a pet shop after dark

A point-and-click horror adventure where the lights must stay on

npckc · Released Aug 30, 2022

Reviews: Very Positive; 90% of 408
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Nov 27, 2024
Minimum PC: –; not published

What is a pet shop after dark?

This 2D horror point-and-click adventure puts you on an overnight shift at a small pet shop. You explore the shop, feed invisible pets, water strange plants, and solve puzzles. The game's crashes are intentional.

For you if...

+you prefer short adventures designed for solo play
+you like cute art paired with an unsettling atmosphere

Not for you if...

−you want horror built around intense scares

What players say

90% of 408 reviews are positive

Players praise the fourth-wall-breaking puzzles, particularly those involving the game's files. Some find the solutions obscure or the puzzle-solving tedious.

Screenshots and trailer

a pet shop after dark system requirements

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run a pet shop after dark?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7

Does a pet shop after dark have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does a pet shop after dark run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 6
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages: Text only: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, French, Italian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Basque.

Does a pet shop after dark use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam