Late Shift
Late Shift is a high stakes FMV crime thriller. After being forced into the robbery of a lucrative auction house, mathematics student Matt is left proving his innocence in the brutal London heist. Your choices will have consequences from the very start, right through to the very end. One small decision could change the entire outcome in a choose-your-own-adventure style gameplay that can lead to one of seven conclusions.
What it feels like
High-stakes heist thriller with criminal danger and forced involvement creates sustained edge-of-seat pressure. Unfolding secrets and withheld answers about the heist and true culprits pull the player forward. The narrative plays its crime thriller beats and emotional stakes sincerely without irony or deflection.
What it's about
A criminal heist in London's underworld is the core setting and driver of the narrative throughout the story. Matt must prove his innocence by unraveling the truth behind the heist, making investigation central to resolving the plot. A planned and executed robbery of an auction house is the central criminal act driving the plot.
How it plays
Player choice in an interactive cinematic experience necessarily involves dialogue and decision branching at key moments. Player decisions shape outcome and how Matt navigates moral pressures within the criminal situation.
How it looks and sounds
FMV format with real actors means all dialogue and character interaction is fully voiced throughout. Full motion video (FMV) with real actors and locations delivers photorealistic visual presentation.
How it's structured
Seven distinct endings driven by player choices that fork the narrative significantly from start to finish. Seven possible conclusions means the story resolves in meaningfully different ways based on decisions. A bounded, authored story with a definite beginning, middle, and multiple endings rather than endless play.
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