Shifts: A survival strategy game in space
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Free | Threadbare Games, Inc | iPad |
PLEASE NOTE! Shifts is completely free to play, however additional officers can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings.
Reviews:
-“Everything I want an iOS solitaire board game to be: well-themed, strategic, and infinitely replayable”
4/5 Pocket Tactics
- “The graphics and music are top notch and I look forward to seeing what other games Threadbare Games will be bringing us in the future.”
4.5/5 Appreviewcentral.net
- “The difficulty sweet spot between impossible and theoretically possible; blissful panic”
Macworld.co.uk
- ”A very good 1-person pick-and-play board game for iPad.”
4/5 Whatsoniphone.com
Features:
- MAN-UP, WISE-UP TACTICS
Make smart tactical decisions and save the human race. Play recklessly and humanity dies with you.
- RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CRAZINESS
Manage your resources carefully or there’s no tomorrow.
- SYMBIOTIC CREW = SUPER POWERS
Every member of your crew has been engineered to give the arkship a special power.
- YOU’RE ON SHIFT!
Assign non-interfaced crew to shifts. Every crew member is armed with a different speciality. Decide who’s on shift and when to keep the arkship from falling apart.
- RANDOM MAP GOODNESS
There’s no reason to play (or die) in the same place twice.
- UNIQUE POINT SYSTEM
Get scored on everything you do.
- GAMECENTER LEADERBOARDS
For the competitor in everyone.
Reviews
Great for lovers of turn based strategy
astrov99
For those of you looking for a quick, entertaining game that carries the fun tradition of turn based strategy to the iPad, then this is the game for you! An obvious labor of love by an up and coming development studio, this is fun, fast paced, and inspired sic-fi adventure!
Simple. Hard. Amusing.
textroot
I can't beat this game!!! But I keep trying. There's a lot to like here if you like to think when you play. There are no enemies except your ship constantly threatening to fall apart and that seems to be more than enough of a challenge. The map changes every time, so don't try to memorize which solar systems have planets to colonize. Each play through FEELS short but if you do everything you can to survive in hopes of finding that elusive fourth planet (I always find three), you'll discover quite a bit of time has passed by. With a little bit more polish and maybe an "Easy" mode or puzzle/quest mode, this game would really rock. Still it's worth the two bucks for the half hour I just joyfully lost.
Pretty fun for the money
76iwg4567
Gets me through the morning/evening commute, so it's well-worth a couple of bucks.
Most addictive and fun strategy game for the iPad
mblongii
I'm a huge fan of the turn-based strategy genre and space travel fantasy: Shifts has the perfect mix of both. Every go at this game has a different outcome. The designers have done a great job of providing a walkthrough and a very intuitive help system. Great artwork, awesome storyline, and top-notch interaction for the iPad. Buy it! It's well worth the price!
Great game, tons of replay value
monodesierto
This is a fun, nerve-wracking game. One that demands a lot of replay if only because it's so hard to win. One suggestion would be to have difficulty levels, so a n00b might win easier early on to get sucked in and not discouraged.
Fantastically simple with excellent interface
RangerRobAZ
This game is beautiful and intuitive. Each turn is a nailing biting decision as you allocate your limited resources to try and make it through alive.
Not bad, but...
BiffBifkin
It would be nice to have difficulty settings that dictate the size of the domain. As is, it is much too large and it just seems too random as to whether a planet can be colonized. As a result, I have yet to win this game in more than 50+ games. It's a fun game, but there is too much randomness that guarantees that won't win.
