SPSTEAMPULSELIVE ANALYTICS
Shift

Shift overview

Black Lime Studio | Aug 16, 2016 | game

Released

0players observed · 3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC

IndieStrategyPuzzleAnimeSingleplayerSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak229
  • Units sold (VGI)118,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$73,853
  • Review score78% positive

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

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak229
  • Units sold (VGI)118,000
  • Revenue (VGI)$73,853
  • Review score78% positive
  • Total reviews344
  • Release dateAug 16, 2016
  • DeveloperBlack Lime Studio
  • PublisherBlack Lime Studio

Genres: Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Black Lime StudioPublisher: Black Lime Studio

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Game overview

Overview

Shift comes from Black Lime Studio and is published by Black Lime Studio. It arrived on Steam on Aug 16, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, 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

Shift's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC, with a tracked peak near 229. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 78% positive across 344 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Shift is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishRussian languages with full audio support

1 regional rating boards including esrb

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedCore 2 Duo E4500 2.20 GHz or Athlon X2 7450 2.40 GHz2 GB RAM512 MB of VRAM and DX9 supportNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Shift has sold up to 118,000 units and has 318 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $73,853. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Shift overview details

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

Steam Store description

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. - Different modes (Ranking levels, Randomly generated levels) - Different elements (Blank, Connectors, Shifters, Locked Shifters, Bonus connectors) - Different difficulty levels (Grids: 7x7, 9x9, 11x11, 13x13) - Great soundtrack

SteamPulse editorial summary

Shift is listed as a game with $0.49 (51% off from $0.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Indie and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC, a tracked peak of 229, and 78% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameShift
Steam App ID485730
Typegame
Release dateAug 16, 2016
DeveloperBlack Lime Studio
PublisherBlack Lime Studio
Price$0.49 (51% off from $0.99)
PlatformsWindows
GenresIndie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish * , Russian * languages with full audio support
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak229
Positive reviews268
Negative reviews76
Total reviews344
Positive percent78%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations318
Average playtime475 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 16, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)15 May 2019 - 07:47:39 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
UnskilledNo description
Usual playerNo description
Good playerNo description
SlowManNo description
Still too slow for meNo description
How did you do this?No description
My mom did this betterNo description
Everyone can do 20No description
Still not impressedNo description
Dude, you did this!No description

References

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

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/485730
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/485730/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/485730
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for 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 Shift?

Shift's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 3 October 2026 - 19:13:53 UTC, with a tracked peak of 229 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 8 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is 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 Shift?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (18.8%), Philippines (6.3%), Italy (6.3%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (18.6%), China (6.5%), Saudi Arabia (5.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (23.9%), China (7.6%), India (5.2%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (18%), China (8.9%), India (4.6%). 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 Shift?

Shift currently sits at 78% positive across 344 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 268 positive reviews and 76 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Shift have?

Shift currently has about 301 tracked Steam followers as of 26 February 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 Shift?

Shift is currently listed at $0.49 on Steam. That is 51% below the usual price of $0.99. Steam recommendations currently stand near 318, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

78% positive, 268 positive, 76 negative

Price and discount

$0.49 (51% off from $0.99)

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Leaderboards, Family Sharing

Achievements

16

Platform releases
  • Steam 16 August 2016

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Black Lime Studio's CollectionBundle #414 - Complete set$4.68Logical games CollectionBundle #11231 - Complete set$1.47
ShiftBuy Shift #109253$0.49

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Processor: Core 2 Duo E4500 2.20 GHz or Athlon X2 7450 2.40 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: 512 MB of VRAM and DX9 support DirectX: Version 9.0c

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