[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Shim was made redundant from her outdoor education job and pivoted to "full-time game design in 2020".

[...] Khor approaches the material keepsake object and works backwards through its procedural creation to its co-authors: the game designer and the player.

[5] In addition to working with Khor on Field Guide to Memory, Shim has collaborated on indie role-playing game projects with Jason Morningstar[6] and Lucian Kahn.

[7] Shim is also the creator of other keepsake games such as The Shape of Shadows,[8] The Last Will and Testament of Gideon Blythe,[9] and The Snow Queen[10] which were all funded via crowdfunding campaigns.

[10] Linda Codega, for Io9 in 2022, stated that they are an "ardent fan and admirer of the short games" Shim has published on Itch.io which are "hallmarked by ethereal storytelling, psychological immersion, and a unique, punky design aesthetic.