Sound Shift overview

Matthew Brown | Aug 26, 2015 | game

Released

0players observed · 4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC

Action Casual Indie Music Free to Play Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)17,958
Revenue (VGI)$8,517
Review score84% positive

Sound Shift dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak2
Units sold (VGI)17,958
Revenue (VGI)$8,517
Review score84% positive
Total reviews178
Release dateAug 26, 2015
DeveloperMatthew Brown
PublisherMatthew Brown

Genres: Action, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Matthew Brown Publisher: Matthew Brown

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Game overview

Overview

Sound Shift comes from Matthew Brown and is published by Matthew Brown. It arrived on Steam on Aug 26, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Sound Shift's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC, with a tracked peak near 2. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 84% positive across 178 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Sound Shift is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	3.0 GHz	3 GB RAM	Not listed	500 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Sound Shift has sold up to 17,958 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $8,517. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Sound Shift overview details

Sound Shift combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter. Shoot targets to earn credits which can be spent to unlock new videos and FX. Music is streamed directly from your computer's audio output, so you can use sound from any source including on-line streaming services.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Sound Shift is listed as a game with Free to play. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC, a tracked peak of 2, and 84% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Sound Shift
Steam App ID	394140
Type	game
Release date	Aug 26, 2015
Developer	Matthew Brown
Publisher	Matthew Brown
Price	Free to play
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	2
Positive reviews	150
Negative reviews	28
Total reviews	178
Positive percent	84%
Review type	Very Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	549 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Aug 26, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	8 September 2015 - 15:22:30 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC

Overview tags

Casual Action Indie Music Free to Play Music-Based Procedural Generation

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
VJ	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/394140
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/394140/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/394140
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IGDB search	Search IGDB for Sound Shift

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Sound Shift?

Sound Shift's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 12:53:49 UTC, with a tracked peak of 2 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 9 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Sound Shift growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Sound Shift?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (45.5%), Germany (9.1%), Russia (6.1%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (38.7%), Germany (8.9%), Russia (6.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (47.8%), Germany (8.2%), Russia (6.1%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (33%), Germany (7.8%), China (7.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Sound Shift?

Sound Shift currently sits at 84% positive across 178 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 150 positive reviews and 28 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Sound Shift have?

Sound Shift currently has about 370 tracked Steam followers as of 1 April 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Sound Shift?

Sound Shift is currently listed as free to play on Steam, so there is no paid entry price to compare against an older baseline. SteamPulse still keeps tracking store state, discount fields, and future pricing changes in case that status changes later.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

84% positive, 150 positive, 28 negative

Price and discount

Free to play

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 26 August 2015

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista or later Processor: 3.0 GHz Memory: 3 GB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space

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