2026-09-07 12:56 UTC · Community Announcements · Chris_TobSpr
We're super excited to announce puzzlez - a shapez game!This is a standalone game that focuses more on the puzzle aspect of the shapez franchise, and is an evolution of the puzzle DLC for shapez 1!We originally planned this as a DLC for shapez 2, but had so many ideas that we figured it would make a lot more sense as it's own product.We also listened to you and learned from the past, so we will launch with 75+ official puzzles. As always, you will also be able to create & share your own puzzles!Before we dive into more details, here's the trailer:We’re excited to share more about puzzlez soon.
2026-08-13 13:15 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone! Update 1.2 is now available, bringing a large update to the game engine, Blueprint Migration and several minor changes. Do continue reading after the patch notes, as we're also hosting a Screenshot Contest and have another update for you on the Puzzles project. Update 1.2Update to Unity 6The whole game has now been upgraded to Unity 6. This will give us more features to work with, fix bugs, and give us some nice quality of life improvements in the engine and the editor. Essentially, it makes it easier for us to make future updates.Testing has shown that this also brought signif
2026-07-23 14:11 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!Today, we're ready to share the winners of the shapez 2 modding contest! We got a surprising amount of submissions and we were really impressed by the quality! Aside from the modding contest, we also have some fun things to share about Update 1.2, as well as the Puzzle project!Modding Contest WinnersFirst things first, the winners of the modding contest! We received many unique and exciting mods from you, ranging from small quality of life tweaks to complete game overhauls. Thank you all for participating!To pick the winners of the contest, we considered the following criteria:O
2026-07-09 13:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
We all know the feeling – you're working on your factory and everything is going smoothly, then suddenly a shortcut you took or temporary setup you made hours ago comes back to haunt you. Maybe your ratios are off, a belt goes the wrong way early on in production, or your spaghetti designs are catching up to you. Well, shapez 2 has a bunch of features to help you building polished setups with ease, or troubleshoot any potential issues.Effective BlueprintsWhen you're just starting off with shapez 2, it's easy to see a task and start making a bespoke setup to complete it. However, after completi
2026-06-25 13:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!Update 1.1 just released, bringing Manufacture Hard Mode and its badge, quality of life improvements and a bunch of smaller bug fixes. Additionally, this update is accompanied by a new cosmetic DLC: the Hyper Skin DLC!Note on Modding There is a high chance that this update will break mods and will result in the game crashing if you have mods installed. We are working with the modding community to fix this, but in the meantime, if you encounter any problems: You can switch back to a stable 1.0 branch: Right click shapez 2 in your library > properties > betas, and choose the branc
2026-06-19 13:21 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!We're really excited to announce that the 1.1 update for shapez 2 is releasing on June 25th, along with the first skin DLC! Update 1.1This update brings a new scenario: Manufacture Hard Mode! As you might expect from the name, this scenario is a more challenging take on Manufacture Mode. Converters have new layouts and the goals are more complex. They require more production steps and introduce challenging mechanics like pins and crystals earlier on.Manufacture Hard Mode does feature a few more consistent patterns for its shapes, potentially allowing you to reuse parts of your f
2026-06-11 14:53 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!Today we'd like to briefly go over some of the things we're working on and what you can still expect for shapez 2 this year.Update 1.1The next update for shapez 2 is coming very soon! We'll properly announce the release date of 1.1 next week, along with the changes, fixes and new content you can expect. The new content includes a new scenario that those of you who like a challenge are sure to enjoy. Additionally, we will also share something that stands out.shapez 2 PuzzlesIf you've played shapez 1, you may be familiar with the Puzzle DLC we released for it. It took the core mec
2026-06-04 14:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!We've been loving seeing you discuss and share your experiences playing shapez 2. It's interesting to see what features people pick up on and which are more easily overlooked. We've previously made a blog with some beginner tips & tricks to get you started with your factory, but now that some time has passed and your factories have grown (hopefully), we thought we'd give you some more tips that get a little more advanced!Select Connected While selecting everything in an area with \ is useful, there's a more intuitive option if you want to select a single belt and everything conn
2026-05-19 13:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!Today, we'd like to showcase more of the modding features introduced to shapez 2 with the launch of 1.0. As we eluded to before, the game now fully supports mods through the Steam Workshop, but there's more to it! And to get the Workshop going, we're hosting a Modding Contest with an Nvidia RTX 5080 as its grand prize. shapez 1 released as a browser game initially, so was originally never planned to support mods. However, after the release on Steam it still got a great amount of fantastic mods, adding a huge amount of replayability after launch.Mods for shapez 1 were a little cu
2026-05-05 09:42 UTC · GamingOnLinux
If you love the idea of building up a massive sprawling factory and taking your time doing so to chill out - shapez 2 is a safe bet. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/shapez-2-is-a-thoroughly-chilled-time-building-up-a-shape-cutting-factory/
2026-04-30 15:02 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
Hello everyone!Enjoying shapez 2 so far? We've seen a great amount of you who picked up the game during Early Access take it for another spin with the 1.0 release, and we're really excited to have you back. If you're new here, welcome! This devlog will be interesting to you especially.While the tutorial took you through all the basics to get started on your factory, here are some additional tips & tricks for if you've already progressed a bit!Keep the Vortex clearYou'll build the very first bits of your factory along the Vortex. However, this space is the most valuable real estate in the game.
2026-04-29 12:47 UTC · Community Announcements · tobspr Games
We hope you're having a great time with the 1.0 release so far! The game seems to be very stable, so there seem to be no major / widespread issues so far.However, this is a quick post-launch patch, that addresses a few reported issues:Fixed "unreleased" shown instead of "April 23" in the changelog for 1.0Fixed some achievements related to operator levels not properly triggeringFixed some launch / command line options not working as expected ~Tobias
2026-04-26 13:00 UTC · PC Gamer · Rick Lane
For much of its early access development, Shapez 2 was an interesting alternative to the tentpole automation sims like Factorio and Satisfactory. A more streamlined affair that dispensed with many of the supplementary systems seen in those aforementioned games, Shapez 2 adopted a more puzzle-centric approach to assembly-line construction... Read more.
2026-04-25 22:14 UTC · PCGamesN · editor@pcgamesn.com
It wouldn't be a weekend news round without a new(ish) strategy or building game now, would it? Seriously, whenever I'm drafted in to see what's worth bringing to your attention at the end of a long week, there's always some critically acclaimed simulator I've never heard of hitting an apparently long overdue 1.0 release to stellar reviews. Shapez 2 - Factory is the name of this weekend's surprise strategy release, and I'm convinced people secretly yearn for the manufacturing line. Read the full story on PCGamesN: This beautifully colorful new factory building game just released with mod suppo
2026-04-23 11:58 UTC · Community Announcements · Jelle
The 1.0 release of shapez 2 is NOW AVAILABLE with a whole new game mode, modding support, achievements, new visuals & much, much more. Vortex LTD is expecting you.ImportantSavegame & Blueprint Compatibility DisclaimerUnfortunately, pre-1.0 savegames are not compatible. However, there is an 0.1.1-old branch available on Steam that you can switch to, if you for example want to check out some of your old creations, create blueprints, or simply are not ready to do the switch yet.Blueprints are compatible, but blueprints created pre-1.0 will show a warning in the blueprint library. We encourage you
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