Shift At Midnight FAN-MADE

SURVIVE THE SHIFT · FAN-MADE · REVIEWED

Shift At Midnight Player Guide

Begin your first shift, investigate customers, survive Bad Night, or open the multiplayer tools for your group.

Start your first shiftMultiplayer & Crossplay
13 Story shifts1–3 Designed partyBeta Endless after Story

MISSION TERMINAL

What are you stuck on?

Choose the problem in front of you. We’ll take you straight to the useful part.

SYSTEM ONLINE
01Starting a new runLearn the first-shift loop→02Checking a customerRun the ID, computer, and behavior checklist→03Surviving Bad NightPrepare a safer route→04Multiplayer & CrossplayXbox, PC Game Pass, and Steam compatibility, player limits, and lobby fixes→

Checking platform compatibility? Open the Steam, Xbox, and PC Game Pass Crossplay answer →

FEATURED FIELD GUIDE

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Illustrated first-shift loop outside the store

NEW PLAYER ROUTE · 6 MIN READ

First Shift Beginner Guide

Learn a repeatable opening loop for objectives, customers, store duties, and early preparation.

Begin the walkthrough →
INVESTIGATEQuestion Customers & Use the DatabaseCheck IDs, questions, related names, behavior, and computer records before making the call.→SURVIVESurvive a Bad NightPrepare approaches, preserve an escape route, use temporary cover, and recover safely.→SPEND SMARTERMoney Guide: What to Buy FirstProtect early profit and buy for the bottleneck affecting your current run.→PLAN AHEADStory Mode RoadmapPlan all 13 shifts by stable milestones and prepare for the post-Story Endless beta.→

PLAYER TOOLS

Three tools. Immediate answers.

Useful in the middle of a run. No account required.

01 / CUSTOMER CHECK

Is this customer human?

Compare the current ID, computer details, and behavior before making the call.

Open the checker →02 / COMPATIBILITY

Can your group play together?

Check Steam, Xbox, and PC Game Pass pools before you build a lobby.

Check your platforms →03 / LOCAL CHECKLIST

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  • □First Blood
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LATEST PATCH · 1 SEPTEMBER 2026

30 new customers, Chainsaw, and Endless Mode changes

The update adds 30 new customers to Story and Endless modes. It adds a purchasable Chainsaw, now required for LOCKED AND LOADED, plus Endless Mode Security Cameras, pet purchasing, restored patience, 2 bear traps and 2 planks for the first shift, and three rather than two additional purchasable bear traps. It removes quota, personal-funds, and pet fields from the Endless End Of Day Report, disables Endless emails, and reports general bug and crash fixes.

Reviewed 2026-09-11Read news & patch notes →Having lobby trouble? →

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FAQ

Shift At Midnight quick answers

Is Shift At Midnight crossplay?

Xbox and PC Game Pass players have crossplay. Steam players can play with other Steam players, not the Xbox/Game Pass pool, according to the developer platform announcement.

How many players does Shift At Midnight support?

The game is designed and marketed around up to three players, including solo. A day-one Steam patch lets lobby hosts select up to six, with an explicit developer warning that 4–6 is outside the designed experience.

Can you play Shift At Midnight solo?

Yes. The launch announcement says you can play solo or with up to two extra friends.

How is the demo different from the full game?

The Steam multiplayer demo has three pre-scripted shifts and limited tools and weapons. The full game has 13 randomly generated story shifts and an unlockable Endless Mode beta.