{"id":23743,"date":"2023-12-05T18:14:42","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23743"},"modified":"2023-12-05T18:16:59","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T09:16:59","slug":"20231205-23743","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231205-23743\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exit 8 shines light on real-life Japanese stations&#8217; creepy passageways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Exit<\/strong><strong> 8<\/strong> is a recently released indie horror game that explores the creepiness of liminal spaces. It is set in the maze-like corridors of a fictional underground station in Japan where the player must find \u201cExit 8.\u201d To find the elusive exit, the player must look for anomalies. If you don\u2019t notice anything that is out of place you can safely proceed but if something looks odd you must head back quickly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game\u2019s graphics realistically recreate the distinctive signs, posters and corridors often found in Japanese stations. So it\u2019s no wonder that some players have taken to X\/Twitter to point out real life anomalies.\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\">8\u756a\u51fa\u53e3\u3001\u307b\u3093\u307e\u6e05\u6f84\u767d\u6cb3\u3092\u3082\u3068\u306b\u3057\u3066\u308b\u3093\u3058\u3083\u306a\u3044\u304b\u3068\u8a00\u3046\u304f\u3089\u3044\u4f3c\u3066\u308b\u6240\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u6016\u3044 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHW4hrHg5W\">pic.twitter.com\/lHW4hrHg5W<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u697d (@paradise87king) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paradise87king\/status\/1731448315798290910?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 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 scary how The Exit 8 looks like Kiyosumi Shirakawa station. I wonder if it is based on it.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The subway station under the spotlight is Kiyosumi Shirakawa station, which has some very odd-looking light fixtures. Located on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon and the Toei Oedo lines in Koto City, Tokyo, the station apparently features a ceiling covered in zig zagging fluorescent tube lights near Exit 3. There\u2019s even a Google Street view of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.jp\/maps\/@35.6816145,139.7989219,2a,75y,173.69h,85.87t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s9ZOx6yJ5-VqcksJPh3FsKA!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3D9ZOx6yJ5-VqcksJPh3FsKA%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D95.34975%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">point.<\/a> One X user referenced the game\u2019s popularity overseas, joking that international fans of The Exit 8 would receive a big fright if they visited the station. Japanese streamer Uimama also pointed out the resemblance when she <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_2_6_2_4_\/status\/1731326022837244065?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">missed a ceiling light anomaly<\/a> while playing the game.&nbsp;<\/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\">\u6e05\u6f84\u767d\u6cb3\u99c5A3\u51fa\u53e3\u3001\u30de\u30b8\u3067\u3053\u308c\u3060\u304b\u3089\u306a\u30028\u756a\u51fa\u53e3\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u3057\u305f\u5916\u56fd\u4eba\u304c\u4e07\u304c\u4e00\u3053\u3053\u306b\u304d\u3061\u3083\u3063\u305f\u3089\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30af\u3067\u6b7b\u306c\u305e\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FtcutUPdYi\">pic.twitter.com\/FtcutUPdYi<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u4f0a\u85e4 \u7950\u7b56(\u30d1\u30bd\u30b3\u30f3\u306e\u5927\u5148\u751f) (@ito_yusaku) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ito_yusaku\/status\/1731487622932128204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 4, 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> This is really what Kiyosumi Shirakawa station Exit 3 looks like. If a foreigner who played The Exit 8 came here, they would die of shock!<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another X user pointed out that there\u2019s also a similar art installation at the station\u2019s Exit 8!&nbsp;<\/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\">\u6e05\u6f84\u767d\u6cb3\u99c5\u306e8\u756a\u51fa\u53e3\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u308d!\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3089\u3053\u308c\u306f\u7570\u5909\u5224\u5b9a\u3057\u3066\u5f15\u304d\u8fd4\u3057\u3066\u3057\u307e\u3046\u3084\u3064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ba4zGyNHaZ\">pic.twitter.com\/ba4zGyNHaZ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u697d (@paradise87king) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paradise87king\/status\/1731207058622734676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 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> If you were told you must leave Kiyosumi Shirakawa Station from Exit 8, you\u2019d think it was abnormal and turn back!<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For The Exit 8 players, this definitely seems like something you should run away from. Other users pointed out that the corridors leading to Burakucho station\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/strange_bus\/status\/1731506733896569069?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exit 8<\/a> and Shinjuku Sanchome station\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GEN_Destino\/status\/1731505937050112350?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exit E1<\/a> (both in Tokyo) also give off The Exit 8 vibes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Exit 8 is now available for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2653790\/The_Exit_8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie liminal space horror game The Exit 8 prompts Japanese X users to point out unnerving places in Tokyo&#8217;s real-life train stations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":23751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-23743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-indie-games","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Exit 8 shines light on real-life Japanese stations&#039; 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