shapez
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| Developers | |
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| Tobias Springer | |
| Publishers | |
| tobspr Games | |
| Doyoyo Games | |
| Prismatika | |
| Engines | |
| Electron[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Linux | May 30, 2020 |
| Windows | June 7, 2020 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 13, 2022[2] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Relaxed |
| Perspectives | Top-down view |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Building, Simulation, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Abstract |
| Series | shapez |
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| shapez | |
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| shapez | 2020 |
| shapez 2 | EA |
shapez is a game about building factories to automate the creation and combination of increasingly complex shapes within an infinite map.
shapez was released on Steam on June 7, 2020.
General information
- Official Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | |
Can be launched directly from the executable[3] | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
Full Edition also available. | |
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| itch.io | |
No longer maintained.[4] | |
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| Steam | |
Full Edition also available. DRM-free after installation.[5] | |
- Web version available on the official site. The demo version can be played without logging in, while the full version requires authenticating to Steam with the Puzzle DLC owned .
Demo
- A demo is available from Steam and the official site.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Puzzle | Also unlocks the web version. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\shapez.io\saves\app_settings.bin |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/shapez.io/saves/app_settings.bin |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %APPDATA%\shapez.io\saves\ |
| macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Preferences/shapez.io/ |
| Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/shapez.io/saves/ |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
General settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
| Controller types |
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Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Sound, Music | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| Danish | ||||
| Dutch | ||||
| Finnish | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Hungarian | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Norwegian | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Portuguese | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Romanian | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Swedish | ||||
| Turkish | ||||
| Ukrainian |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | |||
| Linux |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Input | Chromium |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Dedicated | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.15 | |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
| Other | Two-button mouse | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Any distribution | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 300 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Dedicated | |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
References
- ↑ Verified by User:whs on 2022-10-03
- Verified on Linux version with
process.versions.electron
- Verified on Linux version with
- ↑ Steam News - shapez - MacOS Builds now available! - last accessed on 2022-07-25
- ↑ Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-04-06
- Can be launched directly from the executable, and I had no issues playing the game for 5 minutes.
- ↑ itch.io - shapez.io by Tobias Springer - last accessed on 2022-07-26
- "NOTICE: This version is no longer maintained."
- ↑ Verified by User:whs on 2022-10-03
- Verified on Linux version, the game launch just fine without Steam running