Late Checkout

Late Checkout is a game about working the night shift at a roadside motel during the winter of 1999. A savage blizzard cuts the motel off from the world, and the highway outside is buried and empty. At the front desk, you find a notebook of routine duties to complete.

The night shift

You clean rooms, drink coffee, pet the motel cat and try to keep everything under control. The night begins as a quiet routine, with the storm audible outside, but a sudden power outage turns the work into a fight for survival against whoever is wandering in the snowdrifts.

A night in the blizzard

A dim flashlight beam, muffled storm sounds and the snowed-in highway create an atmosphere of isolation. The game focuses on everyday chores rather than complicated puzzles or a combat system; those tasks gradually draw you into a trap.

Three endings

Your decisions during the night determine whether you see the morning sun. There are three endings.