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shapez 2 - Factory

tobspr Games · 2026-04-23

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

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.

shapez 2 - Factory is a 2026 Casual, Indie, Simulation and Strategy game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and an Overwhelmingly Positive review sentiment (97% of 15,321 reviews).

739
playing now
97%
positive of 15k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

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

Trailer

shapez 2 - Factory trailer thumbnail

shapez 2 - Factory - 1.0 Reveal Trailer [EN] Trailer | Simulation 2026

≈483,304 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 739 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 1% of 29,056 Casual games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 310k–697k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,479 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$13.99-53%

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 102 of 129 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

1.8k5862026-09-15 13:00 — 1,791 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 1,327 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 1,028 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 1,647 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 1,442 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 875 players2026-09-23 11:00 — 912 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 1,020 players2026-09-26 02:00 — 793 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 1,047 players2026-09-28 17:00 — 953 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 608 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 604 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 1,000 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 865 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 780 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 1,071 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 693 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 659 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 1,160 players2026-10-11 21:00 — 916 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 586 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 739 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
9.2k475Aug 2024Aug 2026Aug 2024 — avg 9,184 · peak 15,931Sep 2024 — avg 2,851 · peak 8,656Oct 2024 — avg 1,160 · peak 2,530Nov 2024 — avg 961 · peak 1,891Dec 2024 — avg 919 · peak 1,639Jan 2025 — avg 950 · peak 1,729Feb 2025 — avg 663 · peak 1,227Mar 2025 — avg 603 · peak 1,072Apr 2025 — avg 609 · peak 1,151May 2025 — avg 475 · peak 888Jun 2025 — avg 1,809 · peak 4,431Jul 2025 — avg 1,286 · peak 2,812Aug 2025 — avg 761 · peak 1,360Sep 2025 — avg 533 · peak 973Oct 2025 — avg 577 · peak 1,071Nov 2025 — avg 492 · peak 874Dec 2025 — avg 562 · peak 1,008Jan 2026 — avg 732 · peak 1,219Feb 2026 — avg 559 · peak 987Mar 2026 — avg 489 · peak 885Apr 2026 — avg 1,696 · peak 9,371May 2026 — avg 2,449 · peak 6,386Jun 2026 — avg 1,279 · peak 2,194Jul 2026 — avg 1,075 · peak 1,855Aug 2026 — avg 814 · peak 1,529
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
24242026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 24 new positive2026-09-21: 3 new negative2026-09-22: 7 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 4 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 5 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new positive2026-09-26: 7 new positive2026-09-27: 10 new positive2026-09-29: 7 new positive2026-09-30: 2 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 3 new positive2026-10-04: 5 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 1 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 13 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-07: 7 new positive2026-10-08: 5 new positive2026-10-09: 11 new positive2026-10-10: 4 new positive2026-10-11: 4 new positive2026-10-12: 3 new positive2026-10-12: 2 new negative2026-10-13: 4 new positive2026-10-14: 4 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$29.99$8.392024-08-132026-10-012024-08-13 — 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 $16.192026-10-01 — best price $13.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

73132026-05-31 — 30 pageviews2026-06-04 — 21 pageviews2026-06-08 — 39 pageviews2026-06-12 — 37 pageviews2026-06-16 — 24 pageviews2026-06-20 — 35 pageviews2026-06-24 — 30 pageviews2026-06-28 — 32 pageviews2026-07-02 — 28 pageviews2026-07-06 — 24 pageviews2026-07-10 — 39 pageviews2026-07-14 — 30 pageviews2026-07-18 — 14 pageviews2026-07-22 — 27 pageviews2026-07-26 — 27 pageviews2026-07-30 — 25 pageviews2026-08-03 — 26 pageviews2026-08-07 — 16 pageviews2026-08-11 — 18 pageviews2026-08-15 — 23 pageviews2026-08-19 — 19 pageviews2026-08-23 — 18 pageviews2026-08-27 — 16 pageviews2026-08-31 — 14 pageviews2026-09-04 — 19 pageviews2026-09-08 — 50 pageviews2026-09-12 — 32 pageviews2026-09-16 — 39 pageviews2026-09-20 — 21 pageviews2026-09-24 — 13 pageviews2026-09-28 — 30 pageviews2026-10-02 — 16 pageviews2026-10-06 — 31 pageviews2026-10-09 — 20 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6902026-09-30 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 69 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-04 16:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-05 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 10:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 19:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-06 04:34 — 19 viewers2026-10-06 13:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-06 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 16:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 22:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-10 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-10 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-12 04:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-12 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-12 22:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-13 16:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-14 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 21:34 — 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…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2024-08-15, latest 2026-06-25 (Steam store data)

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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