Action · February 22, 2017

Shift Happens (2017)

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The two jello jelly creatures Bismo and Plom got connected in a tragic yet funny accident and thus can exchange their size and abilities at will. Welcome to the world of Shift Happens - the only game out there which doesn't take a closer look at the body mass index and where players are actually forced to work togehter (and occasionally stab each other in the back). Experience thrilling adventures in four totally different worlds: Explore a freaked out laboratory where Bismo and Plom had their accident! Uncover the secrets of the overgrown green forests... ... and survive the dry canyons where a deadly wind awaits you... ... just to prepare you for the bitingly cold caves! The twist: Shift Happens is pure fun for solo players, yet its full potential can only be experienced together. Play it with your best friend while hanging around on a couch enjoying a pizza. Together you can solve puzzles and fight over precious coins. Coordination and communication are key to a successful journey. We recommend using gamepads for maximum enjoyability™. The game also features a singleplayer mode with different level content. Although the game is primarily meant to be played by two people, you can play the completely different singleplayer levels without another person. The game features all the good things you should expect from a co-op platformer: Over 40 levels of handcrafted fun Local and online co-op gameplay Extra challenges/rewards in the levels for completionists and explorers More than 30 different levels designed for the singleplayer mode 8 unlockable bonuslevels (4 single- & 4 multiplayer) Achievements And timechallenges for each level

Action releases from 2017

180 Action titles launched in 2017 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Co-op · 168
  • Online Co-Op · 160
  • Local Co-Op · 154
  • Puzzle-Platformer · 148
  • Local Multiplayer · 130
  • Puzzle · 118
  • Multiplayer · 114
  • Family Friendly · 111
  • Indie · 107
  • Controller · 97
  • 2D Platformer · 91
  • Platformer · 85
  • Action · 83
  • 2.5D · 76
  • Funny · 75

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume4.1k Steam reviewsTop 66% in Action
Positive rating79% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 72%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 77 — top 84% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 70% for session depth among Action

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Co-op
  • Online Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

79%Mostly Positive · 4.1k reviews

3.2k positive · 851 negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

Curator recommendations

3.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English
  • German
  • Russian
  • French
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Thai

Press Quotes

“Shift Happens could very well be the next big plattformer” Hardcoregamer “Shift Happens focuses its co-op efforts on local couch play designed to capture that core essence of cooperative puzzle solving. You know, the old 'help your buddy out so he can help you later but maybe you'll splat him against an electric barrier from time because, you know, friendship.'” Co-Optimus

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

4h

Current engagement

Achievements

31

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 22, 2017
DeveloperKlonk Games
PublisherDaedalic Entertainment
Base price$1.59 -90%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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