

The Independent Game Developers' Association. ^ "Late Shift - International Mobile Gaming Awards".^ "Nominated & Awarded Games of 2016".^ "Game Connection Europe 2016 - Development Awards".^ "Winners of the 2018 British Academy Cymru Awards"."Read it and bleep: is virtual reality the future of storytelling?". ^ a b "Late Shift for Xbox One Reviews".^ a b "Late Shift for PlayStation 4 Reviews".^ a b "Late Shift for Switch Reviews"."Chose Your Own Adventure And Solve The Case As Late Shift Arrives On Switch This Month". ^ Reseigh-Lincoln, Dom (16 April 2018).Eurogamer noted the game's continuity errors. Īpart from the majority of positive reactions there were also a few critical voices. Further it was nominated for an IMG Award, for "Visual Design" and "Action and Adventure Game" at The Independent Game Developers' Association Awards 2017, and for "Writing or Narrative Design" and "Gameplay Innovation" at the 2018 Develop Awards. The film won many awards, including a BAFTA Cymru Award (Best Game), "Best Mobile/Tablet" and "Most Creative and Original" at Game Connection Development Awards and "Best Narrative" at BIG Festival Brazil. The Sunday Times named it "the most important film of the year", The Guardian called it "a digital experience to look out for ".

Late Shift received "very positive" reviews on Steam, 72/100 points according to review aggregator Metacritic. The player's choices influence the events of the game and can lead to a variety of different endings resulting in different fates for Matt and May-Ling. He ends up befriending, possibly romantically, one of the members of the group a young woman named May-Ling. One night, Matt finds himself embroiled in London's criminal underworld when he is forced to work with a group of armed robbers. The playable character and main protagonist is Matt Thompson, a college student who works as a parking lot attendant. There are 180 choice points in the feature-film, and the user interaction influences characters and the events of the game and lead the story to one of seven different endings. The presentation doesn't pause during the decision making process, so viewers must react in real-time. During the film, the player is able to make choices on behalf of the protagonist. Late Shift is presented much like a regular movie. The title was screened at many international film festivals, including The New York Film Festival, Raindance Film Festival, and the Festival du nouveau cinéma. The participation film technology behind the title was developed by CtrlMovie. Late Shift is an interactive FMV video game written and directed by Tobias Weber.
