The Closing Shift
Released Jan 2025
A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.
65% positive · 126 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
The Closing Shift is a free-to-play, short-form indie horror game that released on January 29, 2025. Both the store description and short description emphasize that this is a self-contained, "short" interactive story — there is no mention of post-launch content, updates, seasons, or expansions anywhere in the developer's communications. The game is described as a complete narrative experience: players work through a single closing-shift scenario with a defined beginning and end. There are no DLC listings, no announced future content, and no developer posts indicating plans for additional updates. This game launched as a finished product and there is no evidence of any ongoing development activity.
Evidence
Store description frames the game as a single, self-contained short story experience with no mention of updates or additional content.
Short description explicitly calls it 'a short interactive first-person horror game' with a defined narrative — no indication of post-launch content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Bird Box Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
A short story about you working a closing shift at the restaurant when there is an unexpected occurance with the killer lurking in the town. But while finishing up your shift alone, things don't go as expected.
Expect a first person experience with immersive sound, where you interact with NPC and objects around the resturant in order to close the restaurant.
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Last evaluated Jun 18, 2026
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