Shift At Midnight FAQ

Partially. Xbox console and PC Game Pass players share one pool through Xbox Play Anywhere. The Steam version connects only to other Steam players. Full crossplay and a server browser are promised in a post-release update, with no date given; the browser is still not live as of 5 August 2026. Full breakdown.

One of you has to own it on the other side; there is no workaround. It is included with Game Pass on both console and PC, so the cheapest fix is usually the Steam player picking it up there. Check your group here.

Yes — day one, on both Xbox console and PC. It is also an Xbox Play Anywhere title with cloud saves. 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 and the Xbox store. The 10% launch discount ended on 29 July 2026 and there is no paid DLC. 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. It is included with Game Pass at no extra cost, and 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 41.6% of players have. 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.

No. The patience mechanic was removed on 29 July 2026, so verification is no longer timed. Habits formed in the first week can be unlearned. 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 (33.1%), True Ending (16.0%) and Empty Home (10.1%). 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 10.1%, then True Ending at 16.0%. Of the non-hidden ones, Locked And Loaded — buy every melee weapon — is rarest at 23.5%.

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 29 July 2026 patch added Rake enemies to endless and post-story modes, added a second purchasable firearm, and removed the patience mechanic. As of 13 August 2026 that is still the newest update. All patch notes.

A free update planned for Q4 2026: the full release of Endless Mode plus more customers, traps, weapons and monsters.

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