Casual · June 7, 2020

shapez (2020)

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shapez is a low-stakes factory building game all about the automation of shapes production. Extract basic shapes with miners, cut them into segments and combine them into brand-new, unique shapes. Stack multiple layers of different shapes on top of each other & deliver them to the HUB to advance! As you progress, new buildings are unlocked and the required shapes become more complex. Extract paint and use them to color your shapes. Spread out across the infinite sandbox to acquire different shapes and increase your production. Leverage copy-paste tools to massively expand your factory as demand increases and shapes get more complex. Mix paint to create new colors, stack many layers of shapes and increase throughput as necessary. After all, it’s not an idle game! Get creative with optional wiring & logic to optimize your factory to your liking and maybe even make a powerful machine that can make every shape possible. With no enemies, timers or resource limits to worry about, shapez is a game that allows you to take on factory building at your own pace while progressively tackling more complex levels, if you’re looking for a challenge.

Casual releases from 2020

48 Casual titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Automation · 373
  • Base-Building · 332
  • Resource Management · 326
  • Sandbox · 319
  • Crafting · 298
  • Strategy · 279
  • Singleplayer · 233
  • Management · 228
  • Building · 214
  • Open World · 203
  • 2D · 182
  • Puzzle · 169
  • Casual · 158
  • Moddable · 156
  • Simulation · 149

Position in Casual

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume13.7k Steam reviewsTop 18% in Casual
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 88% — this title sits in top 25%
Concurrent peak328 playersTop 17% in Casual by live player count
Engagement hours22 h averageTop 23% for session depth among Casual

Peer Casual titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Color Alternatives
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Subtitle Options

Input & Comfort

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Save Anytime

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • Czech
  • German
  • Korean
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Dutch
  • Polish
  • Portuguese - Portugal
  • Russian
  • Norwegian
  • Japanese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 13.7k reviews

13.1k positive · 547 negative

Curator recommendations

13.2k

Peak concurrent players

328

Press Quotes

“This game is great - I'm having a wonderful time playing, and time has flown by.” Northernlion “I really should sleep, but I think I just figured out how to make a computer in shapez” Notch “This game has stolen my life and I don't want it back. Very chill factory game that won't let me stop making my lines more efficient.” Steam User

Release & Availability

Release dateJun 7, 2020
DeveloperTobias Springer
Publishertobspr Games, Doyoyo Games
Base price$1.99 -80%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

22h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

Achievements

45

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

  • Buy shapez