{"id":67614,"date":"2026-06-03T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=67614"},"modified":"2026-06-03T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:23:48","slug":"japanese-time-loop-mystery-game-quiet-express-cabin-909-set-aboard-a-train-doomed-to-crash-in-seven-days-arrives-on-steam-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/japanese-time-loop-mystery-game-quiet-express-cabin-909-set-aboard-a-train-doomed-to-crash-in-seven-days-arrives-on-steam-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese time-loop mystery game Quiet Express: Cabin 909, set aboard a train doomed to crash in seven days, arrives on Steam in 2027\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STUDIO 909 and game creator&nbsp;Kazuhide&nbsp;Oka have officially announced that the indie mystery game&nbsp;<strong>Quiet Express: Cabin&nbsp;909<\/strong>&nbsp;will launch in 2027&nbsp;via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3962240\/Quiet_Express_Cabin_909\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>. A new trailer&nbsp;showcasing&nbsp;the game\u2019s moody&nbsp;3D&nbsp;visuals was released together with the announcement.&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=\"Quiet Express: Cabin 909 | OFFICIAL TRAILER\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wWBWGn1Kan4?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>In Quiet Express: Cabin 909, you board the&nbsp;titular&nbsp;Quiet Express,&nbsp;a transcontinental train&nbsp;scheduled to reach its&nbsp;final destination&nbsp;in seven days. However, on the seventh day, the train gets caught up in a catastrophic accident, killing every passenger and crew member on board.&nbsp;Instead of meeting your demise,&nbsp;however, you find yourself waking up inside the&nbsp;Quiet&nbsp;Express just as it was when it first&nbsp;departed.&nbsp;Time has&nbsp;been&nbsp;wound back seven days, and you must find a way to prevent the accident before reaching the final station.&nbsp;As you go through a cycle of the same 7-day loop every time you die,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;gradually move closer to the truth.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gameplay revolves around exploring the Quiet Express in search of&nbsp;an elusive&nbsp;\u201cCabin 909.\u201d&nbsp;No such room is supposed to exist on the train, and&nbsp;none of the crew members know about it. As you navigate the train, you will meet other passengers, and by learning about their stories and completing their requests, the mystery will slowly unravel.&nbsp;Passengers&nbsp;aren\u2019t&nbsp;limited to just humans, as&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;be encountering&nbsp;beastmen, giants and homunculi who all bear their own anxieties and issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1512\" height=\"851\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-001.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-001-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-001-768x432.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1513\" height=\"847\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1513px) 100vw, 1513px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-002.jpg 1513w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-002-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-002-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploration starts at the very rear of the train, and as you progress towards the locomotive,&nbsp;the Quiet&nbsp;Express\u2019s cars will rearrange based on a mix of RNG and your choices. At each&nbsp;door,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;randomly draw three types of&nbsp;trains&nbsp;cars (such as passenger cars, dining&nbsp;cars&nbsp;or cargo cars) and choose which to&nbsp;enter next. The items you discover through exploration may help you reroll or even gain a fourth&nbsp;option.&nbsp;On your way,&nbsp;you\u2019ll&nbsp;encounter&nbsp;locks, puzzles, secret attics, and other mysteries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1511\" height=\"846\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1511px) 100vw, 1511px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-003.jpg 1511w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-003-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/202606023-67614-003-768x430.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Quiet Express: Cabin 909\u2019s&nbsp;development&nbsp;is headed by Kazuhide Oka, director of&nbsp;the \u201cOverwhelmingly Positive\u201d post-apocalyptic adventure game&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3337210\/GIRLS_MADE_PUDDING\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIRLS MADE PUDDING<\/a>.&nbsp;In an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nKTqcTFkvMEjKcX\/status\/2062014376278921510\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">update&nbsp;on X<\/a>, Kazuhide commented that while his new game takes on a stronger mystery&nbsp;theme, it still has the underlying chill and wanderlust of his&nbsp;pervious&nbsp;title.&nbsp;He formed STUDIO 909 specifically for the development of this project.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quiet Express: Cabin 909 is scheduled to&nbsp;release&nbsp;in 2027 for PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3962240\/Quiet_Express_Cabin_909\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a new title by GIRLS MADE PUDDING creator Kazuhide Oka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":67616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-67614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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