Night Clerk
Blackscale Studios · 2026-02-27
Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person
Releases: Feb 27, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jul 08, 2026 (Mac)
Night Clerk is a first-person horror experience set in a quiet roadside motel. Monitor CCTV cameras, answer late-night calls, and uncover subtle anomalies as long stretches of silence slowly give way to unsettling patterns.
Night Clerk is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2026, with a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 34 reviews) at a price of $3.99.
1978. A roadside motel sits beside a long stretch of highway that fades into fog in both directions. There is no town nearby, no skyline, no comforting glow on the horizon. Just asphalt, mist, and a building that seems to exist for drivers who never stay long enough to be remembered. You’ve taken the night shift. The pay is steady. The work is simple. Keep the books balanced. Hand out keys. Answer the phone when it rings. Most hours pass in a quiet haze of fluorescent light and humming appliances. The nights feel longer than they should. Guests are private. The walls are thin. The wiring is o(Storyline via IGDB)
Health check
- · 19 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
- · Review velocity up 73% vs the prior 8 weeks.
- · Top 63% of 28,661 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Review momentum
Details
Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2026-03-17 (Steam store data)
Census log
- 2026-02-28First review activity on record (week of 2026-02-28).
- 2026-06-20Biggest review week on record: 10 reviews (week of 2026-06-20).
Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.
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