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shapez

Tobias Springer · tobspr Games · 2020-06-07

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CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Dec 05, 2023 (iOS), Jun 07, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 01, 2023 (Android), Jun 07, 2020 (Linux), Jun 07, 2020 (Mac)

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 Casual, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2020, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (96% of 15887 reviews).

325
playing now
96%
positive of 16k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
76/100
IGDB user rating (28 ratings)
1
Nexus mods (24 downloads)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

325 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Trailer

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shapez - Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 325 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,069 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~134/week).
  • · Review velocity down 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 29,044 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 321k–721k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 16,028 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.75 at GameBillet (2026-05-15) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 119 of 171 observed days · $9.24 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.0k1.0k20202026Week of 2020-06-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,022 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 298 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 252 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 363 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 240 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

7061822026-09-15 13:00 — 706 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 358 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 431 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 653 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 380 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 347 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 400 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 285 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 273 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 366 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 260 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 182 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 242 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 392 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 262 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 374 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 496 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 225 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 322 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 535 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 245 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 278 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 325 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1.1k206Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 585 · peak 1,104Aug 2020 — avg 444 · peak 1,128Oct 2020 — avg 1,058 · peak 2,582Dec 2020 — avg 408 · peak 609Feb 2021 — avg 284 · peak 440Apr 2021 — avg 346 · peak 518Jun 2021 — avg 499 · peak 1,890Aug 2021 — avg 600 · peak 1,302Oct 2021 — avg 315 · peak 652Dec 2021 — avg 320 · peak 499Feb 2022 — avg 258 · peak 511Apr 2022 — avg 347 · peak 619Jun 2022 — avg 378 · peak 638Aug 2022 — avg 230 · peak 371Oct 2022 — avg 440 · peak 1,404Dec 2022 — avg 332 · peak 583Feb 2023 — avg 264 · peak 413Apr 2023 — avg 393 · peak 828Jun 2023 — avg 445 · peak 1,519Aug 2023 — avg 303 · peak 512Oct 2023 — avg 332 · peak 734Dec 2023 — avg 353 · peak 677Feb 2024 — avg 497 · peak 993Apr 2024 — avg 318 · peak 527Jun 2024 — avg 298 · peak 592Aug 2024 — avg 590 · peak 1,146Oct 2024 — avg 379 · peak 752Dec 2024 — avg 304 · peak 568Feb 2025 — avg 367 · peak 667Apr 2025 — avg 260 · peak 469Jun 2025 — avg 296 · peak 561Aug 2025 — avg 344 · peak 631Oct 2025 — avg 263 · peak 438Dec 2025 — avg 241 · peak 401Feb 2026 — avg 317 · peak 615Apr 2026 — avg 284 · peak 700Jun 2026 — avg 333 · peak 697Aug 2026 — avg 264 · peak 479
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
47472026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 47 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-22: 6 new positive2026-09-23: 6 new positive2026-09-25: 7 new positive2026-09-26: 1 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new positive2026-09-29: 6 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-01: 4 new positive2026-10-02: 9 new positive2026-10-04: 3 new positive2026-10-05: 4 new positive2026-10-06: 4 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 4 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 5 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 3 new positive2026-10-14: 2 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.002020-06-072026-10-142020-06-07 — best price $3.992021-03-16 — best price $6.992021-10-28 — best price $4.992022-04-18 — best price $4.992022-09-12 — best price $3.992022-11-04 — best price $9.992023-01-03 — best price $9.992023-02-23 — best price $3.992023-04-24 — best price $3.492023-07-13 — best price $9.992023-09-26 — best price $9.992023-12-21 — best price $2.992024-03-14 — best price $3.492024-05-13 — best price $3.492024-07-29 — best price $9.992024-10-11 — best price $1.702024-12-02 — best price $9.992025-01-15 — best price $9.992025-03-24 — best price $8.082025-05-02 — best price $1.902025-06-10 — best price $9.992025-07-16 — best price $1.992025-09-11 — best price $9.992025-10-16 — best price $1.682025-11-04 — best price $8.272025-11-20 — best price $9.992026-01-05 — best price $0.992026-02-10 — best price $1.002026-03-19 — best price $0.992026-04-22 — best price $9.992026-05-19 — best price $9.272026-06-26 — best price $0.922026-08-03 — best price $9.992026-08-24 — best price $0.872026-09-07 — best price $0.992026-09-19 — best price $0.992026-10-01 — best price $0.992026-10-13 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

902026-09-30 22:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-01 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 14:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-03 20:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-04 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-11 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

45
achievements tracked
90.4%
earned "Cutter"
10.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor AlternativesCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionMouse Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime2 DLC

24 supported languages: English, French, Czech, German, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Norwegian, Japanese…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-06-22 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)19,3852%45

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCasualPuzzleSandboxBuildingCraftingModdableStrategyAutomationManagement

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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