Shift 87
Skip · Narrative · 2024
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
WAIT.
It has sold at a fair price before.
Today
$4.99Skip
On its price record
$3.37Fair
- Length
- 0.5h 2.6h to 100%
- Value
- $9.98/hr
- Reviews
- 86% of 219 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $3.37 or less.
Buy now or wait
Next discount: likely between Oct 27 and Nov 9, at about $2.49 (50% off). Calls like this were right 78% of the time in a backtest over 70 weeks. Its own discounts have started about 45 days apart.
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 9 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 12 GB of memory, Intel Iris Xe / AMD RX Vega 10, 7 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
Across all 22 discounts in the 2 years tracked, the median cut is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 9 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 29 percent on value. It is cheaper than 69 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 78 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Platform 8 ($3.99, scores 56) beats it on value, while it beats Garten of Banban 4 ($9.99, scores 40).
More about Shift 87
Finishing takes 0.5 hours; clearing it takes 3, which is 5.2 times the campaign.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 0.5 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
88% start to 15% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
Shift 87 is an observation-based horror game where you have to spot anomalies in different environments. At first, I had a bit of trouble understanding what I was supposed to do. You're thrown into the game pretty quickly, without much explanation, and I struggled to spot the first few anomalies. However, once you get the hang of it, things become fairly easy. I liked the atmosphere, which can feel unsettling at...
2 more reviews
Shift 87 is my first ever anomaly hunt game, and I absolutely loved it! The game itself is spooky with all of the various anomalies, but it's also got some humor, too (for those in the know: Post-Its). The anomalies vary from obvious to very subtle and it's so much fun trying to note them all. Unless you scare incredibly easily, this game is more atmospheric and keeps you on the edge of your seat without causing...
This is easily one of the stronger contenders within the anomaly-finding genre that I've played. The clever blend of SCP-inspired weirdness and sharp salarypunk corporate vibes (especially in the first level) sets it apart, giving it a unique identity that feels fresh and memorable among a sea of nigh-identical games. The anomalies themselves are often challenging- especially the ones in the factory level. That...
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Cite this score
Shift 87 scores 45/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2981650/shift-87Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 19. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.