# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Mini Words - minimalist puzzle](https://imho.run/games/1158290/mini-words-minimalist-puzzle) — Also Trivia and Word Game, like Phrase Shift. 116 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1158290/)
2. [Lexica](https://imho.run/games/306680/lexica) — Also Word Game, like Phrase Shift. 165 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306680/)
3. [God of Word](https://imho.run/games/467320/god-of-word) — A frequent pick in Phrase Shift players' libraries, and another RPG. 91 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/467320/)
4. [Wordle](https://imho.run/games/1334000/wordle) — A frequent pick in Phrase Shift players' libraries, and another Sports. 529 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334000/)
5. [Puzzler World](https://imho.run/games/33650/puzzler-world) — A frequent pick in Phrase Shift players' libraries, and another Casual. 216 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/33650/)
6. [Typoman](https://imho.run/games/336240/typoman) — Shares word rearrangement with Phrase Shift. 362 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336240/)
7. [Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered](https://imho.run/games/373970/letter-quest-grimm-s-journey-remastered) — A frequent pick in Phrase Shift players' libraries, and another Indie. 280 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/373970/)
8. [Logiart Grimoire](https://imho.run/games/2492390/logiart-grimoire) — A frequent pick in Phrase Shift players' libraries, and another Strategy. 240 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492390/)
9. [LOK Digital](https://imho.run/games/2207440/lok-digital) — Also Word Game, like Phrase Shift. 242 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2207440/)
10. [Puzzle Dimension](https://imho.run/games/57200/puzzle-dimension) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 220 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57200/)
11. [Highrise Heroes: Word Challenge](https://imho.run/games/415670/highrise-heroes-word-challenge) — Also Word Game, like Phrase Shift. 81 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415670/)
12. [Unium](https://imho.run/games/357600/unium) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 88 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357600/)
13. [Cross Set](https://imho.run/games/415400/cross-set) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 71 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/415400/)
14. [🔴 Circles](https://imho.run/games/460250/circles) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 118 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/460250/)
15. [RUSH](https://imho.run/games/38720/rush) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 534 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/38720/)
16. [Cogs](https://imho.run/games/26500/cogs) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 227 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/26500/)
17. [Lines Infinite](https://imho.run/games/733050/lines-infinite) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 200 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733050/)
18. [Prose & Codes](https://imho.run/games/1718910/prose-codes) — Also Word Game, like Phrase Shift. 262 Steam reviews, 100% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1718910/)
19. [Linelight](https://imho.run/games/469790/linelight) — A frequent pick in Phrase Shift players' libraries, and another Action. 437 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/469790/)
20. [Tidalis](https://imho.run/games/40420/tidalis) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 80 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/40420/)
21. [Splice](https://imho.run/games/209790/splice) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 148 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209790/)
22. [Miracle Sudoku](https://imho.run/games/1377260/miracle-sudoku) — Also Word Game, like Phrase Shift. 140 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377260/)
23. [Golf Peaks](https://imho.run/games/923260/golf-peaks) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 482 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/923260/)
24. [Strata](https://imho.run/games/286380/strata) — Same relaxing mood as Phrase Shift. 90 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286380/)

## Machine-readable

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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=535980
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/535980
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## 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!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 535980
- **Developer:** Hyper Hippo Games
- **Publisher:** Hyper Hippo Games
- **Genres:** Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 30, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/535980/phrase-shift)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=535980&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/535980/)
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