Home / Games / SCHiM
SCHiM
SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow in a relaxing and lively environment. This 3D platformer takes elements of light, shadow & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an experience that you will only find in SCHiM.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via SteamSpy as of 2026-05-14.
“This is exactly what a cozy puzzler should be. Lovely art style, interesting mechanics. Long enough to come back to several times. Nice main plot, told wordlessly in the background, in a way that gave you a goal, but didn't get in the way of the main gameplay if you didn't care…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played“SCHiM delivers a one-of-a-kind 3D platforming experience centered on jumping between shadows in a visually relaxing world. A major highlight is that the game officially supports Arabic in its menus, and since it contains no dialogue, it offers a perfectly seamless and accessible…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“I remember when I saw an announcement for this game, years and years ago. I loved the sparse colors, the concept of leaping from shadow to shadow and interacting with items. I was eager, and bought it nearly as soon as I could, but I let it sit in my library, as happens with…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch! Fast Forwarding, 360° Camera and Steam Deck Startup Movie
Patch Notes 🖱️360° Camera controlled by mouse You can enable 360° Camera in the Control Settings. ⏩Fast Forwarding cutscenes Fast forward cutscenes by holding down shift, or Y on the controller. 🎥SCHi
Patch! Fast Forwarding, 360° Camera and Steam Deck Startup Movie
Hello everyone, the winter season is upon us. Besides a winter sale we also got a new patch for you! Patch Notes 🖱️ 360° Camera controlled by mouse You can enable 360° Camera in the Control Settings.
SCHiM Beta - Fast Forwarding, 360 Camera Patch
Hello, shadow hoppers! It's been a little while, but we are excited to announce a new upcoming patch for SCHiM! Before we set this patch live, we want to test this patch through private beta with anyo
A New Price to Celebrate
Summer is coming Almost a year ago, we announced the release date of SCHiM, and since then, it’s been incredible to see the excitement for our shadow-hopping adventure. As we approach this milestone,
SCHiM Plushie Available Now!
We're happy to announce a SCHiM plushie with Makeship! 🤩 You can support the campaign starting today, so be sure to grab one while there is still time 👀 https://www.makeship.com/products/schim-plushie
Games like SCHiM
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
Omno
92.4% · 1,354 reviews
shares Wholesome, Puzzle Platformer, 3D Platformer, Minimalist
Snake Pass
78.7% · 2,120 reviews
shares Wholesome, Collectathon, Puzzle Platformer, 3D Platformer
Lil Gator Game
98.8% · 5,114 reviews
shares Wholesome, Collectathon, 3D Platformer, Third Person
A Building Full of Cats
99.2% · 2,189 reviews
shares Wholesome, Collectathon, Minimalist, Family Friendly
Haven Park
94.3% · 689 reviews
shares Wholesome, Third Person, Family Friendly, Relaxing
Down in Bermuda
87.2% · 522 reviews
shares Wholesome, Isometric, Stylized, Family Friendly
Dordogne
89.9% · 523 reviews
shares Wholesome, Collectathon, Stylized, Family Friendly
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build
95.6% · 769 reviews
shares Abstract, Isometric, Minimalist, Stylized
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Exploration · 3D Platformer · Relaxing · Puzzle-Platformer · Wholesome · Collectathon · Colorful · Puzzle · Family Friendly · Stylized · Isometric · Casual (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Finn… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 24 |
| Estimated owners | 0 – 20,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://schimgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core2Quad Q6600 2,40 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GTX 650 (1024 MB Ram) Storage: 2 GB available space