What is this?
You’re the night clerk at a desert gas station that only really “works” after midnight. Weird customers (anomalies) pull in. You pick how to handle them. Numbers change. Try to last as many nights as possible.
The goal
There is no final boss. Your score is the highest Night you reach in one run (Night 1, Night 2, Night 3…).
Survive until dawnDawn bar hits 100% → Night +1. Run continues.
Cash, Stock & Heat saveAll three fully carry into the next night. Heat also gets a little ambient rise (harder later).
Auto-saveProgress saves after every choice. Use Continue Run on the title screen.
Harder each nightAbout 4–5 anomalies per night. Heat hits harder later; new anomalies keep showing up.
MusicOriginal creepy piano bed (synthesized in your browser — no copyrighted tracks). Tap ♪ to mute.
Don’t max HeatHeat hits 100 → County Shutdown Detail (police anomaly) seals the station. Choices don’t tell you when heat goes up or down.
Optional exitsEscape bus or day-shift form also end the run (escape or trap).
How a turn works
1An anomaly arrives (bell / headlights).
2Read what they want.
3Pick one choice (sell, refuse, help, lie…).
4Cash / Stock / Heat / Signal / Dawn update. Logbook gets a line.
5Next anomaly — until dawn or you fail.
The meters
NightYour survival streak. Night 1 is the first shift. Higher = better score. Gets harder as it climbs.
CashMoney for restocks and rare options (bus seat, buying the station…).
StockGas, snacks, batteries, meds. Empty shelves limit good choices.
HeatHow much trouble has noticed you. 100 = run ends.
SignalPhone bars. Low signal = fewer “call someone” options, weirder nights.
DawnProgress through the current night. Each anomaly usually pushes it up. At 100% → next Night (if you didn’t trap/escape).
LogbookOne line per anomaly. Your story / epitaph if you fail.
Simple tips
StockBuy the restock truck when you’re flush — empty shelves hurt.
HeatBe careful with cults, company, and “open the door” choices. Free coffee / clean glass often cools things down.
Day-shift formLooks like a promotion. It’s a trap. Ends the run.
Escape busSafe-ish exit, but also ends your Night streak.
Weird is normalYou don’t have to “solve” the lore. Manage the meters and stay open.
NotebookFrom Night 1 you can find J. Mallow’s 365-page diary under the register. Always start at page 1, then continue from the bookmark each night until the story is finished.
LeaderboardTitle screen → Nights Leaderboard. See top night streaks and tips to beat your best.