Factsheet
Developer:
Zach Gage
Based in New York, New York
Founding date:
May, 1985
Website:
stfj.net
Press / Business contact:
zach@gage.nyc
Social:
twitter.com/helvetica
Skype
Previous Releases:
Sage Solitaire
#Fortune
Ridiculous Fishing
SpellTower
Halcyon
Sonic Wire Sculptor
Bit Pilot
Unify
synthPond
Lose/Lose
Description
Anagrams meets Word Search, with a sprinkle of Crosswords.
Typeshift is the modern anagram puzzle; re-imagined from the ground up, combining wordplay, modern game design, and a mobile-first approach.
In most anagram games, you search for new combinations within a single word, but in Typeshift, you search within three to five words stacked & scrambled up together. Shift columns of letters up and down as you try to spell words in the center row. Play continues until you used all letters in a puzzle at least once.
Special Clue Puzzles combine Crosswords with Anagrams as you match clever clues provided by Typeshift's various puzzle authors.
- Daily Word Game Play with Global Leaderboards -
Typeshift features a free daily challenge with global leaderboards. The easiest challenge for the week appears on Monday, and progressively challenging puzzles build throughout the week.
Compare your fastest Typeshift daily solving times with players around the globe!
History
Typeshift continues my quest to re-imagine classic newspaper games in the digital era. Where SpellTower tackled word search and Really Bad Chess handled chess puzzles, Typeshift re-examines Anagrams and Crosswords.Typeshift has been a joy to develop, and I hope you have as much fun playing it as I had making it. As always, thanks so much for your support!
-zach
Developer Bio
Zach Gage is a game designer, programmer, educator, and conceptual artist from New York City. His work often explores the power of systems, both those created by social interaction in digital spaces, and those that can be created for others, through the framing of games. An Eyebeam Alumni, Apple Design and Game of The Year Award Winner, and BAFTA Nominee, he has exhibited internationally at venues like the Venice Biennale, the New York MoMA, The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, XOXO Festival in Portland, FutureEverything in Manchester, The Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, and in Apple stores worldwide. His work has been featured in several online and printed publications, including The New York Times, Art In America, The New York Times Magazine, EDGE Magazine, Rhizome.org, Neural Magazine, New York Magazine, and Das Spiel und seine Grenzen (Springer Press). In games, he is best known for SpellTower, Ridiculous Fishing, Really Bad Chess, and Lose/Lose.
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Awards & Recognition
- "Addictive and edifying, like popping a special kind of bubble wrap that expands your vocabulary." - The Verge
- "A well-designed and varied word game, Typeshift is a unmissable entry to the genre." Gold Award" - PocketGamer
- "Typeshift is f*cking awesome" - Giant Bombcast
- "The Word Puzzle Game You've Been Waiting For" - Waypoint
- "Well worth your time" - Six Colors
Team
Zach Gage
Artist
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