NIGHT SHIFT

A GHOST STORY · IN REAL TIME

NIGHT SHIFT

He's been working nights for fifty years.

A text from an unknown number. Dev is a new night porter at a half-closed Victorian hospital in Glasgow, and he found your number on a card in the lodge: if anything happens on Ward 9, ring this number. Something has happened on Ward 9.

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HOW IT PLAYS

When Dev goes quiet, you wait for real.

Night Shift runs on your clock. When Dev is on his rounds, asleep or keeping out of sight, he stops texting, sometimes for minutes, sometimes for hours. Your phone buzzes when he's back. Answer straight away, or pick it up when you're free.

If he says he'll be an hour, it's an hour.

4:31
Friday 31 October
Dev

bed 9's light is on again. it's buzzing

Dev

she asked me the date again

Dev

right. going up. if i don't text back i've died of cardio

THE STORY

He's been working nights for fifty years.

Every choice you make follows you. Something you tell Dev early on can save him much later, or cost someone else everything. Choose badly and he dies. You can rewind to your last choice.

A number on a card in the porters' lodge.When Dev goes quiet, you wait.Mrs Haldane keeps asking the date.

CHAPTERS

The story keeps going.

Your choices carry from one chapter to the next.

CHAPTER ONE

The Lodge

A call board that won't stop buzzing, a ward that's meant to be closed, and a patient who keeps asking the date.

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CHAPTER TWO

Ward 9

The old head porter finally gets in touch. He has a lot to tell Dev, and so do you.

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CHAPTER THREE

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The lift is sitting at the ground floor. The dial says SB.

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QUESTIONS

Before you answer

Is it really real time?

Yes. If Dev says he'll be an hour, it's an hour, and you get a notification when he's back. After your first ending, Fast mode lets you replay without the waits.

What happens if I choose wrong?

Dev can die. When that happens, you can rewind to your last choice and try again, or start the whole story over.

How much does it cost?

£1.99 for the app, which includes Chapter One. Chapter Two is a £1.99 in-app purchase. There are no ads and nothing to buy to skip the waiting.

What kind of game is Night Shift?

Night Shift is interactive fiction told through text messages: a choose-your-own-adventure ghost story where Dev texts you and you decide what they do next. If you enjoyed real-time text games like Lifeline, it works the same way: the story unfolds on your clock, with notifications when Dev gets back to you.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. The whole story is on your phone and plays offline. Your progress stays on your device.

Is there an iPhone version?

Night Shift is on Android first. An iPhone version may follow.

YOUR PHONE IS BUZZING

Dev needs you to answer.

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