Corner Shop: NightShift

Absolute masterpiece. The subtle horror. The dialogue with customers. The fun of managing the shop. It’s like somebody put together all my favourite elements of horror and management and made the perfect game.

I really love this game! It’s basically a shop simulator but with a cozy-horror twist, a genre which I am super into! The gameplay can get pretty overwhelming at first because there’s so many things to do at once, like restocking shelves, organizing storage, checking out customers, cleaning the shop. All while trying not to get murdered by “ghosts”. What I loved most about the game is the story. A lot of shop simulator games I’ve played are primarily about the gameplay loop, so I was surprised by how much Corner Shop Nightshift actually invests in the story. I’m just sad the story is pretty short, but I still think it is meaningful anyway. After finishing the story, you can still continue playing and shift focus to expanding the shop, improving the store, and working towards getting a 5-star rating. It’s a nice way to keep the gameplay going, although I definitely found myself wishing there was more content.

Gets repetitive quickly with not enough variety. It's basically Supermarket Together except you're alone so you have to do way more tasks that aren't fun to do. I got stuck in dialogue for no reason and was forced to quit out the game to restart. NPC's also walk backwards for no reason at all? Why would NPC's randomly all walk in a 180° like they are Michael Jackson? Also when first booting up the game my FPS was tanking below 20 (presumably whilst loading shaders) but why not just load them at the main menu with a timer/countdown? Besides that, once it was done with shaders, the graphics look good. For the current price, even with the -31% discount, it's not worth it in my opinion.

Game runs pretty well with my basic laptop! I had to enable DX11 through launch options after a couple of crashes. Really enjoy the story and gameplay, makes for a really interesting experience.

Excellent game, I'm enjoying the mystery and the gameplay loop of running the store. I would like a few quality of life updates, like you being able to carry the mp and trash bag at all times and just select them with the number keys like you do the phone, but I suppose that's maybe unrealistic.

This was fun. Not revolutionary but I like the gameplay and visual details. It’s the same grocery store genre but with the fine realistic details of an Unreal Engine game graphics. You buy products, stock up shelves, fridges, freezers and displays, sell, clean and wack the demons. I’m surprised of the product verity and tier system. Shelves and storage can be upgraded to allow higher tier goods and help clean a little faster. You can also sell coffee, cigarettes, hashish, spirits and sandwiches. Endless mode exists too, so you can try maximizing the shop! The eerie atmosphere is spot on, just like thriller horror movies / series. Clothes demon you hit with the mop. Customer demon you flash your camera to stop and turn it back. Story: Well, you start play as Adam, but a plot builds up till the end. He was hospitalised and went through some shock therapy experiment to rehabilitate him, but it had unintended consequences. Now he is haunted by guilt of crime and his own mind projecting demons and black goo at night. Desperate to reunite with his daughter. The story mode has a 22-day limit. Depending on your choices and management, you get endings. Income seems reasonable from p…