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Press release:
AACHEN, GERMANY, January 11, 2024.
The Aachen-based (Germany) indie games developer tobspr Games today announced with great happiness and excitement that they are going to release a PC demo for their factory-building automation game “Shapez 2” on January 25th, 2024 (the PC demo will be available via Steam on the said release day).

Soon, players can get a first glimpse of the long-awaited sequel and the new features it will be bringing to the series. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get a feel for the shape before launch!

Wishlist the game on Steam in advance:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162800/shapez_2/
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From January 25th on, fans of automation and factory construction games can play the demo of shapez 2 to experience a new way of building factories in space. This time, craft and optimize your factories in 3D, across multiple levels and with more technologies than ever before! Cut, stack and dye your way past production challenges to get a feel of the shapes and the possibilities shapez 2 offers.

The demo will be part of the first Steam Next Fest of 2024, from February 5th to February 12th. How many new techniques in the expanded Research System will you unlock in this period?

Can’t wait to give this game a try before Steam Next Fest takes off? Let us know and we’ll get you a preview key right away!
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Tobias Springer, founder of tobspr Games, says:
“shapez 2 will launch in Early Access later this year and we are looking forward to continuing development together with our passionate community. Players joining us in Early Access can expect a full, polished game right from the get go, with new features and late-game content being added during the EA period. We’re showing off our current progress already with our Steam Next Fest demo, available for everyone!”

More information on what to expect during the upcoming Steam Next Fest can be found in the Steam devblog:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2162800/view/3866967812908511577.

The game is first expected to launch in Steam Early Access later this year!

About shapez 2
shapez 2 is a top-down factory-building game where you extract and process geometric shapes. Each shape has its own set of building-blocks that your factories can take apart, stack, paint and put back together in unique ways. Automate the processing of geometric shapes, build massive factories and optimize them to solve increasingly complex logistics and automation tasks! shapez 2 is financially supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action as part of the federal government’s computer games funding.

The first shapez game sold more than 500,000 units on Steam and attracted more than 10 million players to its demo on shapez.io. With over 200,000 wishlists on Steam, sequel shapez 2 has become one of the 150 most-wishlisted games on Steam. Fans of automation, logistics, train and logic games cannot wait to get their hands on this one.

Features at release:

Multi-Layer 3D Factories: Design and optimize your factories in a whole new dimension

Trains: Connect distant stations with a network of space trains

Research System: Unlock buildings, mechanics & upgrades in the all-new tech tree

New Shape Mechanics: Discover new shapes types with unique properties and logic

Blueprint Library: Save, load, export and share factory design blueprints with anyone

All-new Visuals: Build factories and stations in a stunning immersive space environment

Fluids: Use different types of liquids to process shapes or boost production

Animated Open Buildings: See exactly what’s happening inside buildings in your factory

Undo/Redo: Gain the ability to undo/redo unwanted operations

About tobspr Games
tobspr Games is an independent game development studio from Germany that was founded in 2018 by Tobias Springer. The company began as a hobby with a focus on webgames: the studio’s first game was a tower defense game called “YORG.io”. After it became clear that a much larger player base could be built on Steam, the concept switched to a hybrid approach: demo on the web and full version on Steam.

Since the success of shapez the focus is now 100% on Steam. The team behind the studio continues to expand as it concentrates on shapez 2.