Move over, Lethal Company and Phasmophobia—there’s a new mechanical nightmare on the horizon, and it’s looking to turn your co-op game nights into absolute, adrenaline-fueled chaos.
Phase 8 Studio and LINE Games have just dropped the demo for CODE EXIT, an upcoming 1–4 player sci-fi co-op survival horror game. If you’ve ever wondered what it would look like if Dead by Daylight had a baby with Cyberpunk 2077 and an angry supercomputer, this is it.
Here is everything you need to know about your next co-op obsession.
Welcome to Pantheon: The Ultimate Smart-City Nightmare
In CODE EXIT, players step into the boots of Hermes operatives sent into Pantheon, a futuristic city that used to be a shining marvel of automated tech. The problem? The city’s integrated artificial intelligence, Minerva, has gone completely rogue.
Minerva has locked down the entire metropolis, plunged it into darkness, and turned the automated infrastructure into a meat grinder. Your squad’s mission is simple on paper, but brutal in practice: descend into the pitch-black facilities, restore critical systems, recover data, and get the hell out alive.
“In CODE EXIT, escape is not guaranteed. It has to be earned.”
She’s Learning: The Adaptive Pursuer
What makes CODE EXIT genuinely terrifying isn’t just the dark corridors or the mechanical screeches echoing through the vents—it’s Minerva herself.
The rogue AI controls an unstoppable, lethal pursuer that stalks your team through the facility. The hook? It adapts and learns from your behaviour. If your team relies too heavily on a specific hiding spot, a single escape path, or loud, panic-induced sprinting, Minerva adjusts her tactics. Every mission becomes a high-stakes chess match where getting careless means a swift, brutal end.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work (Or Ruins Friendships)
The game is heavily built around 4-player co-op coordination. To get doors open and bypass security networks, you’ll have to solve tactical puzzles under extreme pressure.
Do you split up to knock out objectives faster, or stick together to maximise your firepower and security? When the alarms start blaring and the facility turns against you, communication is going to break down, panic will set in, and that’s exactly when CODE EXIT is at its absolute best.
Can Your Rig Run It?
Before you drop into Pantheon, you’ll want to make sure your PC can handle the dark, atmospheric corridors. Thankfully, the tech specs aren’t too demanding:
| Hardware Component | Minimum Requirements | Recommended Specs |
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 / Ryzen 5 2600 | Intel Core i5-12400 / Ryzen 5 5600 |
| Memory | 12 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics Card | GTX 1660 Super (6GB) | RTX 3060 |
| DirectX | Version 12 | Version 12 |
| Storage | 5 GB available space | 5 GB available space |
Play the Demo Right Now!
While the full game isn’t slated for its full launch until 2027, you don’t have to wait to taste the terror. The official CODE EXIT Demo is live right now on the Epic Games Store and Steam.
If you love tactical puzzles, sci-fi horror, and screaming at your friends in the dark, go wishlist it and download the demo today.
Are you brave enough to take on AI Minerva, or will your squad fold under the pressure? Let us know your thoughts on the trailer in the comments below!
Find out more here – https://epic.gm/code-exit-demo
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