ported2browserTHE INDEPENDENT FIELD GUIDE

SIMULATION / WEB-NATIVE

shapez.

Build a factory that cuts, rotates, combines and paints shapes. The linked browser page is the original shapez demo. Its early tutorial begins with an extractor and a conveyor route into the hub.

Web-nativeKeyboard + pointer
Open original game ↗ (opens a new tab)

Opens the project’s game host.

shapez project illustration
Developed factory screenshot published under the original shapez heading in its README. It illustrates the project, not our demo progress; the browser demo has feature restrictions. Source & credits (opens a new tab)
EXPLORE THIS COLLECTIONStrategy & simulation ↗Build & experiment ↗

YOUR FIRST SESSION

Your first few moves.

Jump to controls ↓
  1. 01

    Find the requested shape

    Look at the hub’s current requirement.

  2. 02

    Connect one extractor

    Place it on the matching resource and lead a belt toward the hub.

  3. 03

    Watch a delivery

    Confirm that shapes travel all the way to the destination before adding processors.

KEEP THIS HANDY

Controls at a glance.

Pointer and building toolbar
Choose a building and place it on the map.
Conveyor direction
Check the belt’s orientation and its connection to the receiving building.
Settings / key bindings
Read the active build’s shortcuts; demo customization can be restricted.

Start with a complete line

The original tutorial introduces extraction, conveying and expansion in that order. Follow one shape from its source into the hub. If the delivery does not register, inspect where the moving pieces stop. An empty belt near the extractor and a full belt at the hub suggest different problems. Adding another source will not repair a disconnected final segment.

Add a processor when the requested shape needs one

The project’s core transformations include cutting, rotation, merging and painting. Learn what a single processor outputs before combining several. When cutting is introduced, its outputs and unwanted pieces affect the rest of the line. Trace each branch separately so a blockage does not look like a slow extractor.

Keep the demo and later games distinct

The README labels this host an Online Demo. The full original game, its community edition and shapez 2 are separate releases. The newer game’s trains, fluids and multi-layer factory features should not be assumed to exist in this browser demo. The original repository also states that active development has moved elsewhere.

shapez original project media
Actual October 26 title screen of the linked browser host, explicitly labelled DEMO.
BEFORE YOU CLOSE THE TAB

What happens to your progress?

The menu exposes save/import functions, but demo restrictions apply. Verify the active build’s options before relying on transfer.

Check the save and backup guide ↗

A FEW USEFUL ANSWERS

Before the next click.

Is the whole paid game free here?

The project calls the linked browser page a demo, and its title screen advertises the full version separately.

Why is a conveyor full but deliveries have stopped?

As a diagnostic step, trace the final connection and the receiving building’s requirements. A blocked destination can back up a working upstream line.

KEEP GOING

A useful next read.

shapez: make one extractor reach the hub. ↗

Follow the source.

Tobias Springer / tobspr Games and shapez contributors. Licence notice. GPL-3.0 code; artwork and dependencies have separate notices.

Latest collected source change: Improve build process on macOS (opens a new tab) . Repository activity does not identify the hosted game version.

All media and source credits ↗
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