Shift At Midnight FAQ

Partially, per the developer. The 10 July 2026 announcement says Xbox and PC Game Pass players will have crossplay, and that Steam players will only be able to play with other Steam players. On the Steam side, the same post previews a Steam-only public server browser, and no later changelog mentions it shipping. No official announcement promises crossplay between Steam and Xbox (all 31 official Steam announcements checked on 10 October 2026). Which pool a bought Microsoft Store copy joins, and how Xbox Play Anywhere relates to matchmaking, is not confirmed by any official statement, and this site has not tested it. Full breakdown.

If your group is split between Steam and Xbox or PC Game Pass, the developer’s 10 July 2026 announcement says Steam players will only be able to play with other Steam players, and no later official post changes that (all 31 official Steam announcements checked on 10 October 2026). Which pool a copy bought on the Microsoft Store joins is not confirmed by any official statement, and we have not tested any combination. We do not name a cheapest fix; see the crossplay page for what is on the record, or check your group here.

Yes, per the developer. The 22 July 2026 launch post says the game is “OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox & Game Pass”, and the 10 July 2026 post says it would be available on “Steam, Xbox and Xbox PC Gamepass”. Whether it is still in the Game Pass catalogue was not re-checked on 10 October 2026. The Xbox store listing read on 12 August 2026 carried an Xbox Play Anywhere label; we did not re-check it. Details.

Three by design, six if you want it. The 23 July patch made the lobby cap selectable up to six, but the developer says the game “is designed and has always been marketed around a maximum of 3 players”, that larger lobbies may become chaotic, and that six is not recommended for a first playthrough. Single-player is fully supported. More.

$9.99 USD on Steam, with no discount running on 10 October 2026. The Xbox listing showed $9.99 on 12 August 2026 and was not re-checked. No paid DLC has been announced. More.

No. There is no PlayStation 5 or PS4 version and none has been announced. See platforms.

No. No iOS or Android version exists. Anything using this name in a mobile app store is not this game.

Not to buy — it is $9.99 on Steam. It was announced for Xbox PC Game Pass at launch (10 July 2026 post). Game Pass catalogue membership was last seen on the Xbox listing on 12 August 2026 and was not re-checked on 10 October 2026. There is a free multiplayer demo on Steam. About the demo.

22 July 2026, after two delays from an original 28 May date. See release date.

Story Mode is 13 shifts, procedurally generated, so no two runs match. The fixed points are Shift 9 (the Marionette becomes possible), the choice offered after Shift 12, and Shift 13. See nights & shifts.

Find the music box and hold E to rewind it before the melody plays three times. It spawns in the break room, a storage room, the bathroom or a shelf aisle, and the 23 July patch made it much louder to find by ear. It can also be killed outright — the same patch cut its HP — though only 44.0% of players have (Steam global achievement stats, 10 October 2026). Full guide.

You do not. He appears on Shift 13, no weapon or trap is effective, and running until Sheriff Clyde intervenes is the entire answer. More.

An enemy added in the 29 July patch that emerges from the forests around the station. It only exists in Endless and post-story modes — Story Mode never spawns one. More.

It depends on the mode, going by the patch notes. The 29 July 2026 announcement says “Removed patience in ENDLESS MODE / POST-STORY MODE”, and the 1 September 2026 announcement says “Re-enabled patience for ENDLESS MODE”. Neither line mentions Story Mode, and no official announcement says patience was removed there. Identification guide.

No. He scans as a fake ID, is flagged as a doppelganger, and is harmless — a gnome who exists to teach you the flag reports on documents, not intent. More.

It completes its purchase, leaves, and comes back that same night in monster form to hunt you. That is where most hunts come from. Survival guide.

Ten. Three are hidden: Grave Decision (35.1%), True Ending (16.0%) and Empty Home (10.9%), as of 10 October 2026. Full list with rarity.

Two conditions: do not call Sheriff Clyde when the choice appears after Shift 12, and finish Shift 13 with at least $250 saved. Calling Clyde gives Grave Decision instead; declining with under $250 gives Empty Home. All three endings.

Empty Home at 10.9%, then True Ending at 16.0%. Of the non-hidden ones, Locked And Loaded — buy every melee weapon — is rarest at 21.5%. All three figures are Steam global unlock rates read on 10 October 2026.

No Workshop, no official tools, and no comment from the developer either way. There is an active BepInEx scene: 12 mods on Thunderstore as of 5 August 2026 plus a Nexus section, including one that raises the lobby cap far past six — only the host installs it. Full rundown and the risks.

Finish Story Mode. Endless Mode shipped as a beta on launch day but unlocks only once the 13-shift story is complete. It is the only place Rakes appear. More.

The 1 September 2026 patch added 30 new customers to Story Mode and Endless Mode, added the Chainsaw as a purchasable melee weapon (now required for the Locked And Loaded achievement), and added security cameras in Endless Mode. As of 10 October 2026 it is the newest patch on the official Steam announcement feed; the 20 August 2026 patch before it added 15 customers and cloud saves for Steam. All patch notes.

The Steam store page states: “A free, major ENDLESS MODE update is planned for Q4 2026, with exclusive customers, weapons, traps, monsters and more.” (read 10 October 2026). None of the 31 official Steam announcements names Q4 2026 or gives a date for it. Patch notes.

Solo developer Bun Muen, published by Kwalee. Released 22 July 2026.