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Red Exit Is A Lie

A fun and casual anomaly-detection game where you must spot the differences in looping environments through hand-crafted cartoon worlds. Follow the rules: red exit for anomalies, green exit for normal. But what if the rules themselves are the real trap?

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g164 games
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February 18, 2026
165 days ago
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About the Game

CAN YOU SPOT THE ANOMALY?

Red Exit is a Lie is a hand-drawn casual puzzle game.

86 Anomalies. 4 Worlds. 3 Endings. 1 Truth.

HOW TO PLAY

Memorize Loop #0 (The Reference).

See something wrong? Go RED.

Everything looks normal? Go GREEN.

If you miss an anomaly, you loop back to the start.

But be careful... what if the rules are lying to you?

EXPLORE 4 HAND-DRAWN WORLDS

Travel through sketches of a mysterious creator, from pastoral forests to liminal backrooms.

  • 🌳 Among The Trees

  • 🏙️ Urban Simulation

  • 🕯️ The Haunted Cave

  • 🏢 Lost In The Backrooms

UNCOVER THE MYSTERY

Red Exit is a Lie goes deeper than simple spot-the-difference.

Decode T9 messages. Find hidden clues. Break the boundaries of the game to trigger one of 3 distinct endings.

FEATURES

✅ Massive Content: 86 unique anomalies to memorize and spot.

✅ Unique Art: Every asset is hand-drawn from scratch (no asset flips!).

✅ Replayability: Chapter unlock system & multiple endings.

✅ Global Support: Play in 13 languages including English, French & Japanese.

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