Clean up your workplace, take care of the last customers, and make sure everything is closed. If every task is complete, you are safe. Otherwise, your boss will not be pleased. Your boss is very strict and he loves to save money. When night comes, it means you have to turn off the lights, close the store, and go home. Play day by day to find all the assignments, and finish every task before coming back home. Besides mopping the floors, cleaning the toilets, and restocking the most important items, you have a workshop to look at. Check if the tools are in their place and the car is properly closed...

Restock the shelves, clean any mess, put out the rubbish and ensure everything is ship shape for the following day

Before Exit: Gas Station is the latest game in the Before Exit franchise. You are a worker in a petrol station in the middle of nowhere. Every night you must restock the shelves, clean any mess, put out the rubbish and ensure everything is ship shape for the following day. Turn off the lights, close the doors and leave for the evening. Complete all of the tasks and you'll progress to the next day. Miss anything and your boss will be waiting to reprimand you.

There's a spooky, horror element to the game. Everything seems antiquated and run down. You're in the middle of nowhere, at dusk and when your boss appears it all feels quite threatening, especially when you think he's not there and he suddenly appears out of nowhere.

I found this game to be fun and addictive. I was always itching for "just one more go" when I failed a day. It's one of those games that rewards attention to detail and the more times you play, the more elements you realise you need to organise. You might not spot that you have to recycle the bottles or that the tyres need to be piled up and the fact that every time you attempt to complete a day all of the chores change mean that it's not an easy ride to complete each day.

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Nick Smithson