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Games like Shinobi Shift

If Shinobi Shift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Hard Minus Classic Redux, Cyber Gun and Woute — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Shinobi Shift: Shinobi Shift is a first-person platformer with shooter elements where you can control the time!

2021IndieAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby Semyon Maximov
Shinobi Shift — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Shinobi Shift also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Hard Minus Classic Redux

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    Brutal, savage, acid 2D action, where skill of shooting and movement need to be win.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cyber Gun

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    Cyber Gun is a hardcore first-person shooter with platformer elements.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Woute

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    We play for small shaman in the world of dreams, which moves in a static world to move to the next level

    2021IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Now you can't see me

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    First person puzzle. Solve riddles by closing your eyes or blinking them. While your eyes are closed, time freezes and gravity has no power over you. There is a funny voice acting and non-trivial tasks included.

    2021ActionIndieFreeSteam ↗
  5. COLD VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Time is your greatest weapon! Move to slow it down, stop, and risk everything. 

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Angry Penguin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    hard platformer with a penguin, and it's probably a good game for youtube and twitch (do not insult my mother while playing pls)

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Block Bot: Puzzle Journey

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    BlockBot: Shape-shifting puzzle adventure in a vibrant pixel world. Transform, solve, explore. Each level unlocks new potential. Perfect for quick plays or long sessions, offering unique challenges every time you dive in.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Rewind Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Shinobi Shift fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    A software update fails and you end up in a test track. The only way out: complete the test track. You can rewind through time, wall run, dash, slide and slow down time to complete the test chambers as fast a possible. Can you beat the fastest time in this FPS movement based game?

    2023ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shinobi Shift at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Shinobi Shift on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shinobi Shift.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. An Arcade Full of Cats

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shinobi Shift.

    Journey through gaming history's time and space, while searching for adorable feline companions in 'An Arcade Full of Cats,' the ultimate pet'em up hidden object game.

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Shinobi Shift

How much does Shinobi Shift cost?
Shinobi Shift is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shinobi Shift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shinobi Shift are Hard Minus Classic Redux, Cyber Gun, Woute.
Who developed Shinobi Shift?
Shinobi Shift was developed by Semyon Maximov and published by BekkerDev Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Shinobi Shift.

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