Rank 01Games like Shift
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- Updated May 4, 2026
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The closest matches to Shift: Lines Infinite, Puzzle Dimension, ISLANDERS, Linelight, and Akin. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Black Lime Studio
- Price: $0.99checked Oct 31
- 77% of 73 reviews
- Genres: Strategy, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Clean rule set with surprising depth
- Drawing a continuous line without trapping yourself
- No timer or penalties for taking time
- Chill
- Contemplative
- Relaxing
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Office Battle
Why this: Same contemplative mood as Shift.
About Shift
The closest matches to Shift: Lines Infinite, Puzzle Dimension, ISLANDERS, Linelight, and Akin. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Shift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lines Infinite, Puzzle Dimension and ISLANDERS — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as chill, contemplative and relaxing, and single out its grid expansion and line drawing. 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.
About Shift: It's a fun puzzle game. You have to connect as many figures as possible together. Use yellow "shifters" to change direction of the line. Get more points for longer line.
Is Shift worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 77% of 73 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $0.99 (checked Nov 7).
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Clean rule set with surprising depth
- Drawing a continuous line without trapping yourself
- No timer or penalties for taking time
- Rotating directional tiles to alter the path
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“[h1] Puzzle game where you try to connect as much pieces as possible. You rotate single tiles to make the line shooting from the starting point to take preferably the longest path. Each level requires certain amount of points to proceed to…”
“This game's in-game tutorial doesn't explain anything so I can only recommend this if you know what to do even when you don't.”
People who play it also play: Lines Infinite, Puzzle Dimension, ISLANDERS
Frequently asked about Shift
Can I run it?
How much does Shift cost?
Shift is listed on Steam at 0.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Shift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shift are Lines Infinite, Puzzle Dimension, ISLANDERS.
Who developed Shift?
Shift was developed by Black Lime Studio.