Shiftlings

Everybody gets to be the big guy in this dynamic duo with a dissymmetry. Two codependent buddies use their accidental mass excess (and the cord it magically travels through) to bounce and rappel off of each other through treacherous levels where separation and a closing door mean instant death. Shiftlings features solo, local and online co-op puzzle-platforming over 5 planets, each comprised of 10 levels plus a bonus obstacle course. There's also a screen saver included, and a free demo is available. The one thing missing is a "puns off" switch for the in-game announcer.

Support summary

	Support	Method	HUD
Widescreen:	Hor+	Native	Proper
Ultra/Super-Wide:	Hor+	Native	Optimized
Multi-Monitor:	Hor+	Native	Hindrance
4k UltraHD:	Hor+	Native	Tiny

Rendered Cut-Scene:	Hor+
FMV Cut-Scene:	N/A

Game information

Game status:

Released

Release Date:

Tuesday, 3 March, 2015

Tested Version:

Steam

Play styles:

Single player, Co-Op

Setting:

Sci-Fi, Cartoon

Genre:

Platformer

Developer:

Rock Pocket Games

Links:

Website ⋅ ⋅ PCGamingWiki

Store Links:

Steam,

Comparison Screenshots

4:3 Screenshot
16:10 Screenshot
16:9 Screenshot
Ultra-Wide (21:9) Screenshot
Super-Wide (32:9) Screenshot
Eyefinity / Surround Screenshot

Solutions & Issues

Baseline (Widescreen) Solution & Issues

Native Hor+ support.

On first launch the game insists on using 1280x720 fullscreen, but all other resolutions are available under Settings/Video.
Settings are stored (hexadecimally) in %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Shiftlings\settings.dat

2D loading screens are "Vert+".
Non-widescreen resolutions have their own mixture of Hor-, Vert+ or one-sided scaling in various areas of the game.

Ultra/Super-Wide (21:9/32:9) Specific Solution & Issues

Native Hor+ support.

When the Shiftlings get close to a level's boundaries, the scene is viewed at an angle which may make obstacles harder to negotiate.
Loading screens may be Hor+ (real-time rendered) or Vert- (2D).

Eyefinity / Surround Specific Solution & Issues

Limited support: Hor+ but marred by camera tracking issues.

The view often fails to center on the characters and the resulting perspective hinders gameplay.

In TripleWide, the camera may also move to weird places at level start or during jumps; hold o (or controller RB) to dolly out into Level Overview and unstick it for a bit.
A workaround would be to run the game in a 12:3 or 15:4 window if your system supports such resolutions.
Note that the game refuses to run windowed at any resolution that is not readily available in fullscreen and will revert to the nearest supported resolution. For instance you can't force Shiftlings to run in a 21:9 window on a Surround display.

Level Overview is only Hor+ as long as the gameplay camera is centered i.e when Shiftlings are standing away from the level's boundaries. Most of the time though, gameplay is off-centered and Overview becomes vastly Vert-.
Loading screens may be Hor+ (real-time rendered) or Vert- (2D).

4k UHD Specific Solution & Issues

Native support.