NEON Releases Official Trailer for ‘Exit 8’ Ahead of April 10 Theatrical Release

An endless subway corridor becomes a psychological nightmare in Exit 8.

Exit 8 Drops Official Trailer as NEON Gears Up for April 10 Theatrical Release

One week after confirming its long-awaited U.S. theatrical release, NEON has officially dropped the full trailer for Exit 8—and for genre fans tracking video game adaptations, this one has been circled on the calendar for a while.

Directed by Genki Kawamura, Exit 8 finally arrives in American theaters on April 10, giving wider audiences their first real look at one of the most talked-about festival horror films of last year. After making waves overseas and spending much of 2025 playing the festival circuit, the film became one of those titles horror fans kept hearing about—but rarely had access to.

That changes now.

Based on the global hit video game created by Exit 8 developer Kotake Create, the film locks into a deceptively simple premise that thrives on repetition, paranoia, and observation. A man finds himself trapped inside an endless, sterile subway passageway, searching for the elusive Exit 8. The rules are brutally straightforward:

• Don’t overlook anything out of the ordinary.

• If you notice an anomaly, turn back immediately.

• If everything seems normal, keep going.

• Reach Exit 8—or start all over again.

Even a single mistake resets the journey.

The trailer leans heavily into atmosphere, minimalism, and unease, mirroring the game’s core appeal. Long corridors. Subtle changes. A growing sense that your own perception can’t be trusted. If you’ve played the game—or watched others unravel while playing it—you’ll immediately recognize what Exit 8 is doing and why it works.

For newcomers, the trailer suggests a psychological horror experience built less on spectacle and more on tension, routine, and the quiet terror of being stuck inside a system that punishes inattention.

This is also a major tonal shift for Kawamura, who is best known internationally as a producer on films like Your Name, Belle, and Monster, and as the director of A Hundred Flowers. With Exit 8, he pivots into genre storytelling that feels precise, controlled, and unnervingly patient.

As we said when the release date was announced, Exit 8 has quietly become one of the most anticipated horror films of 2026, especially among fans of elevated, concept-driven horror and video game adaptations that actually understand what made the source material effective.

If you want deeper thoughts, check out our full review on the site. The question now isn’t whether Exit 8 looks promising—it’s whether it lives up to the hype once everyone finally gets trapped in that corridor together.

Exit 8 opens in U.S. theaters April 10, from NEON.