Paradigm Shift

Paradigm Shift (2021)

PixieBixxie · June 1, 2021 · Adventure, RPG, Action-Adventure, Exploration, Interactive Fiction

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About Paradigm Shift

The Plot


When a ripple of unknown origin unleashes beings of Hell upon modern-day Earth, the only ones who can stop their reign is a team of valiant heroes...
Unfortunately, this story isn't about that.

A group of young adults, gifted with elemental powers by the anomaly, are forced to go to battle with these unknown forces. Sooner than later, they come to find out that they're a lot more connected to the unfolding chaos than it seems... Battle enemies in this post-apocalyptic RPG to unlock new spells and attacks.

Work together to tighten each other's bonds in the friendship system to create sync attacks, combing two-party members' abilities to make one devastating attack! Watch as this Gang of numbnuts fights unholy creatures, meet shady merchants, and strengthen their own bonds as friends in this intense Paradigm Shift!


Current Features

  • Complete Chapter 1 (+2 hours of playtime)
  • +500 Lines of Dialogue!
  • 6 Unique Party Members!
  • Fully Animated Enemies!
  • A 6 party turn-based RPG system!
  • +50 Unique enemies!
  • Quirky Dialogue!
  • A friendship system to unlock unique sync spells!
  • An Immersive Soundtrack by Pixie Bixxie!
  • Add new battle position mechanic to both the party and enemies (Tutorial included)
  • Added over 6 new cutscene art!
  • THE WHOLE GAME IS NOW 3D!!
  • ENEMIES ARE NOW ANIMATED!

Paradigm Shift — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Not recommended Nov 9, 2024
"Paradigm Shift" is a badly made RPG Maker asset flip (with a few custom assets from the "developer", we can tell these are custom because they're crap) and the usual high school anime club dropout fanfiction cringefest writing. Of note is that the developer is one of the very rare few that worked out how to use one of the RPG Maker MZ 3D modes... which is just as bad as the 2D retro pixelcrap modes. It's also abandoned Early Access, the developer hasn't touched this for about half a year, and it's been in development hell for over 3 years. This is never getting finished, and player counts show nobody wants it to be anyway. This has some really mediocre looking graphics that will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarly visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You deserve better than compromises. Insultingly, the developer insists that you should play this with a console peasant children's toy gamepad instead of KB+M. Developers should try to be aware which platform they're…
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Recommended Nov 16, 2025
Игра Paradigm Shift – это глоток свежего воздуха в жанре point-and-click адвенчур. Сюжет, абсурдный и при этом удивительно захватывающий, рассказывает историю мутировавшего лентяя-мутанта, пытающегося стать самым крутым музыкантом в постапокалиптическом мире. Юмор черный, порой граничащий с безумием, но при этом всегда к месту и никогда не становится навязчивым. Графика, выполненная в уникальном стиле кислотного киберпанка, сразу же привлекает внимание. Персонажи харизматичные, диалоги проработанные, головоломки, хоть и непростые, всегда логичны (в рамках вселенной, конечно). Игра обладает высоким уровнем реиграбельности – множество диалоговых веток и секретов вынуждают исследовать мир вдоль и поперек. Единственный минус - иногда встречается некоторая "пиксельхантинг", но это незначительный недостаток, который с лихвой компенсируется достоинствами игры. Рекомендую всем, кто любит необычные и запоминающиеся приключения. Однозначно 9/10.
Not recommended Jul 4, 2025
The dialouge is so cringe tbh it made me stop. and it was boring
Recommended Nov 7, 2024
good game more people need to play this master piece
Recommended Mar 12, 2023
[h1]Before I played Paradigm Shift, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
Recommended Aug 13, 2022
The game is quite fun and i love the storyline of the game. And the game is FOR FREE!! so get it and enjoy while u can!

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