Casual · June 7, 2020
shapez (2020)
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
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 13.7k Steam reviews | Top 18% in Casual |
| Positive rating | 96% positive | Genre average: 88% — this title sits in top 25% |
| Concurrent peak | 328 players | Top 17% in Casual by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 22 h average | Top 23% for session depth among Casual |
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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 date | Jun 7, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Tobias Springer |
| Publisher | tobspr Games, Doyoyo Games |
| Base price | $1.99 -80% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 2 released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Estimated owners | 100k–1M |
| External links | Official 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
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