an american feature film adaptation of the game was announced in november 2018 by los angeles-based film production company akatsuki entertainment. the film, produced and financed by akatsuki entertainment, is directed by sonja o'hara, written by david ebeltoft, produced by annmarie sairrino, moeko suzuki, and kat mcphee, and starring danny ramirez, keana marie, and lydia hearst, began shooting in shreveport, louisiana on september 16, 2019. the adaptation is envisioned as a gritty re-imagining of the game's core story of a protagonist in search of a former pen pal who disappears under curious circumstances.