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Shift At MidnightGuide & Wiki

This Shift At Midnight guide and wiki gives direct answers for doppelgangers, monsters, all 13 Story Mode shifts, endings, multiplayer, and platforms. Each focused guide is organized for fast scanning on desktop or mobile.

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What is Shift At Midnight?

It is a detective-horror game about running a gas station, investigating customers who may be doppelgangers, and surviving the monsters created by a failed check.

Learn the customer-checking loop

How many shifts are in Story Mode?

Story Mode contains 13 randomly generated shifts. The sequence can vary, so a repeatable routine is more reliable than a fixed script.

Follow the complete 13-shift walkthrough

Is Shift At Midnight multiplayer?

Yes. It supports solo play and online co-op, but crossplay depends on whether the group uses Steam or the Xbox network.

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Where should a new player start?

Start with the doppelganger checklist, then use the walkthrough, monster guide, and endings guide when those systems appear.

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Start with the checks and decisions that affect every shift, then move into character and platform details.

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Current Player Questions

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Monsters & Encounters

Understand how a missed doppelganger becomes a Hunt, then prepare barricades, traps, escape routes, and hiding places.

Finish every shift

Walkthroughs & Endings

Follow a repeatable plan for all 13 randomized shifts, then make the late-story decisions needed for each ending.

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Fixes & Help

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