Shift At Midnight Endings

Direct answer: Shift At Midnight has three documented endings. Do not call Clyde after Night 12 and finish Night 13 with at least $250 in personal funds for the True Ending. Calling Clyde leads to Grave Decision; not calling him with less than $250 leads to Empty Home.

Fast route to each ending

How to get the True Ending

Do not call Clyde after Night 12. Finish Night 13 with at least $250 in your personal funds. Community guides agree that this produces the outcome where both Clyde and the pet survive and unlocks the hidden True Ending achievement.

How to get Grave Decision

Call Clyde after Night 12. The documented result is that the pet survives and Clyde dies, unlocking Grave Decision. Current guides conflict on whether your final balance also needs to be below $250. If you want the lowest-risk route through that conflict, call Clyde and finish below $250; that satisfies the stricter published version.

How to get Empty Home

Do not call Clyde after Night 12, then finish Night 13 with less than $250 in personal funds. The documented result is that Clyde survives and the pet dies, unlocking Empty Home.

Can you save Clyde?

Yes. Do not call Clyde after Night 12. Clyde survives in both no-call outcomes; your Night 13 personal balance determines whether the pet also survives:

• $250 or more: Clyde and the pet survive — True Ending.
• Below $250: Clyde survives and the pet dies — Empty Home.

How to reach and keep $250 for the True Ending

The threshold is checked against your personal funds at the end of Night 13, so preserving the balance matters as much as earning it.

1. Build the buffer across normal customer transactions and routine store work instead of waiting until the final shift.
2. Aim above $250 so one late expense does not put the route on the boundary.
3. Avoid optional spending once the buffer is secure.
4. Re-check your personal balance before finishing Night 13; do not substitute the store’s business total.

Community guides also discuss variable or gambling-based money sources, but this route does not depend on them. A repeatable buffer is safer than assuming a lucky result.

What counts toward the $250 check?

The route guides describe this as the player’s personal money when Night 13 is completed, not simply the store’s business total. Keep a buffer above $250 if you want the True Ending rather than landing exactly on an uncertain purchase boundary.

What is official and what is community-documented?

The official release post confirms that Story Mode runs for 13 nights and has multiple endings. Steam officially lists True Ending, Grave Decision and Empty Home as hidden achievements. The exact call/no-call decision, money threshold and survival outcomes are community-documented. Multiple guides agree on the True Ending and Empty Home split; the Grave Decision balance requirement remains explicitly labeled as disputed.

Can I see all endings in one playthrough?

The available sources establish the decision points, not a guaranteed save-backup procedure for every platform. Treat each outcome as a route that may require replaying the relevant story segment. Avoid assuming that a Steam save-file workflow also applies to Xbox or PC Game Pass.

Related guides

• Review the official achievement list.
• Confirm how many players can join.
• Return to the guide database.