Team Props · ~70%
Props
Turn into one of this round's disguises, blend into the scenery and survive until the clock runs out.
- E Disguise
- RMB Anchor
- LMB Rotate
- F Taunt (+10)
Prelaunch · New Year's Eve · Dec 31
Prop Hunt · Horror · Friendslop
NightWatch
Prop hunt horror with your friends – for 2–12 players. Become a can, a trash can, literally anything. Hold your breath and pray the flashlight passes you by. Laughing is allowed. Giggling gets you caught.
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Night Shift · 23:47 · Lights out
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Move your mouse – you are the flashlight
Night Shift · 11:47 PM
The shift has started. The lights are out. Somewhere in the dark, your friends are hiding – as cans, melons, trash cans. Security has no weapons. Just a flashlight – and 120 seconds.
12Players2–12 per match
40sHide
120sHunt
10SkillsRandom each round
Two teams · One night
Hide
or seek.
Roughly 70% of players are Props, 30% are Hunters. At least one Prop always makes the cut. Teams, abilities and disguises get reshuffled every round.
Team Hunters · ~30%
Hunters
Security with no weapons. Keep suspects in your beam until their disguise breaks. Wounded Props glow red through walls.
- LMB Flashlight
- Q Ability
- V Voice Chat
- ⌁ X-Ray
Props · Disguise [E]
Become part
of the set.
Look at a disguise object, press E – and you are it. Bigger objects are slower and heavier, with less jump height and agility. Every round, new objects get scattered across the map.
RMB anchors you in place, LMB rotates you to match your surroundings.
E Transform
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Fizz Can
Small · S
Blue marker = Hunter speed (400 cm/s).
Hunters · Light Paralysis
No weapons.
Just light.
Keep a Prop in your beam until their disguise cracks. But the battery only lasts 5 seconds – burn it out and you're left standing in the dark.
- 11 mRange
- 20°Half-angle
- 34HP / second
- ~3 sto catch
Random Abilities · [Q]
Every round.
New luck.
PropsHuntersIcons: REQ-08
1×
Every player draws one random ability from their team's pool each round. Never the same showdown twice.
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Prop01
EMP Blackout
Kills every Hunter flashlight within 6 m and knocks out IR cameras.
- Duration
- 4 s
- Cooldown
- 35 s
Prop02
Poltergeist
A random object 2.5–10 m away crashes loudly to the floor. The perfect distraction.
- Duration
- Instant
- Cooldown
- 20 s
Prop03
Nightmare Clone
A copy of you sprints 5 m in the direction you're facing – then shrinks into nothing.
- Duration
- 3 s
- Cooldown
- 30 s
Prop04
Psycho Whisper
An eerie whisper or laugh echoes from the wall you're looking at.
- Duration
- 2 s
- Cooldown
- 15 s
Prop05
Shadow Meld
Darkness only: invisible to everyone and immune to flashlights.
- Duration
- 5 s
- Cooldown
- 40 s
Hunter06
Strobe Flash
Focused flash (8 m, 10°). Props hit freeze for 2 s – miss and your lamp overheats.
- Duration
- Instant
- Cooldown
- 25 s
Hunter07
UV Scanner
Violet beam: footprints from the last 12 seconds light up within 15 m.
- Duration
- 6 s
- Cooldown
- 30 s
Hunter08
Heartbeat Radar
A beep that speeds up the closer the nearest Prop gets. No direction – just nerves.
- Duration
- 8 s
- Cooldown
- 35 s
Hunter09
Watcher Camera
Mount an IR camera on the wall. If a Prop moves in its cone, it sounds the alarm.
- Duration
- ∞
- Cooldown
- 45 s
Hunter10
Light Focus
Passive: 35% narrower beam, but catches 50% faster – about 2 seconds instead of 3.
- Duration
- Passive
- Cooldown
- –
Prop Hunt · Match Flow
One round.
One night.
Short, intense rounds – then the lobby votes on a rematch: new teams, new abilities, new disguises.
- 01 · Reveal5s
Role Reveal
Teams and abilities are rolled. Your card shows what you've got this round.
- 02 · Hide40s
Hide
Props scatter and disguise themselves. Hunters wait blindfolded at spawn.
- 03 · Hunt120s
Hunt
The Hunters are unleashed. Abilities go live. Every second scores points.
- 04 · EndGG
Rematch?
Win or lose – then a rematch vote or back to the lobby.
Props win
One is enough.
If at least one Prop is still hidden when the hunt ends, the whole Prop team wins.
Hunters win
All or nothing.
The moment the last Prop collapses in the beam, the night belongs to security.
Audio & Atmosphere
Did you
hear that?
In Night Watch, silence is a weapon – and every sound is a snitch.
Proximity Voice
Hold V: voices come straight from the speaker's body. Hunters can hear Props whispering nearby – up to 12 m.
Material Voices
Your disguise colors your voice: metal sounds tinny, cardboard muffled, glass bright and clinking.
Footsteps & Echo
Hunter footsteps echo 22 m across hard floors. In tight rooms the echo swallows everything – or gives you away.
Maps · Media
Caught on
camera.
Four locations, one rule: whoever moves, loses. Market, Warehouse, Hospital and Junkyard – every map with its own hiding spots and its own traps.
FAQ
Quick
answers.
What is Night Watch?
A prop hunt horror friendslop: chaotic rounds with friends where Props turn into everyday objects and hide in the dark. Security hunts them down – no weapons, just a flashlight.
How many players do I need?
A match runs with 2 to 12 players. Roughly 70% become Props, 30% Hunters – and there's always at least one Prop.
How long is a round?
About three minutes: 5 seconds of role reveal, 40 seconds to hide, 120 seconds of hunting. Then the lobby votes on a rematch.
How do Hunters catch a Prop?
With the beam. Stay in the light for about 3 seconds and your disguise breaks. But the battery only lasts 5 seconds at a time – blind spraying will cost you.
What platform is the game on?
Night Watch is coming to PC – Windows, Mac and Linux. The prelaunch phase kicks off on New Year's Eve, and a Steam page for wishlisting is on the way – sign up for Early Access to be there from day one.
How do I get into Early Access?
Create an account. Once your access is approved, you can download the game after logging in. Updates and playtests happen on Discord.
New Year's Eve · Prelaunch Phase
The doors open
in …
At midnight on New Year's Eve, the Night Watch prelaunch phase begins. Until then, the clock is ticking – then the night shift starts.
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