The Shape of Things
Fair · Short indie · 2023
Steam Deck VerifiedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $6.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 4.5h 5.8h to 100%
- Value
- $1.55/hr
- Reviews
- 88% of 336 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.00 or less.
Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 1GB, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 31 times in the 3 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 50 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Value puts it in the top 8 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 73 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 90 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Tiny Lands ($6.99, scores 72) beats it on value, while it beats A Little to the Left ($14.99, scores 57).
More about The Shape of Things
Of the 264 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, none come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written May 2023 to August 2026.
It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating and runs 4.5 hours, about as long as a handheld game wants to be.
The drop-off
97% start to 25% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Oct 8, 09:55 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
For the most part I enjoy this game but the controls would drive me crazy sometimes. For example, to rotate an item you need to drag the mouse left or right but sometimes it would just stop rotating if you keep dragging and then you have to relift the mouse and grab the piece over and over again. I like the visuals and music and would have not complaints if the controls weren't frustrating. I might try it with a...
2 more reviews
It is a fun and creative game where you rotate, move, and adjust small 3D pieces to rebuild everyday objects. It's simple to understand, but some puzzles actually make you pause and think. I personally found it really relaxing to play, especially when I just wanted something calm after a long day. There is something super satisfying about slowly turning the pieces and suddenly seeing the object come together, it...
Não existe progressão de dificuldade, a não ser dentro de cada mundo, tudo bem simples mas super bem executado e lindinho. Realmente um "cozy game" pra quem quer fugir do típico farm game tão comum nesse subgênero.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
The Shape of Things scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/1853410/the-shape-of-thingsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 27, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.