Shift At Midnight has earned $13M+ by giving Steam players another night job… Oh, and this one comes with doppelgangers

Developed by Bun Muen and published by Kwalee, Shift At Midnight is a new indie co-op horror hit released in July 2026. The game had a strong launch, ranking #5 by downloads and #10 among the most wishlisted games on Steam that month. Since then, it has sold more than 1.7M copies and brought in $13M+ in revenue 🔥

The game puts up to three players behind the counter of a gas station, a setup that might sound familiar to anyone who played Roadside Research: restock shelves, take deliveries, keep the place clean and serve customers.

Except now every customer needs to pass an “are you actually human” check. Players inspect IDs (a little Papers, Please here, maybe some Quarantine Zone too) and watch for suspicious behavior to spot the doppelgangers. Get it wrong, and the quiet job sim switches gears into survival horror, complete with barricades, traps and hiding 👀

So, another niche simulator turning into an indie hit? Hardly a surprise. We recently looked at this trend across dozens of indie sims on Steam, including the overlap between simulation and co-op!

Want to see what else made the list? The full breakdown is right here 🔗