What are the pros of Shift At Midnight?

Highly entertaining and chaotic co-op experience with friends. Excellent price-to-fun ratio and overall value. Unique and engaging blend of mundane job simulation and horror elements. Satisfyingly high difficulty during the late-game segments.

What are the cons of Shift At Midnight?

Frequent technical issues, including crashes in multiplayer lobbies and tutorial bugs. Very short total playtime, with many players finishing in 3-4 hours. Poor optimization that some claim is worse than the demo version. Unexpected reduction in maximum lobby size from 4 players to 3. Lack of depth and new content compared to the demo, which contains roughly 70% of the game.

Shift At Midnight

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.

88%

Very Positive

DeveloperBun Muen

PublisherKwalee

Release DateJul 22, 2026

$9.99

Peak Players37.6K

PlatformsWindows

Indie

Simulation

AI Review Summary

Shift At Midnight is a budget-friendly co-op horror simulation where players manage a gas station while fending off supernatural threats. While highly praised for its chaotic fun and intense atmosphere when played with friends, it currently suffers from significant technical bugs, poor optimization, and a lack of substantial content beyond what was already available in the demo.

Pros

Highly entertaining and chaotic co-op experience with friends95%
Excellent price-to-fun ratio and overall value90%
Unique and engaging blend of mundane job simulation and horror elements80%
Satisfyingly high difficulty during the late-game segments70%

Cons

Frequent technical issues, including crashes in multiplayer lobbies and tutorial bugs90%
Very short total playtime, with many players finishing in 3-4 hours85%
Poor optimization that some claim is worse than the demo version75%
Unexpected reduction in maximum lobby size from 4 players to 370%
Lack of depth and new content compared to the demo, which contains roughly 70% of the game70%

Notable Mentions

The demo version contains a significant majority of the full game's content.
Cross-play with Xbox requires purchasing the specific PC Xbox Store version.
The game features a 'goofy' aesthetic that belies its effective horror atmosphere.

Confidence: 59%

Based on the 199 most relevant reviewsGenerated on Oct 13, 2026

Game Vitals

Live snapshot

Player Activity

Current peak

2.6K

Peak · last 90 days

37.6K

All-time peak

37.6K

Price

Current price

$9.99

Lowest tracked

$8.99since Jul 22, 2026

Review Sentiment

Launch week

91%

Last 30 days

88%

All-time positive

88%

Review Statistics

Total Reviews13.3K

Positive: 11.7K (88%)Negative: 1.6K (12%)

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Dev Response Rate

Avg Playtime at Review

89%

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