SCHiM

July 18, 2024 Ewoud van der Werf PLAYISM, Extra Nice
Platform Puzzle Adventure Indie
Series X|S PS4 Linux PC PS5 Mac XONE Switch
About

SCHiM is a game about jumping through shades in a challenging and lively environment, touch the light and it's over! This fast-paced 3D platformer takes elements of light & animation and adds them directly to the gameplay, delivering an experience that you will only find in SCHiM.
Storyline

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 him early on in the game.
Can you get back to him before it's too late?
Videos

Teaser
Gameplay Trailer
Release Date Trailer
Trailer
Gameplay Trailer
Screenshots

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            "store_id": 15,
            "store_name": "itch.io",
            "url": "https://extra-nice.itch.io/schim"
        },
        {
            "store_id": 13,
            "store_name": "Steam",
            "url": "https://store.steampowered.com/app/1519710"
        },
        {
            "store_id": 22,
            "store_name": "Xbox Store",
            "url": "https://www.xbox.com/en-us/games/store/schim/9NQGJPMT1P5J"
        }
    ],
    "developers": [
        "Ewoud van der Werf"
    ],
    "publishers": [
        "PLAYISM",
        "Extra Nice"
    ],
    "release_date_formatted": "July 18, 2024",
    "release_year": "2024",
    "rating_rounded": 41.7,
    "rating_percent": 42,
    "aggregated_rating_rounded": 68.8,
    "total_rating_rounded": 55.3
}
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68.8
Critic Score
55.3
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Release Date July 18, 2024
Developer Ewoud van der Werf
Publisher PLAYISM, Extra Nice
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Bird view / Isometric
Themes Action, Kids
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