The game icon: the mall cop in his security cap, with the words After Dark

FairhavenAfter Dark

Cyber Gnomes Studios · on Roblox

  • Freeto play
  • 1–8players
  • 6 mina night
  • Co-opstealth

Hide in the mall at closing. Do the dares. Don't get caught by the mall cop.

Coming soon to Roblox

We're testing it with a few players now. Free on phone, tablet and computer when it opens.

A player grins at the camera while the mall cop stands right behind them by the grand piano.
Selfie with the mall cop. Then run.
The grand piano beside the fountain in the lit atrium, its yellow dare spot glowing.
Play the grand piano. He'll hear it.
A player at the green Mall Worm arcade cabinet in a dark hall.
Set a high score. The glow gives you away.
The mall cop in his white uniform and cap in the atrium, the escalator and the Hall of Fame boards behind him.
He's on his coffee break. For now.
The red SECURITY door on the atrium wall, beside the Fairhaven Hall of Fame boards.
Busted? A friend at this door gets you out.
A framed in-game photo of a player in the mall fountain.
Fountain photo. Check who's in the back.

Tonight, 12 AM. Fairhaven Mall.

You and your friends hid in the mall at closing. Now the doors are locked, the lights are low, and you've got until 6 AM to finish tonight's dare list.

Do the dares

Bang out a tune on the display piano, spray your tag, try on the ugliest sweater, snap a photo in the fountain.

Selfie with the mall cop

Get him in the shot, then get away. The closer you were, the bigger the brag.

Busted? Get rescued

Get caught and you're locked in the security office until a friend sneaks you out.

Collect it all

Lost & Found items, Mall Records, spray-tag colors and photo frames, saved between visits.

Somebody built this mall. And hid something in it.

Notes are tucked away around Fairhaven Mall. Follow them, night by night, and find out who left them.

Hello, hunter. I built this mall, and I hid something in it.

There are three cards like this one. Find them all.

— H.

Fifty years of wishes

Before it was dark, Fairhaven Mall was the brightest place in town. Every chapter takes you deeper into it, and further back.

  1. A faded snapshot of opening day: red balloons under the skylights and a crowd filling the hall1976

    Doors open

    Hazel Fairhaven builds a mall on the old county fairground, with a wishing fountain in the middle. It opens on the Fourth of July, 1976. On opening day she hides the first card of a hunt nobody ever finishes.

  2. A glowing 1980s arcade full of game cabinets1984

    Going up

    A second floor, two crossing escalators, and an arcade whose high-score table becomes a town legend.

  3. A restored wooden carousel in a busy food court1988

    The carousel comes home

    The fairground's old carousel turns again, in the middle of the new food court.

  4. A long mall hall dressed for the holidays, with a huge lit tree1991

    The long walk

    The Grand Concourse opens. It's so long the mall cops get a cart.

  5. An empty, sunlit mall hall lined with planters, nobody shopping2003

    Upstairs, roped off

    The department store closes. The up escalator is switched off "for now".

  6. The empty atrium at night, the fountain glowing under a snowy skylightNow

    The last winter

    The mall closes after the holidays. The fountain is still lit. One penny is still on the bottom.

From the Lantern

The Lantern, 1976: Fairhaven Mall opens to crowds
The Lantern, 1988: The carousel comes home
The Lantern, 2003: Fairhaven Fashions to close, upper floor roped off
The Lantern, 2011: Lights out at the food court
The Lantern: Fairhaven Mall to close after the holidays

Fairhaven, its mall, its paper and everyone in them are made up.

For players and parents

Does it cost anything?

No. The whole game is free to play, start to finish, and there's nothing to buy in it today. If we add a shop later, it keeps to our fair-play rules:

  • Looks only. Outfits, spray tags, photo frames and dance moves. Nothing for sale helps you win, hide, run faster or skip a night.
  • No mystery boxes. You see exactly what you get, and its price, before you buy. No spins, crates or surprise items.
  • No pressure. No countdown sales or "last chance" items, and no buy buttons during a night or after you get caught.
  • The best rewards are earned. The rarest tags and frames come only from playing. They're never for sale.
  • Plain prices. Shown in Robux, never hidden behind a made-up coin.

Parents can set a monthly spending limit in Roblox's parental controls.

Is it scary?

A little. The mall cop chases you, and there's a jump-scare when he catches you. No blood, no fighting: you're locked in his office until a friend lets you out.

Who can play?

Anyone with a Roblox account, on phone, tablet or computer. Roblox opens brand-new games to age-checked players 16 and older first; younger players can join once the game qualifies under Roblox's rules.

Can I play alone?

Yes. A night starts with just you, and an Invite button brings your friends in. It's better with friends.

Is there chat?

The game adds no chat of its own. Players use Roblox's chat, which parents can turn off or limit in Roblox's parental controls.

Does this site collect anything?

No. No forms, no accounts, no cookies, no trackers. Privacy

Make it to 6 AM without getting BUSTED.

Coming soon to Roblox

Fairhaven After DarkComing soon · free on Roblox