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Studio Kraze · Published by Studio Kraze · Official site ↗
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
It’s 1999 and Y2K is upon us. You are the owner of an independent video store that a corporation is eyeing off to purchase. Help your customers find the perfect video by listening to their stories and decide what the future is for your video store.
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Navigate the challenges of running a video store during the Y2K era by listening to customer stories and making decisions that shape your future. Experience the charm of an indie game set in 1999.
About this game
Video Nightz... a video game about a video store set in 1999!
It’s 1999 and Y2K is upon us. You are the owner of an independent video store that a corporation is eyeing off to purchase. Help your customers find the perfect video by listening to their stories and decide what the future is for your video store.
A satirical look at the lives, interests and subcultures at the turn of the 21st century.
Video Nightz is a feature-length visual novel-style game, taking influences from Interactive Fiction, Store Simulators, and Point & Click Adventures.
Note: This game is all about talking and recommending (not a store management/simulation).
Features
Characters: Meet a wide range of customers from various 90s subcultures.
Tastemaker: Recommend videos from the Staff Picks shelf.
Conversations: Get to know your customers and learn about their personalities.
Y2K: Taking place over 12 nights in the final months of 1999 during the lead-up to the year 2000.
Graphics: Pixel art inspired by 90s TV animation.
Soundtrack: 90s hip hop influenced beats bumpin' straight from your store’s boom box.
Runtime: Estimated 120 - 240 minutes, about as long as a long movie or a short TV miniseries.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Supported Languages
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Video Nightz is part of Six One Indie Demo Days!
Video Nightz, a video game about a video store set in 1999, is part of Six One Indie's Demo Days event on Steam! If ya haven't played the demo yet, what better time than Demo Days... Check out the demo and if ya dig it, give it a wishlist & recommend it to a friend like you'd recommend a video...https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45119430/sale/SixOneIndieDemoDays2026Read full article on Community Announcements (ZedKraze)AnnouncementsOfficial
Video Nightz is part of ANZ IndieFest 2026!
Check out Video Nightz, Courier Tale and a bunch of other Australian and New Zealand games as part ANZ IndieFest 2026 until 14th May... https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45111305/sale/ANZIndieFest26Read full article on Community Announcements (ZedKraze)AnnouncementsOfficial
Video Nightz demo out now as part of Frosty Mini Showcase!
Video Nightz just released its demo on Steam as announced by the Frosty Mini Showcase! The demo features the third night of the game, Sunday 26 September 1999 where you meet six of the game’s customers at Rockandurah Video. During the demo you’ll choose a poster of the week, talk to customers, recommend videos, make dialogue choices and pick a snack for a customer. Check out the new trailer, play the demo and wishlist Video Nightz on Steam...Read full article on Community Announcements (ZedKraze)Community & EventsOfficial
Video Nightz featured in the Melbourne International Games Week Steam event!
Video Nightz is being featured as part of the Melbourne International Games Week Steam event!While Video Nightz isn't in Melbourne for MIGW 2025, you can check out Video Nightz as part of the Steam event alongside a bunch of other Australian-made indie games.You'll find Video Nightz in the Interactive Stories, Retro Revival and Heroes, Villains & Everything Between genre categories...https://store.steampowered.com/sale/melbourneinternationalgamesweek2025?tab=9Don't forget to wishlist Video Nightz on Steam...Read full article on Community Announcements (ZedKraze)AnnouncementsOfficial
Announcing Video Nightz... as part of the ANZ Indie Showcase and Pixel Expo!
Announcing Video Nightz... a video game about a video store set in 1999! It’s 1999 and Y2K is upon us. You are the owner of an independent video store that a corporation is eyeing off to purchase. Help your customers find the perfect video by listening to their stories and decide what the future is for your video store.The Video Nightz teaser trailer was revealed as part of the ANZ Indie Showcase 2025.The demo will premiere at Pixel Expo, Perth Convention Centre on 13+14 September 2025. The demo will come to Steam at a later date. Wishlist and follow Video Nightz on Steam. Join the Studio Kraze or follow @videonightz on your favourite social spamming network. https://linktr.ee/videonightz Also the first Studio Kraze game, Courier Tale is 50% off for the first time ever as part of the ANZ Indiefest 2025, Cat Awareness Sale and Pixel Expo.Read full article on Community Announcements (ZedKraze)
