers on X, making an open call to people who’d like an honorary mention.
But thanks to the nature of social media, what initially started as a request for “about 100 more names” has since ballooned to 64,901 applicants. Twilight Moonflower is now on its way to having an end roll multiple times longer than a Hollywood blockbuster or triple-A game.
Needless to say, the post blew up. It got over 4,000 likes within four hours, prompting the devs to establish a few ground rules. Only the username displayed on a person’s X profile would be featured in the credits, and names that defame others or violate public order and morals wouldn’t be included. A deadline of November 11 was also set.
We are men of our word.
We swear to ensure every single one of you makes it into the ending credits.
While some studios would create a sensible cut-off, ConnectedShadowGames is set on not going back on its word. The devs say they’re dedicated to ensuring that all 64,901 names make it into Twilight Moonflower’s credits.
Twilight Moonflower is a horror game with multiplayer support that follows the story of an indie game creator named Shota, who travels back to his rural hometown. After recalling a frail girl whom he used to play with, Shota is mysteriously transported into a twisted version of his childhood neighborhood.
Up to four players can escape from the procedurally-generated Japanese rural neighborhoods. Armed with only a flashlight, you must identify and seal supernatural phenomena while avoiding scary yokai enemies. Your choices as a party will determine which of the game’s three endings you will receive. Twilight Moonflower will also include a Time Attack mode, where the goal is to complete a run as fast as possible, as well as a Custom mode, where you can customize a run’s parameters.
Funnily enough, Twilight Moonflower is not the only game to end up with a massive staff roll due to similar circumstances. The creators of “Dragon’s Chronicles: The Dark Demon King and the Sword of the North” made a similar unassuming request to their followers last year and ended up with over 200,000 applicants.
Twilight Moonflower is set to release sometime in Q4 2025 for PC (Steam).
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