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Alterium Shift

Drattzy Games LLC · 2023-07-05

Steam

AdventureRPGEarly Access

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Jul 06, 2023 (Mac), Jul 06, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), TBD (Linux)

Embark on a journey through the living world of Alteria and experience its dynamic quests, unique turn-based combat, and choice-driven storylines. With three branching narratives and unforgettable characters, Alterium Shift is a retro-inspired JRPG that offers a new adventure with every playthrough.

Alterium Shift is a 2023 Adventure, RPG and Early Access game priced at $19.99, with an estimated owner base of 0 .. 20,000 and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 112 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-10-16

77%
positive of 112 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

You'll begin your journey with three heroes in training; Pyra, Atlas, and Sage. Their teacher, Dolion, strives to mold his students into heroes, ones better than himself. The three heroes are taking their final test before being sent off on an important and life changing mission. What fate awaits these heroes and can they accomplish the tasks set forth before them?(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 10 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (28 reviews).
  • · Top 38% of 29,640 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.2k–5.0k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 112 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $13.99 at Steam (2023-12-14)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
212120232026Week of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$19.99$13.992023-07-062026-10-082023-07-06 — best price $15.992023-07-12 — best price $19.992023-09-01 — best price $15.992023-09-07 — best price $19.992023-11-21 — best price $15.992023-11-28 — best price $19.992023-12-14 — best price $13.992023-12-18 — best price $19.992023-12-21 — best price $13.992024-01-04 — best price $19.992024-01-25 — best price $15.992024-01-29 — best price $19.992024-06-27 — best price $15.992024-07-11 — best price $19.992024-08-31 — best price $15.992024-09-03 — best price $19.992024-10-03 — best price $15.992024-10-07 — best price $19.992024-12-04 — best price $15.992024-12-18 — best price $19.992024-12-19 — best price $15.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $17.992025-03-20 — best price $19.992025-06-26 — best price $15.992025-07-10 — best price $19.992025-08-29 — best price $15.992025-09-02 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $16.992025-10-06 — best price $19.992025-12-18 — best price $15.992026-01-05 — best price $19.992026-03-19 — best price $15.992026-03-26 — best price $19.992026-06-25 — best price $15.992026-07-09 — best price $19.992026-09-04 — best price $15.992026-09-10 — best price $19.992026-10-01 — best price $15.992026-10-08 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportFamily Sharing

Player tags

RPG2.5DJRPGRetroCombatFantasyTop-DownAdventureOld SchoolTurn-Based

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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