Liminal Exit

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Liminal Exit is a single player shooter game with horror, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by LittleRedDread and was released on August 7, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit, an immersive walking simulator inspired by liminal spaces. Can you escape, or will you remain forever trapped?

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78%

Audience ScoreBased on 54 reviews

graphics9 positive mentions

story3 negative mentions

Beautiful and immersive graphics with excellent atmospheric and sound design that effectively create a haunting and unsettling liminal space experience.
Engaging anomaly-spotting gameplay that blends subtle psychological horror without jump scares, making it enjoyable for fans of the genre.
Well-executed minimalist design with clever puzzles, multiple endings, and a concise runtime that preserves tension and replayability for players who appreciate short, intense experiences.

Game is very short, often completing within 30 to 90 minutes, which many players found insufficient for the price and lacking long-term replay value.
Performance issues including lag, choppy controls, and unoptimized frame rates, particularly on Unreal Engine 5, which detracts from the overall experience.
Repetitive anomalies and occasional bugs/glitches such as teleporting issues, elevator malfunctions, and inconsistent gameplay mechanics that reduce polish and immersion.

graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
64%
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The graphics are widely praised for their high quality, beautiful models, and effective use of lighting and ambiance that enhance the game's liminal and psychological horror atmosphere. While some users note technical issues with the engine or settings, overall the visual design and level aesthetics are considered a standout aspect that significantly contributes to the game's immersive and eerie experience.
- “Love the graphical quality and the quality of the models.”
- “The graphics are awesome, especially with the water and light hitting off tiles on the walls, and the ambiance creeped me out the right amount.”
- “The liminal aesthetic is top notch.”
- “So either the terrible engine just sucks as usual or the graphic settings don't work.”
- “I'm playing at the highest resolution but the high graphics settings.”
- “The game avoids loud audio cues, aggressive visuals, or sudden shocks in favor of a slow, creeping unease.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The gameplay offers a brief but unique experience focused on exploration and anomaly detection, creating an immersive and unsettling atmosphere. While the mechanics are simple and sometimes confusing at the start, they provide an original and enjoyable challenge. However, the short playtime and somewhat repetitive environments may limit long-term engagement.
- “Gameplay centers on exploration and anomaly detection rather than traditional objectives.”
- “This mechanic transforms the environment itself into a puzzle, where the challenge lies in trusting your own observations.”
- “It does not aim to redefine horror or deliver complex mechanics, but instead excels at immersing players in an unsettling space where observation becomes survival and familiarity turns hostile.”
- “Even at discount, you're likely to get less than 90 minutes of gameplay, and this is absolutely not acceptable for any game - even from an indie.”
- “The start is confusing—almost deliberately so—which adds about 15 minutes of gameplay just to figure out that you've actually started the level.”
- “My first playthrough took about 50 minutes, but only because I struggled to understand the mechanic for 20 minutes first, leaving about 30 minutes of gameplay on normal difficulty without rushing.”
story
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
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The story is minimal and fragmented, relying on environmental clues and atmosphere rather than clear exposition, creating a unique, unsettling mood. Players appreciate the intriguing concept but generally wish for a longer, clearer narrative. Overall, the story is considered very good for its unconventional, immersive approach.
- “I loved it, wish it was twice as long though, beautiful game, graphics, cool story which I'd love to know more about and the zen mode is cool.”
- “Rather than relying on conventional scares, combat, or explicit storytelling, the game builds its identity around discomfort, observation, and the unsettling feeling of being trapped in a place that is familiar yet fundamentally wrong.”
- “I really wish the story was longer and clearer, and that I could see all the anomalies without having to choose them from the mode.”
- “There is no real story, although the concept you are introduced to seems interesting.”
- “Rather than delivering a clear story through dialogue or exposition, the game offers fragments of information through environmental hints and cryptic guidance from an unseen system.”
atmosphere
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The atmosphere of Liminal Exit is haunting, minimalist, and deliberately immersive, focusing on liminal spaces and subtle environmental horror. It creates a lingering, surreal experience that appeals to players who enjoy short, intense, and evocative psychological journeys rather than extended gameplay. The sound design and visual elements enhance this eerie yet beautiful ambiance, making the experience memorable and replayable for those drawn to its unique style.
- “Liminal Exit is a short-form, atmospheric psychological experience developed and published by littlereddread that leans heavily into the modern fascination with liminal spaces and subtle environmental horror.”
- “I beat it in under an hour of playtime but thoroughly enjoyed looking for the anomalies and taking in all the sights and the atmosphere.”
- “The atmosphere is haunting yet beautiful, the puzzles are clever without being frustrating, and the sound design pulls you right into its surreal world.”
- “While the minimalist design supports the game’s atmosphere, it also means the experience depends almost entirely on whether the player is receptive to this specific style of horror.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant performance and optimization issues typical of Unreal Engine 5 titles, including severe frame rate drops and poor transitions between attempts. Despite its fun gameplay, these technical shortcomings hinder the overall experience.
- “Would like to revisit this if it gets some smoothing or optimization at some point.”
- “But the game heavily lacks in sound quality, performance, transition between each try, and quality of life features that other poolrooms games have.”
- “Liminal Exit is fun and would be perfect if it wasn't for the god awful Unreal Engine 5 trademarked performance issues. The framerate tanks hard once you reach level 2, and changes to settings or DLSS do nothing to remedy it.”
- “There are performance issues, just like all other Unreal Engine 5 games.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users generally praise the music, describing the soundtrack as cool and very good.
- “Cool music”
- “Soundtrack: very good”
emotional
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's environments effectively evoke a strong emotional atmosphere by capturing the haunting emptiness of typically crowded public spaces like offices, hospitals, and transit hubs, amplifying a sense of eerie abandonment.
- “These environments evoke the emotional weight of abandoned public spaces such as offices, hospitals, or transit hubs—places designed for crowds but now eerily vacant.”
replayability
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game offers a strong, lasting impression but limited long-term replay value, making it ideal for players who enjoy brief, intense, and atmospheric experiences.
humor
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game features a variety of humor styles across three distinct anomaly levels, delivering a wealth of extremely fun and hilarious content that keeps players entertained.