V-Shift

V-Shift is a battle platformer where you fight other players in an alien arena. You choose one of four characters and use movement to build momentum: the faster you are moving, the more damage your melee attacks deal. Matches support up to four players online, and you can also battle bots offline.

Build and redirect momentum

Running and jumping build your V-Shift, which lets you redirect your momentum in any direction. You can use it for quick movement, to deal heavy damage or to increase your hit range. Portals move players instantly between parts of a level, jump pads boost them in the pad’s direction, rails carry them along a set path while building momentum, and speed boosts increase their speed suddenly.

Melee attacks damage and knock back enemies within a set range. Their power depends on your current speed, so building momentum before attacking increases your damage.

Choose a champion

Each of the four characters has their own abilities and playstyle:

• The Chronomancer: A time traveler trying to stop the Herald, corrupted by the end of the world and suffering constant pain and decay.
• The Herald: A fallen knight resurrected by the eldritch beast Uhn' Gauzar, now a husk of armor housing a deadly amalgam.
• The Fool: Delights in bloody chaos and has no cares in the world.
• The Liars: A brutal, experienced brawler from an alien race characterized by multiple faces, seeking domination by any means.

Each champion has an offensive special ability and a utility ability. REWIND lets The Chronomancer retrace their steps and return to a previous state in time while retaining agency and physical presence. The Herald’s JOUST turns them into a powerful lance for repeated piercing thrusts against enemies; The Fool’s ABYSS creates an interdimensional rift that eliminates anyone caught in its reach; and The Liars’ GRAB lets them seize and throw nearby opponents, causing heavy crash damage if they hit terrain at high speed.

The utility abilities provide advantages without generally dealing damage. SLOW FIELD bends nearby spacetime to slow those who enter it, while SHIELD summons a spirit shield that can help corner enemies and traverse areas. GOO BALL sends a slow-moving glob that stuns enemies and pops them upward before exploding into sticky goo. SCREAM releases a metallic tone that inflicts paralytic fear on those who hear it.

Game modes

Battle lets you host or join public and private online matches in lobbies of up to four players. Training lets you fight bots offline, with difficulty settings of easy, medium, hard or dummy for practicing combos.

GLADIATOR RUSH is a battle rule available in both modes. Deal as much damage as possible within a set time; kills earn bonus points.

Battle arenas

Matches take place on four maps: The Pit, The Tower, The Ship and The Compactor.