{"id":53740,"date":"2025-11-10T13:17:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53740"},"modified":"2025-11-10T13:17:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T04:17:41","slug":"the-exit-8-creator-announces-new-third-person-horror-game-pale-dots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-exit-8-creator-announces-new-third-person-horror-game-pale-dots\/","title":{"rendered":"The Exit 8 creator announces new third-person horror game Pale Dots\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After the success of anomaly-spotting game <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-exit-8-movie-producer-on-how-a-game-without-a-story-became-japans-highest-grossing-live-action-film-of-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Exit 8<\/a> and its sequel <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/interview-the-exit-8-developer-kotake-create-on-the-perks-of-being-a-solo-dev-and-how-platform-8-came-to-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Platform 8<\/a>, Japanese solo developer Kotake Create has finally lifted the veil from his latest title, <strong>Pale Dots<\/strong>. Previously titled \u201cStrange Shadow\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/the-exit-8-and-platform-8-will-have-no-further-sequels-developer-is-working-on-a-horror-adventure-title-slated-for-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">set for a 2025 release<\/a>, the action-adventure horror game has been for the time being.<\/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\">\u300ePale Dots\u300f\u306f\u300eSTRANGE SHADOW\u300f\u3068\u3057\u3066\u958b\u767a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u304c\u5909\u66f4\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>Steam\u30da\u30fc\u30b8\u3082\u5f8c\u65e5\u66f4\u65b0\u4e88\u5b9a\u3067\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u307e\u305f\u3001\u5f53\u521d\u306f2025\u5e74\u767a\u58f2\u3092\u76ee\u6a19\u306b\u958b\u767a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u958b\u767a\u306e\u90fd\u5408\u306b\u3088\u308a\u767a\u58f2\u3092\u5ef6\u671f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u767a\u58f2\u6642\u671f\u306e\u8a73\u7d30\u306f\u6c7a\u307e\u308a\u6b21\u7b2c\u767a\u8868\u3055\u305b\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u2026<\/p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30bf\u30b1 \/ KOTAKE CREATE (@NOTOKEKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOTOKEKE\/status\/1986779493240054162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Pale Dots, which was previously in the works under the title \u201cStrange Shadow,\u201d has been renamed. I\u2019ll update the Steam page at a later date too.<\/em>\u00a0<em>Furthermore, whilst I was initially targeting a 2025 release, the launch will be delayed due to circumstances of development. A new release date will be announced as soon as its finalized. I sincerely apologize.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While Kotake Create says that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NOTOKEKE\/status\/1987159350960660960?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the screenshots and videos on Pale Dots\u2019 Steam page are from an old build<\/a>, there is still some information that can be divulged from the text. For starters, Pale Dots is a third-person horror adventure game set in space. As an astronaut who crash-lands on a mysterious planet, you must run and hide from giant monsters while searching for a way home. Gameplay details are scarce, but you will be using \u201cvarious actions\u201d to escape the planet and its massive locals.&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\">11\/9\u306e\u6771\u4eac\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30c0\u30f3\u30b8\u30e7\u30f310\u306b\u3001<br>\u958b\u767a\u4e2d\u306e\u65b0\u4f5c\u300ePale Dots\u300f\u3092\u51fa\u5c55\u3057\u307e\u3059\uff01<br><br>\u5de8\u5927\u306a\u4f55\u304b\u304c\u3044\u308b\u60d1\u661f\u304b\u3089\u306e\u8131\u51fa\u3092\u76ee\u6307\u3059\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3067\u3059\u3002<br>\u3088\u308d\u3057\u304f\u304a\u9858\u3044\u3057\u307e\u3059\ud83c\udfae\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4557qDCSDg\">pic.twitter.com\/4557qDCSDg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30b3\u30bf\u30b1 \/ KOTAKE CREATE (@NOTOKEKE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOTOKEKE\/status\/1986774621400764519?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>I&#8217;ll be exhibiting my new work-in-progress title, Pale Dots, at Tokyo Game Dungeon 10 on November 9! It&#8217;s a game where you aim to escape from a planet inhabited by enormous beings. I look forward to seeing you there.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The system requirements for Pale Dots aren\u2019t too demanding, as you will only need a 64-bit processor and operating system, 8GB of RAM, and 9GB of space to run it. 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