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Night Shift gameplay

Start here · 3D survival

Night Shift

You're the night guard in the Backrooms office. Two doors, six cameras, not enough power.

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Playable now · 13 games

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3D horror

First person. Headphones on, lights off.

Backrooms 2: the Smiler standing in a yellow wallpaper corridor under buzzing ceiling lights

Game 13 · 3D found-footage horror New

Backrooms 2

The sequel to the first game on this site, in real 3D. Four levels down, five creatures, and a maze that is rebuilt every time you press play.

  • 4 levels
  • 5 creatures
  • New maze every run
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Action

Mazes, stealth and things that chase you.

Game 08Roguelite
Swarm: the Guard surrounded by creatures with weapons firing 4:12 Survive

Swarm

Survive twelve minutes of the Backrooms. Pick upgrades. Evolve everything.

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  • 12:00 runs
  • Evolutions
  • 3 characters

Quick games

Five minutes, one keyboard, no reading.

Update log

What changed.

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  1. HomepageThe site remembers youYour progress on every card, favourites, a nickname, and picks based on what you actually play. All saved on your device.
  2. New gameBackrooms 2: the sequelFour 3D levels, five creatures and a maze that is never the same twice.
  3. New gameCold Spot: ghost investigationEight ghosts, seven tools, two houses. A different ghost in a different room every job.
  4. New gameDead Air: body-cam horrorA new renderer, three sublevels and a blind thing that follows every sound.
  5. PoolroomsDucks, a whistle, flippers and starsFifteen hidden rubber ducks, a way to fight back, and three stars per level.
  6. Night ShiftCustom Night + Endless ShiftSet every creature from 0 to 20, or see how many hours you last.

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Thirteen games. Thirteen very different problems.

PendarSmart is a small independent game site. Every playable title has its own objective, controls and rules instead of being a copy of a giant game portal.

01

How Backrooms works

Explore a dark maze, find three fuses and watch your stamina and sanity. Two fuses unlock the gray room. After the power puzzle, follow the buzz, pull the lever and survive the Level! chase to reach the final no-clip escape.

  • Move with WASD; use the mouse to look.
  • Press Shift to sprint, F for the flashlight and E to collect, hide or use objects.
  • On touch screens, use the joystick, drag to look and use the on-screen action buttons.

Starter tip: sprint in short bursts so you still have stamina when a chase begins.

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02

How DuckGame works

Guide the duck through twelve handmade platform levels. Each level asks you to avoid spikes, collect the key and reach the locked door. Later jumps demand better timing, but every stage can be restarted instantly.

  • Move with A/D or the left and right arrow keys.
  • Jump with W, Up or Space; press jump again in the air for a double jump.
  • Use the large on-screen arrows and jump button on phones and tablets.

Starter tip: save the second jump until you know whether the first jump will clear the spikes.

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About this project

Made by Pendar, one update at a time.

PendarSmart is where Pendar publishes original experiments in browser game design. Backrooms focuses on atmosphere, sound, exploration and chase systems. DuckGame focuses on precise platform movement and short levels. Updates are tested for keyboard and touch controls, and progress stays in the visitor's browser whenever possible.

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