Night Shift Keeper

Created with AI-assisted tools under the direction of human creator Gary Christy. Original artwork and code; no external assets.

You climb the spiral stair with oil to measure and a week to finish.

Night Shift Keeper is a short choice-strategy game about tending a beacon. Each night you choose two actions: repair the lens, conserve oil, share a ration, signal a ship, inspect the stores, and more. Every option has a cost you can read before you commit. Storms, fog, delayed supplies, and quiet kindness all leave marks on your score and on which ending you reach.

A full run takes about 10 to 15 minutes. It is free to play from start to finish in your browser, on desktop or phone. You can enter a seed to replay the same week, rain and sound are optional toggles, and the game respects reduced motion. Four endings are waiting. There are no accounts, no ads, no loot boxes, and no tracking.

Enjoyed your watch? An optional contribution helps Anchorlight Studio make more small original games. You can play the complete game free without paying.

For creators: Anchorlight Beacon Night Kit has 18 editable nautical SVGs, matching transparent PNGs and three finished scenes. $3 or more. Commercial use in your finished projects is included; credit is optional.