# The Exit 8

> A corridor puzzle spread through playthroughs; PLAYISM reported 3 million copies sold.

- Owner: KOTAKE CREATE
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2023-11-29
- Peak date: Week of Apr 15, 2026
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 41 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Creator relay, Platform jump, Press loop, Dupe economy, Underdog

## Summary

KOTAKE CREATE released a looping-corridor puzzle on Steam. Speedrunners, playthrough creators and fan artists picked it up; TikTok clips followed. Console ports and a film adaptation extended the run. PLAYISM later reported more than 3 million game copies sold.

## Timeline

- 2023-11-03 — KOTAKE CREATE (X) — KOTAKE CREATE announced the game and opened its Steam page.
- 2023-11-29 — KOTAKE CREATE (Open web) — KOTAKE CREATE released The Exit 8 on Steam.
- 2023-12-01 — AUTOMATON WEST (Press) — AUTOMATON reported the developer’s claim of more than 30,000 copies sold within a day.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/the-exit-8

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “The Exit 8.” Case HIS-00987. Spread Score v1.2: 41/100. Updated 2026-10-15. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00987