GamesShapez 2: Factory
Shapez 2: Factory poster
Released Aug 15, 2024

Shapez 2: Factory

2024 · Puzzle, Simulator
tobspr Games · PC · Mac · Linux

Dive into a factory-building game where the focus is on just that — building huge factories! Construct sprawling multi-level factories and min-max your layouts without limits. Shapez 2 is tailor-made for enthusiasts who crave the thrill of optimizing production lines and perfecting automation.

Real Score
84
Broadly loved
from 536 reactions
very high confidence
77% positive13% mixed9% negative
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What people are saying

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The Real Review

Shapez 2 is a pure factory-builder for PC, Mac, and Linux that mostly nails its core promise: the factory building and automation gameplay loop is a huge hit. People love the optimization puzzle, with trains, blueprints, and automation getting specific praise, though the game's difficulty curve can be a bit steep. The main complaints are technical, with some hitting performance issues and a vocal group of players on Steam and PC expressing frustration with the developer, tobspr Games, over certain decisions. It's a solid buy for genre fans, especially if you're not on the fence about early access quirks.

Synthesized from 536 real reactions · very high confidenceGameplayGraphicsValueStoryDifficultyPerformance

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

77%positive
  • Positive77%
  • Mixed13%
  • Negative9%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

gameplay88
graphics87
value81
story72
difficulty68
performance55
multiplayer50

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

828486Sep 27292468484

Buzz

42 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

036Sep 22: 2 reactionsSep 22Sep 23: 5 reactionsSep 24: 0 reactions24Sep 25: 5 reactionsSep 26: 4 reactions26Sep 27: 3 reactionsSep 28: 4 reactions28Sep 29: 2 reactionsSep 30: 1 reaction30Oct 1: 2 reactionsOct 2: 1 reaction2Oct 3: 3 reactionsOct 4: 1 reaction4Oct 5: 3 reactions5

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Steam496
Social Media40

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

tobspr Gamesdeveloper131×30%+
Steamplatform22×0%+
PCplatform13×15%+
trainsfeature13×77%+
factory buildingfeature12×92%+
blueprintsfeature9×89%+
vortexfeature8×63%+
automationfeature8×63%+
Factoriocharacter8×63%+
Factoriodeveloper7×86%+
shapesfeature6×67%+
Macplatform6×50%+
Linuxplatform6×67%+
Shapez 2: Factoryfeature6×33%+
tutorialfeature6×83%+

Trailer and screenshots

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