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a pet shop after dark

a pet shop after dark

PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.

Released Aug 30, 2022 Developer npckc Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux Interactive FictionHorrorPoint & ClickPuzzleDark
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

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89.5%positive389 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Another good game from npckc. As usual, things aren't the way they seem to be, even the end itself. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3710855794”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A very short meta-horror game with a simplistic artstyle. Great for a few scares and providing a heartworming story. I've been recommended this developer from a friend, and can recommend this very small game. I 100%'d it in 1.5 hours and found it leans more into the user's…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Before I can praise the game's brilliant & unorthodox puzzle methods, I need to state something first. At the end, when you're clicking the symbolled black & white circles, it wasn't working for me. There were two half-moons in there, but I only had one in the [spoiler] notepad…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Jul 13, 2026
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May 11, 2026
a pet shop after dark is on sale for the Storyteller's Festival!

a pet shop after dark is on sale for the Storyteller's Festival!

Oct 29, 2025
a pet shop after dark is on sale for the Steam Scream Fest! also in a bundle!

also, it's in a bundle with Livber: Smoke and Mirrors, another narrative horror game which launches today! check out the bundle link on the steam page 🎃

Sep 06, 2025
a pet shop after dark is on sale for the Hungry Ghost Festival!

a pet shop after dark is on sale for the Hungry Ghost Festival! While there are no ghosts to feed in a pet shop after dark, there are some pets that are very... very... hungry...

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Facts & details

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GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie
Player tagsInteractive Fiction · Horror · Point & Click · Puzzle · Dark · Visual Novel · Atmospheric · Female Protagonist · 2D · Psychological Horror · Cute · Casual (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, French, Italian, Spanish - Latin America, Spanish - Spain, Traditional Chinese, Basque
ControllerFull support
Achievements6
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://apetshopafterdark.npckc.net
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7