# All Shift at Midnight doppelgangers and how to identify them

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/all-shift-at-midnight-doppelgangers-and-how-to-identify-them/
- Published: 2026-07-25T20:01:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Destructoid
- Original article: https://www.destructoid.com/all-shift-at-midnight-doppelgangers-and-how-to-identify-them/
- Topics: Gaming

## Key points

- Check IDs and answers for inconsistencies.
- Remove doppelgangers before they return stronger.
- Each monster requires a different counter.

## Summary

This guide explains how to spot and handle doppelgangers and hostile entities in the horror game Shift at Midnight.

- Doppelgangers can be exposed through mismatched IDs, incorrect personal details, missing barcodes, altered appearance or evidence that a customer is deceased.
- Players should question customers about their date of birth, job and appearance, and use the computer to check passports or driving licences.
- Eliminating doppelgangers is important because letting them leave can cause them to return as stronger entities and increase later monster threats.
- The game features several entities with distinct counters, including freezing the Demented by looking at it, rewinding the Marionette’s music box, and avoiding looking back when fleeing the Dentist.
- The Entity, a spider-like monster, appears during hunts or Blood Moons; weapons, traps and hiding are key survival tools.

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