Shift At Midnight Guides

Learn the essential first-shift mechanics, store tasks, customer checks, money management, survival basics, and mistakes new employees should avoid.

Learn how to question customers, inspect IDs, cross-check computer records, watch suspicious behavior, and decide who is actually human.

Follow the Story Mode through all 13 shifts, understand important events and choices, and learn how the game's different endings are reached.

Learn how dangerous creatures behave, when to barricade the station, which traps to prepare, when to fight, and when hiding is the safer option.

The verified screening loop, the four detection tools, and which specific tells remain unconfirmed.

The 13-shift structure, procedural generation, and what is fixed versus random each night.

The three confirmed endings, the Clyde decision and money drivers, and the unresolved secret ending.

Barricade, trap, fight, or hide — plus the Rakes creature added in the July 29 update.

Confirmed defensive options, the second purchasable firearm, and unconfirmed trap details.

Endless Mode status, the July 29 adjustments, and the planned Q4 2026 free update.

The 1–3 player design target, 6-player lobbies, and crossplay status.

The confirmed achievement count and the current verification status of each condition.

The confirmed launch date, platforms, developer, publisher, and review snapshot.

Every dated post-launch update and what the developer has promised next.

The verified core loop plus advanced community tips: golden rule, question budget, and sales quota.

The music box connection, community kill strategy, and linked characters.

Confirmed Xbox cross-platform co-op, and the unresolved Steam question.

The official 1–3 player design, the 5-player mod, and dated player stats.

The Steam version at a glance: price, demos, reviews, and features.

Game Pass day one, store capabilities, and the Xbox review snapshot.

No PS5 version exists; the PS5 Pro mention remains unresolved.

Free on Itch.io and Steam: content, length, and demo-vs-full differences.

Official US$9.99 pricing, Game Pass, and dated key-seller comparisons.

The three official sources, the demo install steps, and piracy-site risks.

Thunderstore, the 5-player mod, trainers, and what is not confirmed.

Autosave per shift, Steam Cloud support, and unanswered save questions.

No official wiki; the fan wikis and official sources that matter.

The unofficial sub, bigger threads elsewhere, and official alternatives.

Named community picks, algorithmic lists, and the traits worth matching.