Underplayed Gems

The Closing Shift (2025)

The Closing Shift cover
Developer
Alexi
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Free To Play
Rating
3.3 of 5, 118 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 19 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

You take orders and clean tables while a creeping sense of danger builds around you through immersive sound and environmental storytelling.

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What players say

Players are split on this free short horror game. Some say it is a decent 10-minute time waster with a goofy tone, while others criticize the painfully slow movement, mismatched assets, and abrupt ending.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.