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shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

shapez is a automation, base-building and resource management game developed by Tobias Springer and published by tobspr Games and Doyoyo Games.
Released on June 07th 2020 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 24 languages: English, French, Czech, German, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Norwegian, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Danish, Italian, Finnish, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian.

It has received 13,681 reviews of which 13,165 were positive and 516 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.4 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.93€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified shapez into these genres:

Automation Base-Building Resource Management Sandbox Crafting Strategy Singleplayer Management Building Open World 2D Puzzle Casual Moddable Simulation Abstract Logic Procedural Generation Indie Family Friendly

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10 64bit
  • Processor: 2 Ghz or faster
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Any
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: macOS Catalina or later
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Any
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Two Button Mouse recommended
Linux
  • Processor: 2 Ghz or faster
  • Memory: 2048 MB RAM
  • Graphics: Any
  • Storage: 300 MB available space
  • Additional Notes: Please report any issues in the discord!

User reviews & Ratings

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Jan. 2025
Need a game to mindlessly play with the satisfaction of automation? This is the one. Its like Factorio.. only you arent a person.. and you farm shapes.. and you cant lose... It makes my neurospicy happy.
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Dec. 2024
Essentially a lightweight, abstract version of Factorio. shapez ditches various "superfluous" elements of Factorio, like resource management. defense, and vehicles, to focus on the core gameplay of building the factory. The idea to use shapes as resources is pretty clever as it allows for loads of combinations that are intuitive to create (not needing a recipe tree or anything). Definitely worth the price. Also check out shapez 2!
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Aug. 2024
Shapez is exactly what you would expect from looking at the steam page. You may ask, "what's the point of just putting shapes together?" I wondered the same thing before I decided to give the game a shot. The game gives you goals as you progress, asking for more and more complex shapes to unlock methods of making even more complex shapes, so you do have goals, even if they aren't as complex as something like launching a rocket. The thing that really struck me about the game is how much more approachable it is, compared to something like Factorio. See, when you're faced with creating something new in Factorio, you're faced with looking up a series of recipes that lead to the product you want and if you have memory issues, (like I do) then trying to remember all the steps involved can lead to a lot of time spent sorting through menus. In shapez, everything you need to know about how to create a shape is shown in the shape itself. So instead of trying to remember a list of occasionally obtuse ingredients, you simply look at the shape you need and put it together. Imagine if all you needed to make a green circuit in Factorio was visible just by looking at the icon for one. Instead of sifting through recipes, you can spend your time actually creating the systems that craft what you need. You also don't have to worry about actually crafting the machines and belts to make your systems work. That removes some of the challenge, but it also lets you make systems as large and complex as you like, without having to wait for things to craft. There's also no antagonist to speak of, nor an avatar with a limited reach. Just you and everything you need to make the factory of your dreams. If you've always wanted to get into factory and automation games, but found yourself overwhelmed, Shapez is the game for you. It's approachable and intuitive, but still leaves room for complexity. Of all the automation games I've played, (which is a lot) Shapez strikes me as the perfect entry point for the genre. Even if you're a veteran of automation games, Shapez is still a more relaxed approach to automation and sometimes, it's nice to just build what I want, without worry that something is going to blow it up.
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July 2024
I have played Factorio, Dyson Sphere and Satisfactory. This game falls in line with these titles. Simple to understand, yet complex to master. This game is relaxing while also being a mental challenge. My favorite aspect is the ability to fully automate almost every aspect with enough know how and circuit setup. You don't have to "finish" the game to feel satisfied.
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July 2024
If most of factory games went with gritty industrial graphics, controls galore and often unclear or overwhelming goals, Shapez managed to extract the very essence of the concept and serve us a very elegant and simple universe in which we can tackle very ambitious production chains. Nailed it: 10/10
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Frequently Asked Questions

shapez is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

shapez is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

shapez received 13,165 positive votes out of a total of 13,681 achieving an impressive rating of 9.36.
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shapez was developed by Tobias Springer and published by tobspr Games and Doyoyo Games.

shapez is playable and fully supported on Windows.

shapez is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

shapez is playable and fully supported on Linux.

shapez is a single-player game.

There are 2 DLCs available for shapez. Explore additional content available for shapez on Steam.

shapez does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

shapez does not support Steam Remote Play.

shapez is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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shapez
9.99€ -91% 9.99€ 0.93€ -90% 9.99€ 1.02€
9.4
13,165
516
Game modes
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Online players
275
Developer
Tobias Springer
Publisher
tobspr Games, Doyoyo Games
Release 07 Jun 2020
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