Phrase Shift

Phrase Shift

Hyper Hippo Games · November 30, 2016 · Casual, Puzzle, Word Game, Trivia

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Phrase Shift price by region

Phrase Shift costs £1.20 in the United Kingdom, €1.38 in Europe (EUR), $1.59 in the United States, $1.59 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.99 in Canada, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, A$4.50 in Australia, R$6.29 in Brazil and zł7.71 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Phrase Shift offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £1.20 −40% £1.99 £1.20 3
Europe (EUR) €1.38 −31% €1.99 €1.38 4
United Statesyour region $1.59 −47% $2.99 $1.59 5
Georgia (USD) $1.59 −20% $1.99 $1.59 5
Canada CA$2.99 CA$2.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Australia A$4.50 A$4.50 — 1
Brazil R$6.29 R$6.29 — 1
Poland zł7.71 −30% zł10.99 zł7.71 2

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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!

Phrase Shift — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

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

✦ AI summary

Phrase Shift is a creative word-puzzle game where you slide letters horizontally to form answers to clues, featuring 600 levels across multiple categories with a relaxing but occasionally confusing difficulty curve. Players praise the clever concept, satisfying achievement system, and low price, though some find many puzzles trivial or the hints unclear, and minor interface complaints include lack of volume settings and no dedicated exit button. Most players recommend it as a worthwhile time-killer that delivers solid value for casual puzzle fans.

Recommended Mar 5, 2026
cool idea, mostly trivial puzzles, though it obviously depends on one's vocab and to a certain degree trivia knowledge. each level is a clue presented in a few words and you have to slide those words left and right until the highlighted letters answer the conundrum. there's an example on the store page, 600 more of that in numerous categories, shown on one of the screenshots. hints available (gotta wait a bit between uses), low price of $2 since 2018 (was $3 for about 2 years after release). only one level unlocks in each category at a time and no volume settings or exit button (esc works), but still recommendable, kills a few hours.
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Recommended Oct 11, 2025
Phrase Shift is a creative word-play game which involves sliding certain letters Horizontally to create a word vertically and the hint for each level are the words themselves describing what you're meant to be looking for. The game has 600 different levels ranging from three letters up to eight, some of which have their own sections (Such as Music or Food related words) as well as also having an option to reveal one letter in the top right-hand corner if you're stuck. It's a simple but relaxing game, although there can be some difficulty in finding the hint in some levels, either being confusing or being hard to understand , fortunately there is a help button as mentioned earlier in the top right-hand of the screen. If you like either easy achievements or puzzler games involving finding words, with or without a discount, this game is worth buying.
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Recommended Sep 7, 2026
Really simplE. Clever exeCution; tOtally reccomMend; coMfy puzzlEs aNd sounDs
Recommended Jun 25, 2026
al-P-habet t-H-emed puzzle-R- th-A-t provide-S- chall-E-nging lei-S-ure toget-H-er w-I-th -F-un acheivemen-T-s... I don't know--maybe that was a stretch--but the game is pretty good!
Recommended Dec 21, 2025
Very enjoyable, interesting format, difficulty varies (but leans toward the easy side), EZ 100%
Not recommended Aug 31, 2025
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