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SCHiM

SCHiM

Released: 7/18/2024

SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow, while interacting with a relaxing and lively environment. What is a schim? A schim is the soul and spirit of an object, thing, or living being. Everything in the world has one. A schim should never be separated from their thing! This does happen to your schim, this schim who is attached to a human being is separated from them early on in the game. Can you get back to him before it's too late? FEATURES - Unique 3D platforming through shadows. - Animated shadow platforms and environments. - Each level has its own scenery with small stories. - A story of a person losing their shadow. - A beautiful abstract world.

SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow, while interacting with a relaxing and lively environment. What is a schim? A schim is the soul and spirit of an object, thing, or living being. Everything in the world has one. A schim should never be separated from their thing! This does happen to your schim, this schim who is attached to a human being is separated from them early on in the game. Can you get back to him before it's too late? FEATURES - Unique 3D platforming through shadows. - Animated shadow platforms and environments. - Each level has its own scenery with small stories. - A story of a person losing their shadow. - A beautiful abstract world.

SCHiM is a game about jumping from shadow to shadow, while interacting with a relaxing and lively environment. What is a schim? A schim is the soul and spirit of an object, thing, or living being. Everything in the world has one. A schim should never be separated from their thing! This does happen to your schim, this schim who is attached to a human being is separated from them early on in the game. Can you get back to him before it's too late? FEATURES - Unique 3D platforming through shadows. - Animated shadow platforms and environments. - Each level has its own scenery with small stories. - A story of a person losing their shadow. - A beautiful abstract world.

Critics
75
Steam
74

Score Breakdown

74.5

Critic Average

55 reviews

74

Steam User Score

323 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+0.8
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+0.8

Average of both sources

Review Timing

40 early (73%)13 launch window (24%)2 late (4%)