{"id":23610,"date":"2023-12-01T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23610"},"modified":"2023-12-01T18:21:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:21:07","slug":"20231201-23610","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231201-23610\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Steam hit horror game The Exit 8 sells over 30,000 copies within a day of release"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese indie developer Kotake Create released <strong>The Exit 8<\/strong> via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2653790\/The_Exit_8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> on November 29. The eerie liminal space-inspired game sold a whopping 30,000 copies within a day of its launch, which apparently came as a complete surprise to its developer. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Exit 8 is a short walking simulator horror in which you are trapped in the seemingly endless backrooms of a Japanese subway station. The signs keep saying you\u2019re near exit number 8, but you can\u2019t seem to reach it as you walk through what feels like an infinite loop of corridors. You have to find a way out by looking out for anomalies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\uff18\u756a\u51fa\u53e3\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/03fCgS6eu_8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rules are simple \u2013 do not overlook any anomalies. If you spot an anomaly, turn back. If there are no anomalies, do not turn back. The Exit 8 is like a combination of a spot the difference game and an escape game. What kind of anomalies appear? What do they cause? Who\u2019s that middle-aged dude walking by? The game is thrillingly uncomfortable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Exit 8 recorded a peak of 2431 concurrent players on Steam almost as soon as it released (SteamDB), and at the time of writing, the game has a Very Positive status with over 500 user reviews. But what about sales? We asked @notokeke, the developer behind Kotake Create, about the game\u2019s performance and learned that it has already sold over thirty thousand copies, which is an outstanding figure for a debut indie title.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1016\" height=\"594\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001.jpg\" alt=\"The Exit 8's performance, as seen on SteamDB\" class=\"wp-image-23613\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-600x351.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-380x222.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-150x88.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-696x407.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231201-274153-001-718x420.jpg 718w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>@notokeke admits to being surprised by the game\u2019s outstanding performance so far. They had been expecting to receive \u00a0nothing but negative feedback, so it was a relief to see all the positive reactions from players. The developer added that they were very grateful to everyone who decided to pick up the game. Although 80% of sales are domestic, the game has been well-received among English and Chinese-speaking users as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3092\u958b\u59cb\u3057\u3066\u9593\u3082\u306a\u3044\u9803\u306f\u3001\u30eb\u30fc\u30d7\u3059\u308b\u3054\u3068\u306b\u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30b1\u304a\u3058\u306e\u30b7\u30e3\u30c4\u306e\u30dc\u30bf\u30f3\u304c\u5916\u308c\u3066\u3044\u304f\u306e\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u89b3\u5bdf\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3051\u3069\u30011\u500b\u3082\u5916\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zQrj8TI4e\">pic.twitter.com\/1zQrj8TI4e<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30ed\u30c3\u30ba (@rods_skyfish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rods_skyfish\/status\/1729862465985597787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> As soon as I started the game, I kept checking if this handsome lad\u2019s buttons would come undone after each loop, but not a single button came off.&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bearing in mind that @notokeke created The Exit 8 by themselves, with only three months of actual development (six months of conceptualization), the project can be considered a great success. The Exit 8 has a straightforward and impactful theme, paired with realistic graphics crafted in Unreal Engine 5. Furthermore, it\u2019s the kind of game people want to pick up for themselves as soon as they see someone else playing it. Thanks to these strengths, The Exit 8 will likely continue to gain popularity.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter\u5236\u9650\u3067\u8f9b\u3044\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3044\u3064\u76f4\u308b\u304b\u5206\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u5ba3\u4f1d\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<br>\u5de8\u5927\u751f\u7269\u30b9\u30ea\u30eb\u30a2\u30c9\u30d9\u30f3\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u300cStrange Shadow\u300d\u306eSteam\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u672c\u65e5\u516c\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Rn4RWSPeX\">https:\/\/t.co\/2Rn4RWSPeX<\/a><br>\u5de8\u5927\u751f\u7269\u304b\u3089\u9003\u3052\u305f\u308a\u96a0\u308c\u305f\u308a\u3059\u308b\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>Steam\u30a6\u30a3\u30c3\u30b7\u30e5\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u767b\u9332\u3084\u3001\u30ea\u30c4\u30a4\u30fc\u30c8\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u308b\u3068\u5b09\u3057\u3044\u3067\u3059\uff01\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HdFlAI0c6N\">pic.twitter.com\/HdFlAI0c6N<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30bf\u30b1 \/ KOTAKE CREATE (@NOTOKEKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOTOKEKE\/status\/1675477817927286787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 2, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> It\u2019s been rough with Twitter\u2019s limitations recently, but I\u2019m going to promote this here in case it ever gets fixed. The Steam page for \u201cStrange Shadow,\u201d a thrilling adventure game, is now open! It\u2019s a game in which you run and hide from giant scary creatures. Please retweet and Wishlist!&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Exit 8 is available for the PC (Steam). It will be at a 10% discount until December 7.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. 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