Shift At Midnight
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IndieSimulationHorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerRetroCo-op

1,164 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,493

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,597

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Game description

An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.

Basic info

DeveloperBun Muen
PublisherKwalee
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJul 22, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400F or Equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or Equivalent
Storage3 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 419 reviews from the past 1 year

79.9/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 12, 2026)

128 reviews of Shift At Midnight describe co-op horror shared with a partner or friends. It scores 79.9 from 13,735 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Multiplayer ranks 121st of 642 and comes up in 58% of analyzed reviews. 111 simply call it fun and entertaining, and 41 praise an atmosphere of isolation that makes for creepy, tense horror. Players enjoy chasing multiple endings and full completion with friends, and some praise a compelling story with interesting characters.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 1031st of 1351, and 47 reviews say the story mode is too short at thirteen days. 43 report bugs, the most upvoted listing interaction menus that cannot be closed, crashes during customer reviews and items clipping through the floor. 40 find the monster variety limited and the play repetitive. Gameplay ranks 1007th of 1396, and others say the monsters pose little threat and the difficulty is far too low. A few describe connection issues that make multiplayer unplayable.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“Awesome co-op experience playing together with spouse” · 128 reviews
“game is undoubtedly fun and entertaining” · 111 reviews
“strong sense of isolation creates creepy tense horror experience” · 41 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +0.90 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “doppelganger detection mechanic is solid and plays with the concept in fun ways” · 8 reviews
Negative “everything outside inspection feels half-baked and distracts from core strength” · 4 reviews

Progression 3% · Difficulty 19% · Onboarding 4% · Freedom 2% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 44% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.67 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “strong sense of isolation creates creepy tense horror experience” · 41 reviews
Negative “visitors defecating outside toilet is a negative aspect of realism” · 5 reviews

Story 22% · Characters 7%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -1.27 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “story mode feels too short at 13 days” · 47 reviews
Positive “three hours story plus endless mode justifies price” · 2 reviews

Variety 23% · Replayability 15%

Graphics, art style, music and sound

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

Visuals +2.28 · Graphics, art style, and animation

Audio 4%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.31 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “Awesome co-op experience playing together with spouse” · 128 reviews
Negative “official version removed 3+ player multiplayer feature from demo” · 5 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 7%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.15 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “letting doppelgangers through is rewarded with cash while perfect detective work has no bonus, breaking risk-reward” · 10 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 16% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.33 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “interaction UI cannot exit, game crashes during customer review, items clip through floor” · 43 reviews
Positive “no bugs encountered, polished indie game” · 1 review

Performance 7% · Developer support 8%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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