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Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story

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28%Game Brain Score
humor, story
stability, graphics
40% User Score Based on 20 reviews

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Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story is a single player role playing game with horror, drama, mystery and thriller themes. It was developed by Buff Cat Games and was released on November 10, 2025. It received negative reviews from players.

Experience "a night of overtime you’ve grown accustomed to" in this ultra-short horror game. But unlike the usual grind, the entire office tonight feels…off, ominous and Strange. Your coworkers are nowhere to be found. The lights are dim. And something — or someone — unknown is lurking. Can you make it until the end of your shift? Overtime Syndrome – A Night Shift Story is a free, ul…

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40%
Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews
humor1 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions

  • Interesting and original concept centered around overworking and exhaustion with spooky vibes and a few jump scares.
  • Good attention to detail in the design, including creative puzzle elements and changing environment features.
  • Suitable for streaming and interactive gameplay, providing entertainment despite not being deeply scary.
  • Game is heavily affected by numerous bugs, glitches, softlocks, and performance issues causing frequent restarts.
  • Poor and confusing grammar and dialogue translation detracts from the overall experience.
  • Scare factor is very low; monster design and horror elements fail to deliver real fear or suspense.
  • stability
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from numerous small glitches and bugs that disrupt the experience and often require restarts, negatively impacting overall enjoyment and stability.

    • “Buggy and game feels like made by AI.”
    • “There's just a lot of small glitches that make the game not so fun.”
    • “Couple good scares but too many glitches that had me restart from the beginning.”
  • graphics
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics are generally good and well-executed, though some users feel they lack a truly frightening or intense atmosphere. Overall, the visuals are competent but not particularly memorable.

  • humor
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users find the game's humor charmingly accidental, highlighting a funny glitch where standing on a printed monster image causes the character to spin, which added an amusing and enjoyable moment.

    • “I noticed a funny glitch (I'm not sure if it's intentional or not): when the picture of the monster/creature comes out of the printer in the meeting room, if you stand on it you start spinning around. My stream thought that was really funny, and so did I.”
  • story
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is modest and somewhat engaging, though not particularly strong or memorable. It adds some interest but doesn’t compensate for other issues like bugs or lack of scares.

  • optimization
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game suffers from significant optimization problems, including frequent softlocks, unexpected game over screens, and overall poor performance.

    • “A bunch of softlocks, random game over screens, and mainly performance issues.”
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Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story is a role playing game with horror, drama, mystery and thriller themes.

Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story is available on PC and Windows.

Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story was released on November 10, 2025.

Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story was developed by Buff Cat Games.

Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story has received negative reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its humor but disliked it for its stability.

Overtime Syndrome - A Late Night Shift Story is a single player game.

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