This is a focused Shift 1 walkthrough for Shift At Midnight. The game already gives you a short tutorial before the first night, so this guide jumps straight to the practical details you need: objectives, the fixed doppelgangers, key events and how to finish the shift cleanly.
About the First Night:
First Shift Doppelgangers
Warning: This is a spoiler. I recommend you try to find the Doppelgangers yourself. This way, you learn how to recognize them on the other nights.
First Shift Doppelgangers are:
- Nathan Callaway
- Julietta Granger
First Shift Humans:
- Clyde Dawson
- Bonnie McCree
- Kevin Larson
- Bartholomew Kessler
Note: If a doppelganger leaves the store, it will return later as a monster. This is why catching them early is important even on the first night.
Other Hints About Night One
After Bonnie arrives (and whatever you do with her), the delivery truck shows up. Go to the room behind you, open the door and let the truck come in. You don’t have to arrange the packages immediately, the game won’t let you do so anyway.
Right after the delivery, the phone rings and the objective forces you to go for help. There will be a monster waiting for you. Don’t try to kill it or anything, just run away. The monster can’t come inside the store, so run back there. After that, he will be gone and you’re safe.
Finishing the Shift
When a shift is done, you should clean up everything so you can go to the bus and finish the night. Clean up any blood and meat on the floor. Also check the toilets for any dirt.
Recommendation: I prefer to put all the remaining delivered items on the shelves. If you start managing everything from the first day, the future nights won’t become an uncontrollable chaos.
How to Start the Best Way
How you start the game Shift At Midnight is important. From the beginning, earn as much money as you can. You need $250 at the end of the game to save your pet. Keep your shelves full and clean up the mess as fast as you can. A dirty store hurts your overall rating.
Don’t rush. You don’t have to finish the first shifts quickly. Around 20 to 25 minutes is fine. Try to learn as much as you can. That’s all.
