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YouTube post · Sep 8, 2026

The Closing Shift

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The developer recounts making a first horror game in a month and shows its unsettling workplace setting.

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ShorlowYouTube · Sep 8, 2026

🎮 Play the game here: https://shorlow.itch.io/the-closing-shift

In this video, I take you behind the scenes of how I created my very first horror game from scratch in just 30 days! From brainstorming the butcher shop, to coding the tasks and designing the eerie atmosphere, this was a massive challenge.

Can a beginner make a truly scary game in a month? Watch to find out!

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0:00 The Vision Behind the Gaslight Horror 1:06 Finding the Right Art Style and Perspective 3:10 Building the Task and Interaction Systems 4:08 Designing the Atmosphere 6:10 Outro

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