Match 3 with a twist
Ratings
Age
9+
Category
Puzzle
Languages
English
Mon Apr 03 2023
Minor visual bug fixes
Shift Shaft is a thoughtfully designed mobile game that blends accessible mechanics with steadily increasing challenge. Players place and manipulate objects to influence in-game elements, solve levels, and progress through curated stages. The experience favors experimentation and polish, with simple controls and satisfying feedback.
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Ratings & Reviews
Super love this game!
Sun Mar 20 2022 RaevynReaperFrom my AppRaven review- This is a pretty cool match game! I’ve not played one with a rotating board mechanic like this, and it definitely makes you think a little more than your standard match three game. It does have roguelite progression, so you’re expected to die to be able to progress further. If that’s not something you’re into, you might still find some interest in the rotating board mechanic. Your main goal is to make it to the mine shaft to descend another level. In each level, you have goals to reach to unblock the mine shaft. These include killing enemies, collecting a certain amount of the colored rocks, among other goals. You use the rotating board to help you make your way towards or away from enemies, rewards, power ups, and the mine shaft. The board rotates by sliding either left or right on a hieroglyphic bar at the bottom of the board, and you have to keep in mind what’s around you as you rotate. Once you die, you respawn back at the main menu to use gems you collected to power up before your next run. All in all, I’m pretty impressed and really enjoy the graphics, too. I’m stoked to see what the future may hold for this game. It’s got potential, for sure.
Great! Plz add mid-run save if app quit
Sun May 08 2022 WRS15743Everything about this game is awesome, from the great design, good tutorial, clever concept (that no one has ever done before), to fair monetizing with no ads or IAP. I applaud the developer for this. The game is also good on storage and battery. I also appreciate the no data collection. I only docked one star because if you close the app mid-run it doesn’t save. I know it’ll save if you keep it open in the background, but some of us have to turn our phones off, or we only have a few minutes here and there to play, so not saving at any given moment makes me play less because I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish. I hope you can add at least a menu option to save before quitting. I’ll play a lot more often if you can do that. Great game overall, though, and I do recommend it!
More gems!!
Wed Mar 30 2022 Crot3000Unique game rogue-like play mechanic. The rotating is really unique. First few levels feel like candy crush remix and then the puzzle play kicks in. Building the players base stats by collecting gems gives each run a purpose, even if I didn’t make it to the boss level. Have unlocked most items at this point and still cant put it down.
Proper good
Tue Mar 25 2025 KeenCommanderA rare hidden gem of an premium iOS games. Hats off to whoever designed this, it’s clever and entertaining. Little difficult to pick up on the strategies compared to some other roguelites that I’ve played but it’s a solid game. Certainly worth $3.
Hooked!!
Wed Jun 08 2022 hdizzle02I never play phones games but wow I’m hooked on this game. It’s easy enough to get into it for a newb like me but strategic enough to really keep you invested. And all upgrades are earned through playing the game itself! So fun.
Fun game that makes you think!
Wed Apr 06 2022 emuhleeceeI really enjoy match-three games but haven’t played one with a rotating board! The concept and monsters added to it makes it a challenging and fun way to pass time. What a fun game :)
Super fun game
Wed Apr 13 2022 zho_324This is my favorite phone game hands down! It’s well designed, the graphics are dope, and the mechanics are well explained and intuitive. Well done making this game! Everyone should try it!
Fun and Unique Concept!
Sun Mar 20 2022 mojojojoeeThe rotating of the screen was a really fresh and unique concept. It made each level so fun to play. I was hooked from the beginning.
