Phrase Shift (2016)
- Developer
- Hyper Hippo Games
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Genres
- Casual
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 61 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 3.8 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam
How it feels
A gentle, mind-stretching puzzle game where you rearrange word clues to uncover answers at your own pace.
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What players say
Players say Phrase Shift offers a clever sliding mechanic where you align letters from clue words to spell an answer, but the puzzles are consistently too easy for adult native speakers. Some praise it as a relaxing time-waster and good vocabulary practice for English learners, while others find it trivial and note that awkward clue construction and spelling mistakes undermine the fun.
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