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- $1.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
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The closest matches to Phrase Shift: Mini Words - minimalist puzzle, Lexica, God of Word, Wordle, and Puzzler World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Hyper Hippo Games
- Price: $2.99checked Nov 2
- 88% of 43 reviews
- Genres: Casual
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Clues force lateral thinking
- Family friendly puzzles
- Minimalist but clever wordplay
- Challenging
- Contemplative
- Relaxing
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About Phrase Shift
The closest matches to Phrase Shift: Mini Words - minimalist puzzle, Lexica, God of Word, Wordle, and Puzzler World. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Phrase Shift is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mini Words - minimalist puzzle, Lexica and God of Word — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, contemplative and relaxing, and single out its category packs and clue based solving. 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 Phrase Shift: Phrase Shift is a completely original word puzzle. with 600 puzzles in multiple categories. You’re given a definition, and you shift each of its words left and right until the correct answer reads down. It’s like solving a crossword clue, but the answer is within the clue itself!
Is Phrase Shift worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 43 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $2.99 (checked Nov 2).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Clues force lateral thinking
- Family friendly puzzles
- Minimalist but clever wordplay
- No penalties for using hints
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Absolutely facile. I should've read the reviews on this one, but I liked the concept of the game, and it was cheap, so I just bought it - but my god. I've got a good vocabulary, granted, but I don't think this would challenge a…”
“The idea seemed ok - it is why I bought it after all - but the game really does not seem to deliver any enjoyment. After a while it just feels like you are grinding out the words. There are spelling mistakes (eg "igenous" for "igneous")…”
People who play it also play: Mini Words - minimalist puzzle, Lexica, God of Word
Frequently asked about Phrase Shift
Can I run it?
How much does Phrase Shift cost?
Phrase Shift is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Phrase Shift?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phrase Shift are Mini Words - minimalist puzzle, Lexica, God of Word.
Who developed Phrase Shift?
Phrase Shift was developed by Hyper Hippo Games.