{"id":6236,"date":"2026-07-22T10:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/shift-at-midnight-gas-station-horror-steam-game-pass-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T02:22:47","slug":"shift-at-midnight-gas-station-horror-steam-game-pass-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/shift-at-midnight-gas-station-horror-steam-game-pass-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shift at Midnight: Gas Station Co-Op Horror Is Out Now on Steam and Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Working the night shift at a lonely gas station already sounds like a rough deal. But in Shift at Midnight, some of those customers aren&#8217;t quite human \u2014 and figuring out which ones before they figure out <em>you<\/em> is what makes this co-op horror game worth picking up today.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shift-at-midnight-horror-store.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shift at Midnight \u2014 blood-soaked convenience store interior after a creature breaks loose\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Kwalee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Shift at Midnight?<\/h2>\n<p>Developed by solo developer Bun Muen and published by Kwalee, Shift at Midnight is an online co-op detective-horror game for up to three players. The premise: manage a rundown gas station convenience store during the dead of night, 1993. Stock the shelves, hit your revenue quota, and identify which customers are doppelgangers wearing a human face.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no combat button. The whole experience runs on observation and communication. Talk to customers, inspect their head, clothes, limbs, and movements, then cross-reference everything against the in-game database with your teammates. Get it right and you log the sale. Get it wrong, and the doppelganger drops the act. Now you&#8217;re barricading doors, setting traps, and praying you survive until sunrise.<\/p>\n<p>Each of the 13 Story Mode shifts is randomly generated, so no two nights play out the same. An Endless Mode \u2014 unlocked after finishing the story \u2014 is also available from launch, delivering endless chaos for squads who want more.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the Launch Trailer<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aSzzhY0EMOY\" title=\"Shift at Midnight - Game Pass Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Shift at Midnight \u2013 Game Pass Trailer \u2014 via Kwalee Gaming on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Built for the Co-Op Horror Squad<\/h2>\n<p>Shift at Midnight sits somewhere between Lethal Company and Papers, Please \u2014 tense, deliberately lo-fi, and genuinely funny when your crewmate confidently accuses a perfectly innocent nurse of being a monster while the actual creature walks out unchallenged. The proximity voice chat means all that paranoia happens out loud, which makes both the tension and the chaos land harder.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shift-at-midnight-verification.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shift at Midnight \u2014 player verifying a customer's body parts in the detection menu\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Kwalee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The game&#8217;s free Steam demo drew over 4,500 user reviews at 99% positive before today&#8217;s full launch \u2014 a striking number for a debut release from an independent developer. That kind of word-of-mouth pull is hard to manufacture, and suggests the core loop delivers even in the limited demo build.<\/p>\n<h2>The 1993 Database You&#8217;ll Live In<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shift-at-midnight-database.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shift at Midnight \u2014 NET Database screen showing a customer profile set in 1993\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Kwalee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A good chunk of each shift is spent in the NET Database \u2014 a clunky, deliberately retro in-game computer that lets you look up a customer&#8217;s name, occupation, and physical description against what you actually observe in the store. The whole aesthetic leans into the 1993 setting: chunky pixel fonts, faded UI elements, the vibe of a dial-up-era system running something it probably shouldn&#8217;t. It keeps the atmosphere unsettling without needing a AAA budget to pull it off.<\/p>\n<h2>How Singapore Players Can Jump In Today<\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shift-at-midnight-coop-encounter.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Shift at Midnight \u2014 two players confronting a glowing doppelganger outside the store at night\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Kwalee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shift at Midnight is out now, 22 July 2026, across three platforms Singapore players can access:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Steam<\/strong> \u2014 USD$9.99, available on Singapore accounts right now<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xbox Game Pass Ultimate<\/strong> \u2014 included at no extra cost from day one<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xbox Series X|S<\/strong> \u2014 available via the Xbox digital store<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One thing worth noting: crossplay at launch connects PC Game Pass and Steam users but does not yet extend to Xbox console players \u2014 full crossplay is still in development. Check for updates on the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/3722330\/Shift_At_Midnight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Steam store page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If your gaming crew hasn&#8217;t found its next co-op horror obsession, Shift at Midnight is worth a trial shift. Catch up on more <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/game-news\/\">game launch news<\/a> for everything else arriving in your backlog this week.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Video games\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shift at Midnight, the 1-3 player co-op detective horror game, launches today on Steam and Xbox Game Pass. Investigate customers at a 1993 gas station \u2014 or face the consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11],"tags":[284,83,124,95],"class_list":["post-6236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","tag-horror-games","tag-indie-games","tag-steam","tag-xbox-game-pass"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shift-at-midnight-header.jpg?fit=460%2C215&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1CA","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5969,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ao-oni-2-switch-steam-august-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":6236,"position":0},"title":"Ao Oni 2 Hits Switch and Steam on 6 August \u2014 Cult Horror RPG Returns with New Seaside School Scenario","date":"July 18, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ao Oni 2 launches on Nintendo Switch and Steam on 6 August 2026, bundled with the new Seaside School scenario \u2014 the Blue Demon returns for \u00a51,200 with a stage-select system first for the series.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Game News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ao-oni-2-key-art.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4544,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/hantu-and-hunted-singapore-horror-prop-hunt-gameplay-reveal\/","url_meta":{"origin":6236,"position":1},"title":"Hantu and Hunted: Singapore Studio Zeevium Games Drops Gameplay Reveal","date":"June 30, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Singapore developer Zeevium Games reveals gameplay for Hantu and Hunted \u2014 an asymmetric horror prop hunt featuring Southeast Asian ghosts like Pocong and Kuntilanak. 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