Night Shift Nurses

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Night Shift Nurses is a single player simulation game with a romance theme. It was developed by Shiravune and was released on December 16, 2024. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Night Shift Nurses follows Ryuji Hirasaka, a troubled doctor with a dark past, who accepts a job at St. Juliana Hospital. There, he encounters Narumi Jinguji, a former victim who proposes creating the world’s most corrupt hospital ward together. This visual novel blends twisted ambitions with intense storytelling and professional Japanese voice acting.

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Audience ScoreBased on 27 reviews

story4 positive mentions

grinding3 negative mentions

Stunning modern visuals and fluid animations enhance the overall experience.
The game features a dark, morally complex narrative with multiple branching endings, providing depth and replayability.
Voice acting is well-executed, adding to the immersion of the story and characters.

The game requires an external patch for full content, which is significantly larger than the game itself, leading to frustration.
Mosaic censorship limits the experience for players seeking uncensored adult content.
The extreme fetishes and themes explored may not be suitable for all players, potentially alienating a broader audience.

story
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The story of "Night Shift Nurses" is a provocative and morally complex narrative centered around Dr. Ryuji Hirasaka, whose obsession with control leads him to engage in unethical experiments on nurses. With a focus on player agency, the game offers multiple endings influenced by player choices, enhancing its depth and engagement. The remake features stunning visuals and fully animated scenes, making it a standout title for fans of dark visual novels seeking an intense and immersive experience.
- “The game masterfully balances its provocative adult content with a story-driven focus on manipulation, power, and moral decay.”
- “Its engaging storylines and deep character development make it a standout title for fans of dark visual novels.”
- “It's a bold and unapologetic work that delivers an unforgettable narrative, making it a must-play for those who appreciate intense, story-driven visual novels with top-tier production values.”
- “The story revolves around Dr. Ryuji Hirasaka, a disgraced genius whose obsession with control and humiliation leads him into morally reprehensible experiments.”
- “As the story progresses, Ryuji begins to carry out his plan by drugging the nurses in order to rape them and then blackmailing them not to tell on him in order to corrupt them completely.”
- “So if you belong to this group or if you have seen the animated adaptation and want to know more in depth the story of both the nurses and the protagonist at the same time you see sex scenes highly charged in fetishes, this is a good addition to your library.”
graphics
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The graphics of the "Night Shift Nurses" remake have been widely praised for their stunning HD visuals and fluid animations, which breathe new life into the classic visual novel. Enhanced character art, fully animated adult scenes, and a modern art style contribute to a richly detailed and immersive experience, complemented by exceptional voice acting. Overall, the visual quality elevates the provocative narrative, making it a standout in the genre.
- “Night Shift Nurses Remake breathes new life into a dark visual novel classic, delivering enhanced visuals, fully animated erotic scenes, and expanded gameplay.”
- “With stunning HD visuals and animations by the talented Metawo Ueda, this remake elevates the original’s provocative narrative into a modern, polished experience.”
- “The visual quality of these scenes is frankly good; the modern art style helps to appreciate in detail the expressions of the characters, the backgrounds convey the feeling of being in a laboratory/hospital, the animations are fluid, and the voice acting is great, representing the mixture of pleasure and pain felt by the characters.”
- “The graphics are a mixed bag; while there are some updated HD visuals, they don't always feel cohesive or polished.”
- “The character art is highly detailed, but the overall visual presentation lacks consistency and can feel jarring at times.”
- “Despite the enhancements, the graphics sometimes detract from the experience, as the fully animated scenes can feel out of place within the context of the story.”
gameplay
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The gameplay of "Night Shift Nurses Remake" features time-management mechanics and branching paths that enhance its dark narrative, allowing players to navigate trust-building with characters and plot progression. While the game offers a simplified approach to time management, the lack of a proper tutorial can make initial navigation challenging, though players can eventually grasp the mechanics and achieve various endings with some guidance. Overall, it combines psychological tension and erotic elements into an immersive experience, revitalizing a classic visual novel.
- “With multiple branching paths, time-management gameplay, and a wide range of extreme fetishes, Night Shift Nurses Remake offers a comprehensive and unapologetically dark experience.”
- “Night Shift Nurses Remake breathes new life into a dark visual novel classic, delivering enhanced visuals, fully animated erotic scenes, and expanded gameplay.”
- “Following the twisted journey of Dr. Ryuji Hirasaka, the game combines psychological tension, erotic corruption, and time-management mechanics into a deeply immersive experience.”
- “Although this title is a visual novel, it has gameplay elements that are quite reminiscent of a time management game, albeit simplified.”
- “In terms of gameplay, not having a proper tutorial, it can be difficult to know what to do, but eventually you begin to understand how the game works and you can get the endings of each girl with relative ease. However, if you want to achieve the best endings, it would be best to follow a guide because, as a classic game, there are routes that require quite specific choices to get them.”
- “Add a tutorial to better explain time-management mechanics.”
replayability
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers strong replayability due to its multiple routes and character paths, allowing players to experience different outcomes and storylines with each playthrough.
- “Replayability through multiple routes and character paths.”
- “The game offers a high replay value with various choices that lead to different outcomes.”
- “Each playthrough feels fresh thanks to the diverse storylines and character interactions.”
- “Replay value is limited, as the game doesn't offer enough variety in its routes and character paths.”
- “While there are multiple routes, the lack of significant differences in outcomes makes replaying feel redundant.”
- “The game lacks the depth needed for true replayability, leading to a one-and-done experience.”
grinding
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Players have the autonomy to choose how to spend their in-game days, focusing on either building relationships with nurses to unlock their stories or grinding for sex skill and sex drive points to enhance interactions. This dual approach to grinding allows for varied gameplay experiences, depending on player preferences.
- “The player is the one who decides how the protagonist should spend each of these days, either by gaining the trust of the nurses to advance in their individual stories or by grinding for sex skill or sex drive points that are spent while interacting with the nurses.”
- “The repetitive nature of grinding for points makes the gameplay feel tedious and unengaging.”
- “I found myself spending hours just grinding for resources, which took away from the enjoyment of the story.”
music
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The music in the game is characterized by dramatic compositions that enhance the intensity of the doctor's experiments, contributing to the overall atmosphere. Players appreciate the full gallery of scenes, CG, and music, indicating a well-integrated audio-visual experience.
- “The music enhances the atmosphere and immerses you in the game's world.”
- “The soundtrack is a perfect blend of emotion and tension, elevating the overall experience.”
- “There are dramatic pieces of music whenever the doctor commits his experiments.”
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game is praised for its smooth performance and minimal bugs, providing a polished experience. However, some users express disappointment over the absence of an uncensored option. Overall, the fully voiced characters enhance the game's appeal.
- “The game runs smoothly with minimal bugs, though the lack of an uncensored option might disappoint some fans.”
- “Fully voiced characters with memorable performances.”
character development
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The game is praised for its engaging storylines and deep character development, making it a standout choice for fans of dark visual novels.
- “Its engaging storylines and deep character development make it a standout title for fans of dark visual novels.”