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shapez 2 - Factory cover art

shapez 2 - Factory

tobspr Games · 2026-04-23

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 15, 2024 (Linux), Aug 15, 2024 (Mac), Aug 15, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dive into a factory-building game with the focus on just that – building huge space factories! Design sprawling multi-level factories and satisfying production lines without limits. Tackle progressively challenging automation goals at your own pace, without the threat of enemies.

692
playing now
97%
positive of 15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
0
twitch viewers (latest)
90/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (8 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

692 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Shapez 2 is a factory simulation video game developed by tobspr Game, as a sequel to Shapez (2020).

Health check

Healthy
  • · 692 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,234 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~279/week).
  • · Review velocity up 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 9,647 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 302k–679k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,082 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$16.19-46%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $8.39 at IndieGala Store (2026-05-05)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 109 of 136 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.6k5.6k20242026Week of 2024-08-01: 5,632 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 995 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,106 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 382 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 531 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 239 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k5372026-08-07 00:00 — 671 players2026-08-07 08:00 — 734 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 984 players2026-08-08 00:00 — 726 players2026-08-08 08:00 — 899 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 1,085 players2026-08-09 00:00 — 780 players2026-08-09 08:00 — 927 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 1,058 players2026-08-10 00:00 — 761 players2026-08-10 08:00 — 682 players2026-08-10 17:00 — 947 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 732 players2026-08-11 09:00 — 742 players2026-08-11 17:00 — 917 players2026-08-13 00:00 — 608 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 649 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 1,097 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 730 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 600 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 947 players2026-08-20 22:00 — 681 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 642 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 929 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 848 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 553 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 652 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 786 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 692 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$8.392024-08-132026-08-212024-08-13 — best price $24.992024-08-30 — best price $21.232024-10-03 — best price $24.992024-11-03 — best price $23.032024-11-28 — best price $18.742025-01-01 — best price $24.992025-01-15 — best price $24.992025-03-01 — best price $24.992025-03-31 — best price $24.992025-04-15 — best price $18.742025-05-09 — best price $17.992025-06-10 — best price $24.992025-07-01 — best price $15.192025-08-27 — best price $17.492025-09-13 — best price $24.992025-10-17 — best price $15.992025-11-03 — best price $24.992025-11-20 — best price $24.992025-12-06 — best price $24.992026-01-10 — best price $24.992026-01-30 — best price $24.992026-02-12 — best price $14.992026-03-19 — best price $13.782026-04-10 — best price $18.712026-04-25 — best price $20.642026-05-14 — best price $18.712026-06-01 — best price $21.492026-06-25 — best price $17.992026-07-20 — best price $17.992026-08-06 — best price $13.992026-08-21 — best price $16.19
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

73112026-05-31 — 30 pageviews2026-06-03 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 38 pageviews2026-06-09 — 40 pageviews2026-06-12 — 37 pageviews2026-06-15 — 30 pageviews2026-06-18 — 73 pageviews2026-06-21 — 37 pageviews2026-06-24 — 30 pageviews2026-06-27 — 38 pageviews2026-06-30 — 31 pageviews2026-07-03 — 24 pageviews2026-07-06 — 24 pageviews2026-07-09 — 31 pageviews2026-07-12 — 23 pageviews2026-07-15 — 28 pageviews2026-07-18 — 14 pageviews2026-07-21 — 39 pageviews2026-07-24 — 28 pageviews2026-07-27 — 42 pageviews2026-07-30 — 25 pageviews2026-08-02 — 19 pageviews2026-08-05 — 22 pageviews2026-08-08 — 13 pageviews2026-08-11 — 18 pageviews2026-08-14 — 11 pageviews2026-08-17 — 19 pageviews2026-08-20 — 19 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-26 — 22 pageviews2026-08-28 — 18 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

13302026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 3 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 12 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 10 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 0 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
28.4%
earned "Shapeshifter I"
4.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam WorkshopAdjustable Text SizeCamera ComfortColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controlsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pace2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Russian, Thai, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,2491%83

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

3DSpacePuzzleTrainsSandboxBuildingCraftingStrategyAutomationFuturistic

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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