The Midnight Shift

The Shift is Freezing. Don't Stop Rotating.

You are the last technician on duty at the Arctic Power Hub. The temperature is dropping, the equipment is failing, and the paperwork is piling up. You are constantly overworked, and if the core freezes, the city goes dark.

The Challenge

• Core Maintenance: Rotate the central core to match the incoming energy cells. Red to Red, Yellow to Yellow—miss a beat, and the frost sets in.
• Administrative Nightmare: New mail arrives constantly. Unsigned documents increase your stress levels exponentially. Open the mail, sign the docs, and try not to panic.
• System Failure: At maximum stress, your brain and the machine malfunction. Controls invert, the screen shakes, and you have 5 seconds to stabilize before total shutdown.

Features

• Dynamic Frost Shader: Watch the ice creep across your screen as your stress levels rise.
• Procedural Chaos: Randomized cell spawn speeds and multiple document types keep every shift unpredictable.
• Atmospheric Polish: Procedural snow particles, screen shake, and randomized SFX for a tactile, high-pressure experience.

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Controls

Action	Key
Rotate Core Left	Q
Rotate Core Right	E
Open/Sign Mail	Mouse Click
Advance Story	Space / Click

Developed for the January 2026 MicorJam 052. Theme: WINTER. Prerequisite: CONSTANTLY OVERWORKED.