Shift at Midnight – Game Overview

Story, features, system requirements, controls, and safe download links for the demo.

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What is Shift at Midnight?

Shift at Midnight is an online co-op detective horror game for 1–3 players. You work the graveyard shift at a remote 90s gas station where some of your “customers” are actually doppelgängers hiding among humans. Your job is to question them, check their ID, and decide who to let go and who to stop at all costs.

Each night you juggle two very different responsibilities: interrogating suspicious visitors and running the store. You’ll restock shelves, order supplies, set up traps and barricades, and then drop everything when things go wrong—like when a creature breaks loose and turns the gas station into a hunting ground.

The full game focuses on replayability: recurring characters, random events, and escalating threats mean no two shifts feel the same. Whether you play solo or with friends, every decision during your shift can be the difference between surviving the night or becoming tomorrow’s headline.

Core features

Interrogate suspicious customers

Shift at Midnight mixes Papers-Please-style ID checks with horror. For each customer, you compare their ID against the computer, watch their body language, and choose up to a limited number of questions. One wrong judgment can let a monster through—or make you attack an innocent person.

Board up, trap, and hide

If a creature escapes into the station, the game shifts into pure survival. You'll board up doors, place bear traps and other defenses, and find safe spots to hide while listening for audio cues that reveal where the threat is moving.

Store management meets survival horror

Nightly deliveries bring both store stock and survival tools. You'll keep shelves filled while deciding how to spend your limited budget on ammo, traps, and barricades. Poor planning can leave you under-equipped when the worst happens.

Built for co-op play

The full version is built around co-op: one player can focus on questioning, another on defenses, and another on deliveries and repairs. With 1–3 players, coordination and clear roles make each shift smoother—or more chaotic.

PC system requirements

These specs are based on the current Steam demo and recent coverage. Requirements may change as development continues.

Minimum (demo / early builds)

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD FX-4300 or similar
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti / AMD Radeon R7 260X (2 GB VRAM)
Network: Broadband internet connection

Basic controls & gameplay flow

Exact keybindings can change between versions, but the demo follows standard PC horror game controls. You can always check or remap controls in the in-game settings menu.

Movement & interaction

Move: W / A / S / D
Look / Aim: Mouse
Interact / Talk / Use PC: E
Crouch: Ctrl
Sprint: Shift (in some demo builds)

Combat & tools

Fire weapon: Left mouse button
Reload: R
Use flashlight / tool: F (or prompted key)
Open inventory / deliveries: On-screen prompt
Open settings / keybinds: ESC → Settings → Controls (recommended to check before playing)

Typical night shift loop

Serve a customer and check their ID at the counter.
Ask a limited number of questions and watch their behavior.
Decide whether to approve them as human or treat them as a doppelganger.
Clean up, restock shelves, and prepare defenses between waves of customers.
When a major creature appears, board up doors, deploy traps, and hide until the danger passes—or fight if you're prepared.

Official download links

Always prioritize the official demo and store pages below so you can support the developer and get the latest version of the game.

Itch.io Demo

Free single-player demo hosted by the developer. Great if you just want to test the core horror and interrogation mechanics.

Open Itch.io page

Steam Page

Wishlist the full game and download the official multiplayer demo when available. This is the best way to follow development progress.

Open Steam store page

Windows Demo (GitHub mirror)

A direct download mirror of the Windows demo. If this link ever stops working, please use the official Itch.io or Steam links above instead.

Download ZIP from GitHub