Empty Gauge: Blackout

A father who starts working night shifts at a run-down gas station and convenience store soon begins to experience minor anomalies that encroach on his reality and even seep into his home. With nowhere to escape, he finds himself confronted by his increasingly crumbling sanity.

Genre
Horror, Adventure, Simulation
Creator
Playnova Studio
Publisher
Playnova Studio
Release
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Product Description

You are a father who has taken on a night shift job simply to make ends meet.

Working at an old gas station and convenience store should have been nothing more than standing behind the counter and stocking the shelves.

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But under the flickering lights, small disturbances begin to creep in—shadows that shouldn’t move, objects that fall on their own.

Soon, these strange events seep into your home, haunting you even there. With each passing night,

the world grows more unfamiliar, the air heavier with unease. Nowhere feels safe anymore.

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This fear will not vanish just because you choose to ignore it.

Even as you serve customers and reset the circuit breakers at the store,

something unseen lurks within the darkness, its gaze fixed upon you.

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And when you return home, it follows.

The television flickers on by itself, dishes crash in the kitchen, footsteps echo from the second floor—until you can no longer trust what is real.

You are left to confront a collapsing reality, and the terrifying suspicion that it is your own mind unraveling.

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Content Included in the Demo

Playable Scope: Tutorial + First Night Shift

- Experience core routines such as checkout/customer service, shelf stocking, and power restoration (breaker/puzzle).

- Estimated Playtime: 10–20 minutes

- Accessible Areas: Portions of the convenience store & gas station (inside/outside), and home (living room, kitchen, part of the second floor).

- Presentation/Events: Initial encounters with abnormal phenomena, and a basic experience of the work–return home loop.

- Controls/Input: Keyboard & Mouse / Gamepad

- Languages (Demo): Korean UI/Subtitles, English UI/Subtitles, Japanese UI/Subtitles, Chinese UI/Subtitles

- Save/Progress: Does not carry over to the full game.


Content Not Included in the Demo (Available in the Full Game)

- Scenarios beyond the first night (Day 2 and onward)

- Additional areas and monster types

- Expanded puzzles and events


Notes

- This demo is based on a build currently in development. Performance, presentation, and balance may change in the full release.


- After playing, please add the full game to your wishlist on the Coming Soon page!

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