Underplayed Gems

Shifting World (2012)

Shifting World cover
Publisher
Aksys Games
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS
Genres
Platform, Puzzle, Strategy
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop
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How it feels

A mind-bending puzzle platformer where you shift black and white environments to forge new paths and escape another dimension.

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About

Based on the Portal-inspired Flash game called Shift, Shifting World on 3DS features the same basic premise but with added features and expanded content. Shifting World has players guiding a man who has been forcibly transported into another dimension. To help find his way back home, you must run, jump, and "shift" the environment -- transforming black into white and vice versa -- so you can find a path to escape.

Screenshots

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