Nightmare Shift

First-person psychological horror about working nights at a remote motel

Binary Lunar · Released Jul 15, 2025

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 214
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update on Steam: 3 weeks ago; Oct 2, 2026
Minimum PC: GTX 1060; 4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Nightmare Shift?

You play Emma in a walking simulator set between her motel job and her apartment, as everyday routines begin to blur with nightmares. You carry out daily tasks, talk to guests, explore both locations, and solve puzzles. Your choices lead to different endings.

For you if...

+you enjoy dialogue-heavy stories about paranoia and being watched

Not for you if...

−you prefer action-heavy horror with little dialogue

What players say

72% of 214 reviews are positive

Players praise the atmosphere, sound design, and plot twists. They also report bugs, awkward character movement, and uneven writing, while earlier reviews frequently mention crashes between chapters.

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Nightmare Shift system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1060, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 10+ x64
Processor: Intel/AMD X64 architecture with SSE2 instruction set support
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 6GB or AMD equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: SSD strongly recommended for faster loading time. Turn off room lights and Put your headset on for best experience.

OS: Windows 11 x64
Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K or AMD equivalent
Graphics: Nvidia RTX 3060 or AMD equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: SSD strongly recommended for faster loading time. Turn off room lights and Put your headset on for best experience.

Does Nightmare Shift have co-op or multiplayer?

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

Single-player

Does Nightmare Shift run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 23
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Arabic.

Does Nightmare Shift 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