{"id":23845,"date":"2023-12-08T13:07:52","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T04:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=23845"},"modified":"2023-12-08T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T04:30:08","slug":"20231208-23845","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231208-23845\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exit 8: Is the anomaly-spotting horror game so tricky players are mistakenly reporting a bug?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Users have been reporting instances of anomalies failing to occur in the hit anomaly-spotting horror game <strong>The Exit 8<\/strong>, and the developer has been looking into the issue. On the other hand, some players have taken to investigating whether people just aren\u2019t able to spot the anomalies, sharing tips about the game\u2019s most hard-to-spot challenges.<strong> Please note that this article contains spoilers for The Exit 8.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Exit 8 is a short walking simulator game in which you must escape the seemingly endless backrooms of a Japanese subway station by finding \u201cThe Exit 8.\u201d To find the exit, you must look out for any anomalies along the way and turn back as soon as you identify one. On the other hand, if there is no anomaly in sight, you must not turn back. The liminal space-inspired game sold an impressive 30,000 copies within a day of its launch and has been growing in popularity ever since.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001.jpg\" alt=\"Posters hanging on the wall in The Exit 8\" class=\"wp-image-23848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231207-275058-001-747x420.jpg 747w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, players have been reporting a bug in The Exit 8 \u2013 even though there seem to be no anomalies, proceeding forward resets the game to Exit 0 (which is what happens when you walk past an anomaly). In response, the developer has been investigating the bug, but has been <a href=\"https:\/\/steamcommunity.com\/app\/2653790\/discussions\/0\/4035851135390630393\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unable to recreate it<\/a> so far. At the moment, it is unclear whether there is really a bug occurring or if players are simply overlooking anomalies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seasoned players have been suggesting the latter. User @yukino_san14 shared a video of a certain anomaly they consider to be the main cause of the bug reports, commenting that it took them 1 hour to find it.&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\">8\u756a\u51fa\u53e3\u3067\u7570\u5909\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3068\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u308b\u539f\u56e0\u306e8\u5272\u306f\u30b3\u30ec\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3063\u3066\u308b <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/8%E7%95%AA%E5%87%BA%E5%8F%A3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#8\u756a\u51fa\u53e3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mOsJTn4NIJ\">pic.twitter.com\/mOsJTn4NIJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3086\u304d\u306e\u3055\u3093 (@yukino_san_14) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yukino_san_14\/status\/1732368562281738561?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 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> I think this anomaly is responsible for 80% of the &#8220;no anomaly&#8221; bug reports in The Exit 8<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The anomaly is indeed extremely hard to spot \u2013 it\u2019s the size of the posters on the left, which are larger than normal. The Exit 8 has some anomalies that practically come at you, but anomalies like this one require a keen eye and a good memory of what the area is supposed to look like. Many players agreed with the theory that this anomaly could be causing the bug reports, and the developer @notokeke themselves also reacted, commenting, \u201cI would like to think that this is the cause.\u201d&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\">\u3059\u3079\u3066\u30e8\u30b7\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\u21920\u756a\uff01\uff01\uff01\uff01\u306e\u72af\u4eba\u304c\u307b\u307c\u30b3\u30a4\u30c4\u3002\u70b9\u691c\u6163\u308c\u3057\u305f\u5f8c\u534a\u306b\u5f15\u304f\u3068\u4f59\u8a08\u306b\u5206\u304b\u3089\u306a\u3044\u3084\u3064\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1TqIhTX0Ag\">https:\/\/t.co\/1TqIhTX0Ag<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30ed\u30c3\u30ba (@rods_skyfish) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rods_skyfish\/status\/1732410468525072505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 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> Whenever you think, &#8220;All right, everything&#8217;s clear!!!&#8221; only to be returned to Exit 0, the culprit is this anomaly. It&#8217;s especially tricky when you come across it later into the game when you&#8217;ve already develop a biased way of looking for anomalies.<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\">\u30b3\u30ec\u3060\u3068\u601d\u3044\u305f\u3044(\u30cd\u30bf\u30d0\u30ec\u6ce8\u610f) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x65mN50B9v\">https:\/\/t.co\/x65mN50B9v<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30bf\u30b1 \/ KOTAKE CREATE (@NOTOKEKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOTOKEKE\/status\/1732412446219063436?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 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>I would like to think that this is the cause (Spoiler warning)<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With that said, we asked the developer to name some of the most easily overlooked anomalies in The Exit 8, and they kindly provided us with a list, while noting that it\u2019s subjective.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#e3e3e3\">\u30fbPosters growing in size&nbsp;<br>\u30fbThe security camera sign following you&nbsp;<br>\u30fbA smear appearing on the ceiling&nbsp;<br>\u30fbDoorknob shifting to the middle of the door&nbsp;<br>\u30fbA door disappearing&nbsp;<br>\u30fbThe face on the first poster becoming creepy&nbsp;<br>\u30fbThe eyes on the security camera sign moving&nbsp;<br>\u30fbThe concourse sign saying \u201cTurn Back Turn Back Turn Back\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The anomalies listed are all quite tricky to spot, so it\u2019s equally possible that players have been mistaken in thinking there\u2019s a \u201cno anomaly\u201d bug occurring. Furthermore, the VTuber duo #NumeGekoLife set out to investigate the issue too, but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NumeGekoLife\/status\/1732563705270005976?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">even after 5-6 runs through all anomalies<\/a>, they did not encounter the bug described.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The Exit 8 is available for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2653790\/The_Exit_8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><br><em>Written by. Amber V based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/20231207-275058\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2023-12-07 16:49\u00a0JST)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some The Exit 8 players have been reporting a &#8220;no anomaly&#8221; bug, but the developer has been unable to recreate it, and seasoned players suspect a particularly hard-to-spot anomaly as the real culprit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[39,17],"class_list":["post-23845","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 v27.2 - 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