about

The Night Shift started off as a project for a university final project. This student version was completely different to the version that is available now on Steam, it was created in 6 months by five students within the Unity engine and was released (13 Aug 2023) for free on Steam in Early Access. Development of this version slowed down soon after the student team completed their studies.

In late September/early October, development started on The Night Shift again but this time within the Unreal Engine. The plan here was to recreate and redesign The Night Shift from the ground up.

A public release of The Night Shift on the Unreal Engine was released on 15th March 2024, with development still underway.

The Night Shift in Early Access on Steam

this is red spiral studios

Creating distinctive experiences that push boundaries and challenge comfort zones

Red Spiral Studios is an indie studio located in Brisbane, Australia. Our goal is creating distinctive experiences that push boundaries and challenge comfort zones.

Red Spiral Studios was founded in 2024 by Martyn Evans, with The Night Shift being the studios' debut game. Martyn has worked on The Night Shift since its conception in 2023, and continues to work on it during his spare time.

The Founder

Hey!

I'm Martyn, owner of Red Spiral Studios and sole developer of The Night Shift. I took my first step into the game development world when I was 13, and starting with creating various custom levels in Valve's Hammer World Editor for various Source Engine games like Half Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal 2, and Half Life Alyx.

It wasn't until COVID hit in 2020, that I wanted to change my career from 10+ years in hospitality to the games industry. In 2021 I started a Bachelors degree in Game Development at SAE in Brisbane, initially I was a full time student but changed to part time study with me graduating in 2023.

I started my professional career in 2022 at Gameloft Brisbane in QA, and progressed into Production moving into an Associate Producer position and now, Producer. However, in my spare time, I focus on my personal career in Red Spiral Studios and development of The Night Shift.