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Shape Shifter: Formations

Shape Shifter: Formations

Shape Shifter: Formations is an action twin-stick shooter with rogue-lite elements, where you must destroy hordes of geometric enemies alone or with a friend. Select your ship and combine a large variety of weapons, abilities and infinitely stacking upgrades to craft your own unique build.

Released May 27, 2025 Developer Castec Studios Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeArena ShooterBullet HellLocal Co-OpRogue-lite
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-18.

91.6%positive274 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Easily one of the best mindless grind roguelikes I've come across. There is a huge variety in viable builds, especially as you unlock more stuff, and the difficulty actually feels pretty reasonable. There's a good spike with the threat levels, and a lot of deaths are due to…”

— a player, Steam review · 32 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Fun and engaging gameplay loop, will keep an eye on updates for this one. Must try.”

— a player, Steam review · 271 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Great Game. Gets better the longer i play.”

— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.

122all-time peak
0 25 50 2024 2025 2026 36 avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.

150achievements
31.7%median completion
5.2%rarest: Flawless Shapeshifter
96.2% of players 91.3% of players 82.8% of players 79.1% of players 76.7% of players 75.2% of players 74.2% of players 73.9% of players 71.6% of players 67.9% of players 66.3% of players 64.9% of players 61.2% of players 57.2% of players 56.2% of players 54.3% of players 53.2% of players 52.7% of players 52.4% of players 51.7% of players 50.6% of players 49.3% of players 49.1% of players 48.6% of players 44.4% of players 43.3% of players 41.5% of players 40.2% of players 39.1% of players 38.1% of players 37.2% of players 36.3% of players 35.4% of players 34.5% of players 34.0% of players 33.9% of players 32.6% of players 32.1% of players 31.5% of players 31.1% of players 30.7% of players 30.4% of players 30.0% of players 29.5% of players 29.2% of players 28.5% of players 28.3% of players 27.6% of players 27.4% of players 27.2% of players 25.4% of players 25.2% of players 24.8% of players 24.4% of players 24.0% of players 22.7% of players 22.6% of players 22.0% of players 21.3% of players 20.1% of players 96.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
96.2%Die Hard — Die for the first time.
94.1%Shard Seeker — Collect 250 shards.
91.3%Shape Pummeler — Kill 500 enemies.
Rarest badges of honor
5.2%Flawless Shapeshifter — Kill the Shapeshifter without taking damage.
8.5%Flawless Heptahydra — Kill the Heptahydra without taking damage.
9.5%Helix Rifle Mastery — Complete a run with the Helix Rifle weapon.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$7.49lowest since tracking began2026-09-14
US14.99 USD
EU14.79 EUR
UK12.79 GBP
Australia21.95 AUD
Canada19.49 CAD
Japan1,700 JPY
Brazil46.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jun 25, 2025
Update 1.0.4

Fixes Fixed an issue where the Shotgun's Twin Barrel upgrade had no effect. Fixed an issue where scrap could sometimes spawn in the air. Fixed an issue where Blight's Toxic Wake skill was spawning fro

Jun 06, 2025
Update 1.0.3 - Hotfix

Fixes Fixed an issue where constructs could still target the Heptahydra's heads after they were killed. Fixed an issue where Havoc's ability would not move from the Heptahydra's heads when killing the

May 30, 2025
Update 1.0.2 - Hotfix

Fixes Fixed some control issues with the new toggle auto fire option. Fixed an issue where some saves could have the wrong profile name. Fixed an issue where the Sands Of Time upgrade was less effecti

May 30, 2025
Update 1.0.1 - Hotfix

Changes/Fixes Added an accessibility option to be able to toggle firing on/off when using KBM. Fixed an issue where you could unlock higher mastery tiers while playing below threat 50. Fixed an issue

May 27, 2025
1.0 Out Now!

Hey Everyone, Shape Shifter: Formations version 1.0 is out now! After 1.5 years in Early Access, we're thrilled to announce that the full release of the game is now live! Thank you to everyone who pla

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-18.

GenresAction, RPG, Free To Play
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Arena Shooter · Bullet Hell · Local Co-Op · Rogue-lite · Twin Stick Shooter · Co-op · Rogue-like · Top-Down Shooter · RPG · Top-Down · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements150
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel I5 2500 or AMD Equivalent Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GTX 670 or AMD Equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: Lowest spec available for testing, may run on slower hardware at your discretion.