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LIMINAL SHIFT
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-15.
“I don't have any complaints really. It wasn't scary or cheesy, the puzzles were pretty simple to figure out. Overall, it gave me the Liminal feel that I wanted to get. Of all the Liminal games I've played, this one is close to Pools. I think people may hate the head bobbing, or…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“First of all, a big thank you to the developers for this game. With it, they are serving a growing and increasingly passionate fanbase, and I truly hope there will be more games in this style in the future. As for my review: like most liminal horror games, the fear factor really…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I like these sort of experiences and I like the feel and rooms of this one. It's really nice, and has some great bizzare things, but there are some big issues. No save function. With the maze like sections that are tedius and have no hints how to get out, there is no way to…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Backrooms: Rogue 0 I Teaser
Hello everyone, dear liminal space lovers! The teaser for our new project, Backrooms: Rogue 0, is now live — and we wanted to share the news with you! Rogue 0 is built on the liminal/Backrooms aesthet
Backrooms Rogue: 0 – Store Page is Now Live!
Hello everyone! We’re excited to announce that the store page for Backrooms Rogue: 0 is finally live! Thank you for every bit of support you gave us during the development of Liminal Shift —none of th
New Playrooms Experience!
📢 Update: New Playrooms Experience! Hello everyone, With this update, you can now experience the brand-new Playrooms ! Here’s what’s new: General performance and stability improvements The Pinkrooms p
Playrooms Reimagined + Pinkrooms Puzzle Overhaul
✨ Surprise Update Announcement! Hello everyone, We’re thrilled to share some exciting news with you — a surprise update is just around the corner, and here’s what you can expect: 🌀 Playrooms Chapter —
Pinkrooms, performance improvements update
-Major performance improvements in Episode 2 -Some hints have been added for the first puzzle in Episode 2 -Certain design changes have been made in Episode 2
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-15.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation |
| Player tags | Relaxing · Atmospheric · Walking Simulator · Horror · Simulation · Minimalist · Psychological · Abstract · Thriller · Sci-fi · Multiple Endings · Realistic (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Danish, Indonesian, Dutch, Finnish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Polish… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | https://www.nextphasestudios.net/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 Processor: Intel i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 from around 2016 or later Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: RX 580/GTX 1060 Storage: 5 GB available space