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The Cemetery Shift

The Cemetery Shift is a short, first-person horror story that takes place over a single night. You play as a college student working an overnight security job at a remote cemetery in the Arkansas woods. You’ll…

22 January 2026

The Cemetery Shift is an adventure developed by KM Studios, released 22 January 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Cemetery Shift is

The Cemetery Shift is an adventure game developed by KM Studios and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You are a young college student working the night shift as a security guard at a remote cemetery deep in the Arkansas woods. What starts as routine surveillance quickly turns into something far more unsettling.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Cemetery Shift launched on 22 January 2026, within three weeks of Hytale, Cairn, Mewgenics and Nioh 3.

Released around the same time: Hytale, Cairn, Mewgenics, Nioh 3.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did The Cemetery Shift come out?
The Cemetery Shift was released on 22 January 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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