The Night Shift

The Night Shift (Red Spiral Studios)

Red Spiral Studios · August 7, 2025 · Horror, Action, Survival Horror, Adventure, Action-Adventure

Buy The Night Shift from Steam at $6.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Best price
$6.99
lowest tracked $4.19
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Where to buy The Night Shift — official stores

Steam
Steam
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.99
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Humble Store
Standard Edition · Steam
$6.99
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The Night Shift price by region

The Night Shift costs £5.89 in the United Kingdom, €6.89 in Europe (EUR), $6.99 in the United States, $6.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$8.99 in Canada, A$9.99 in Australia, NZ$10.49 in New Zealand, R$23.50 in Brazil and zł30.03 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Night Shift offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £5.89 £5.89 — 2
Europe (EUR) €6.89 €6.89 — 2
United Statesyour region $6.99 $6.99 — 2
Georgia (USD) $6.99 $6.99 — 2
Canada CA$8.99 CA$8.99 — 2
Australia A$9.99 A$9.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$10.49 NZ$10.49 — 2
Brazil R$23.50 R$23.50 — 2
Poland zł30.03 zł30.03 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About The Night Shift

SYNOPSIS

The Night Shift is a first-person horror game that brings the player into a world that progressively becomes a harrowing nightmare. No matter where you are in the store, your only means of defense is to not look away.
Will you last until the storm passes?

STORY

Congratulations! You have been accepted for a job at your local department store. A massive storm starts forming as you arrive for your first shift, before you can get settled, your manager gives you a list of tasks to complete before you can leave for the night. At the end of your first night, the storm rages on outside tripping the emergency shutters and trapping you at work.
With no sign of help and nothing but your wits and your flashlight, you need to mark off all your tasks so you can at least get paid. However as each night passes, you feel something isn't right. Something is watching you... Whatever it is, it moves in the dark.
Navigate through the spacious storefront, the claustrophobic service tunnels, and eerie employee-only rooms. Complete your tasks to make sure the store is looking perfect for when the store can reopen... and you can leave.

KEY FEATURES

  • The mannequins only move when you're not watching. Turn away or look the wrong way, and they’ll be closer than before.
  • Each shift plays out differently, with randomized events and shifting pacing to keep players on edge.
  • Search the environment for tools, keys and other useful items that may aid your survival during the night.
  • Navigate from the store front to the backrooms and warehouse, uncovering new areas and environmental storytelling.
  • Each night brings subtle changes. Dirt and decay creep into once-clean spaces, and something unfamiliar begins to spread through the store’s forgotten corners.
  • Investigate cryptic clues, hidden rooms and narrative fragments that reveal the truth behind the mannequins and the store itself.
  • Stay immersed with a stripped-down interface that keeps your focus on the environment. No clutter, just tension.
  • The story branches at its climax, offering several possible outcomes depending on how you choose to face the end.
  • Built on dread, not cheap jumps. The horror escalates gradually, wrapping around you as the line between real and unreal dissolves.

The Night Shift — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Players praise this game's excellent atmosphere, immersive horror elements, smooth gameplay, and the developer's community support, with many finding it genuinely entertaining despite some jump scares. However, common complaints include repetitive collection-based tasks that feel like busywork, technical issues like save file corruption and performance problems, accessibility concerns like mandatory motion blur, and the main manikin mechanic becoming annoying rather than scary after initial novelty wears off.

Recommended Aug 19, 2026
1 dev made me poo my pants this much? Bet, lets do it again! Also, im never working in a supermarket for the rest of my life cause those places are cursed...
2 found this helpful
Recommended May 11, 2026
pretty entertaining with a little horror
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 10, 2026
I love this game! The atmosphere is so immersive and well done!
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 10, 2026
Atmosphere is everything and this game crushes it. The gameplay is smooth and it is filled with little gems, jump scares and even some comedic effects! Highly recommend. The dev is also an absolute legend and supports content creators greatly!
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 25, 2026
The tasks become tedious quickly, the behaviour of the mannequins becomes borderline unbeatable because you get surrounded so quickly and it prevents you from completing tasks, the story is half baked and rarely makes sense. The game drags on for too long and becomes exhausting to continue playing.
Not recommended May 3, 2026
No option to disable blur, which causes motion sickness in my case.

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