Co-Op Detective Horror Shift At Midnight Unveils Expanded Demo Featuring New Systems And Surprises
Leamington Spa, UK – February 24, 2026 – UK publisher Kwalee and independent developer, Bun Muen, have launched a new co-op demo for upcoming game, Shift at Midnight. For Steam Next Fest, the new demo comes with a host of new content and gameplay features.
Players will encounter a new pool of randomised customers, with the first shift remaining the same to ease them in. New tasks include filling car fuel tanks and searching vehicles to identify potential doppelgangers. The update also adds hats and store decorations, alongside expanded systems such as an inventory, personalised store reviews, a health system and save file support. From night three, rats roam the store, and players can access a randomised in-game shop via the computer for upgrades and items.
About Shift at Midnight
Managing a gas station is tough work, keep your stock shelves full and sell enough products to meet your quota each night, take deliveries and keep your store nice and clean.
Oh, and make sure to interrogate each customer as you serve – as some are not human and are in fact doppelgangers – miss one and they will return later that shift to try and kill you and your friends… Execute on site if you think they are not human – just be sure to clean up after.
If you mess up, be prepared to set traps, barricade the doors and hide as the doppelgangers return as horrible monsters.
Manage your gas station
Stock the shelves, take deliveries, keep your store clean & serve customers. Each shift is randomly generated… meaning no 2 shifts are the same.
Not all customers are human…
Managing a gas station these days also means you have to be a detective… You may ask each customer 5 questions, examine their ID, cross-check their details in the computer, and observe their behaviour. Make sure they are human before you let them leave, or they will come back…
Board Up, Lay Traps and Hide
If a creature manages to leave the store, all hell breaks loose. Barricade the doors, place traps, and find a place to hide. Survival is no longer guaranteed.
Better with friends!
Multiplayer is where the game thrives, work together or at least be together… proximity chat enhances the experience.
Features:
- Multiplayer
- Proximity chat
- Interrogate customers
- Randomly Generated Shifts
- Gas Station Management
- Character customisation
About Kwalee
Kwalee is a multi-award-winning games publisher and developer based in Leamington Spa, UK. The company has built a growing catalogue of PC and console titles, including Wildmender, ROBOBEAT, Voidwrought, In Sink, Hordes of Hunger, The Precinct, Town to City and Don’t Stop Girlypop! alongside upcoming releases such as Hark the Ghoul, Call of the Elder Gods, Grime II, Ground Zero, Retro Space, Lost Hellden, BPM Bitcrushed, Shift at Midnight, Welcome to Elderfield, Lily’s World XD, Rune Dice, Modulus and more.
Founded by games industry icon and Codemasters co-founder David Darling CBE, Kwalee is supported by a global team of games experts, with studios in the UK, India, and remote locations worldwide. The company is actively seeking high-quality games to publish across all platforms and welcomes developers to get in touch.
Officially recognised as ‘Best Publisher’ at the TIGA Awards 2022, Kwalee is also a committed industry advocate—serving as an ambassador for the non-profit organisation Women in Games and regularly supporting charities such as Safe In Our World, GamesAid, and SpecialEffect.
