{"id":24281,"date":"2023-12-12T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T06:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=24281"},"modified":"2023-12-12T15:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T06:40:48","slug":"20231212-24281","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20231212-24281\/","title":{"rendered":"Speedrunners are glitching their way through The Exit 8 in less than a minute\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over the last few weeks, gamers have been uploading increasingly faster and bizarre runs of walking simulator The Exit 8<\/strong>, surprising and puzzling viewers.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Exit 8 is a Japanese indie game where you must escape the seemingly endless Japanese subway passages by successfully spotting anomalies in your surroundings. The rules are simple; you must turn back immediately if you find an anomaly. If there are no anomalies, you can proceed. The unusual game has attracted a bit of a cult following since its release on November 29, and has been quite popular with streamers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to the game\u2019s Steam page, The Exit 8\u2019s estimated playtime is around 15 to 60 minutes but that normally depends on how good you are at spotting anomalies, as some players have been taking over an hour just to spot one infamous anomaly<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the past week or so, players have been shaving seconds off their times. At the time of writing, the top time for beating the game is 01:09, and the record for finding all the anomalies is 08:18 (Speedrun.com<\/a>). Contenders must start timing themselves from the first frame where the game starts and end when the screen goes white after going up Exit 8\u2019s stairs (or when the “Residents of Underground Passage” trophy pops for \u201cAll anomalies\u201d runs).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first published attempt of a player speeding their way through seems to be Youtuber ND606\u2019s 01:33 real-time run below (uploaded on December 1), with the game\u2019s developer Kotake Create commenting on X that it was \u201ctoo fast.\u201d<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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