The Night Museum

The Night Museum is a first-person horror game in which you work as a night clerk in a museum of eerie artefacts and unsettling oddities. You sell tickets, collect money, keep guests calm and maintain order while trying to keep the museum presentable. As the nights progress, exhibits become more lively, new and more dangerous exhibits appear, and your routine grows more difficult.

The night shift

When things go wrong, you must clean up before the manager notices, including pools of blood and vomit. Your performance is watched, the rules become stricter with each shift, and mistakes can cost more than your job. You receive instructions before each shift, with subtle hints available if you fail; new items are highlighted as they appear, and on-screen text gives further guidance.

Five nights

The main game spans five increasingly difficult nights, with additional tasks complicating your routine. Completing all tasks and reading all available documents across those nights takes an average of about one and a half hours. The game has multiple endings, and making too many mistakes can lead to severe consequences.

Endless Night

After completing the main game, you can unlock Endless Night, a never-ending challenge. Additional mechanics can both help and hinder you as you try to survive.

Visual style

The game uses low-poly visuals and a 4:3 default aspect ratio. Optional widescreen mode and VHS and greyscale post-processing filters are also available.