The Graveyard Shift
Created by Melancholy Marionette using Naninovel x Unity. Based on a script by Reece Shearsmith & Steve Pemberton (Adapted, altered, and added to by Melancholy Marionette).
The Graveyard Shift is a visual novel developed by Melancholy Marionette, released 1 October 2022 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What The Graveyard Shift is
The Graveyard Shift is a visual novel game developed by Melancholy Marionette and released in 2022. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
After the death of their partner and best friend, officer Shearsmith struggles to adjust to working life with their newly assigned partner. Forced to spend the literal graveyard shift on a cemetery stakeout together, can the two of them see past their differences and learn to get along? Perhaps Volkham can help Shearsmith overcome their loss. Or will the night watch prove too much for the pair? It's up to you to decide. Some things are better left buried...
How it plays
It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are horror and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
The Graveyard Shift launched on 1 October 2022, within three weeks of A Plague Tale: Requiem, Scorn, Return to Monkey Island and The Case of the Golden Idol.
Released around the same time: A Plague Tale: Requiem, Scorn, Return to Monkey Island, The Case of the Golden Idol.
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