Games Like PAWN SHIFT

THE LAST GUY DIDN'T COME BACK

You're the new night shift worker at a pawn shop on a quiet road outside town. The guy who worked nights before you, Dale, stopped showing up a few days ago. The boss hired you fast and asked no questions.

Open the register. Turn on the lights. Wait for the door.

EVERY CUSTOMER IS A NEGOTIATION

There's no combat and no chase. There's a counter, and there are people who walk up to it.

SEEMS PARANORMAL. ISN'T.

A music box plays with nobody near it. A watch that stopped ticking starts again from the wrong time. A camera prints a photo of a room you recognize.

None of it is a ghost. Every strange thing in this shop has a human explanation, and you can find it if you're paying attention. Most people won't.

THE JOB WON'T LET YOU STAY PUT

The trash needs taking out. The breaker trips. Something moves in the storage room. The boss calls to ask about the numbers and tells you to stay at the counter no matter what.

You'll leave anyway. That's the job. And every minute you spend in the back is a minute the front door is unwatched.

NOBODY IS KEEPING SCORE. THE GAME IS.

No health bar. No sanity meter. No game over. The night always ends, and how it ends depends on two things you're never shown: how much you noticed, and how well you did as you were told.

FEATURES

Content notes: implied violence, missing person themes, sudden loud sounds, extended low-light sequences. No gore.