Parallel Shift overview

Insightful Games | Feb 15, 2021 | game

Released

0players observed · 4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC

Action Adventure Casual Indie Steam Store

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)750
Revenue (VGI)$1,725
Review score92% positive

Parallel Shift dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

Latest observed playersNot available
SteamPulse tracked peak1
Units sold (VGI)750
Revenue (VGI)$1,725
Review score92% positive
Total reviews25
Release dateFeb 15, 2021
DeveloperInsightful Games
PublisherInsightful Games

Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie

Company pages: Developer: Insightful Games Publisher: Insightful Games

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Game overview

Overview

Parallel Shift comes from Insightful Games and is published by Insightful Games. It arrived on Steam on Feb 15, 2021, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Parallel Shift's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 92% positive across 25 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Parallel Shift is available in 1 languages including:

English

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Platform	Type	OS	Processor	Memory	Graphics	Storage
Windows	Minimum	Not listed	2 Ghz Dual Core (x86, x64 architecture)	2 GB RAM	Graphics card DX10, DX11, DX12 capable.	300 MB available space
macOS	Minimum	MacOS Sierra 10.12+	1,3GHz Intel Core i5 Dual Core	2 GB RAM	Any Metal capable Intel and AMD GPUs (e.g.: Intel HD Graphics 5000)	300 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Parallel Shift has sold up to 750 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,725. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Parallel Shift overview details

Parallel Shift combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

How far would you go to learn the truth? What is the limit of our existence? Parallel Shift is a Pixel Art Platformer Runner game where you take control of King and Tess, two scientists stuck in a dimensional loop. Switch between dimensions, close the matching breaches and rewind time to escape the unknown. Inspired by late 90's videogames, the pixel art , the dark synthwave music and retro vibes of Parallel Shift focus on delivering an experience of rush and urgency, while presents a narrative focused in the solitude of the chase of knowledge and discovery. Featuring: Precision and Puzzle mechanics; Synthwave and Retro-futuristic visuals and music; Time manipulation interactions that impact the gameplay.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Parallel Shift is listed as a game with $1.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Action, Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 92% positive reviews.

Overview facts

Field	Value
Game	Parallel Shift
Steam App ID	1478320
Type	game
Release date	Feb 15, 2021
Developer	Insightful Games
Publisher	Insightful Games
Price	$1.99
Platforms	Windows
Genres	Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Categories	Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing
Supported languages	English
Website	Not available

Player and review overview

Metric	Value
Latest observed players	0 · 4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak	1
Positive reviews	23
Negative reviews	2
Total reviews	25
Positive percent	92%
Review type	Positive
Recommendations	Not available
Average playtime	Not available

SteamPulse record freshness

Field	Value
Steam release date	Feb 15, 2021
Official Steam feed update (UTC)	Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)	4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC

Highlighted achievements

Achievement	Description
Adrift	No description
Distorted	No description
Denial	No description
Resourceful	No description
VOID	No description

Support and legal notes

Field	Value
Support email	[email protected]
Support URL	Not available
Legal notice	Not available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

Reference	Link
SteamPulse canonical	https://steampulse.org/game/1478320
Steam Store	https://store.steampowered.com/app/1478320/
Steam Community	https://steamcommunity.com/app/1478320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB search	Search IGDB for Parallel Shift

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Parallel Shift?

Parallel Shift's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 4 October 2026 - 18:19:11 UTC, with a tracked peak of 1 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Parallel Shift growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 0 players; the highest observed daily value is 0 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Parallel Shift?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are Brazil (60%), United Kingdom (30%), Belgium (10%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to Brazil (39%), United Kingdom (19.2%), United States (6.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to Brazil (46%), United Kingdom (21.1%), United States (5.9%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to Brazil (31.4%), United Kingdom (16.2%), United States (9.1%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Parallel Shift?

Parallel Shift currently sits at 92% positive across 25 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 23 positive reviews and 2 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Parallel Shift have?

Parallel Shift currently has about 91 tracked Steam followers as of 25 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Parallel Shift?

Parallel Shift is currently listed at $1.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Positive

92% positive, 23 positive, 2 negative

Price and discount

$1.99

Platforms

Windows

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing

Achievements

Platform releases

Steam 15 February 2021

DLC and packages

Parallel ShiftBuy Parallel Shift #520641$1.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (SP1+) and Windows 10 Processor: 2 Ghz Dual Core (x86, x64 architecture) Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Graphics card DX10, DX11, DX12 capable. DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 300 MB available space Sound Card: Any

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