Games like Shape
If Shape is your kind of game, the closest matches are Schastye, Eschaton and Pattern — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Players who liked Shape also play
Steam players who put hours into Shape also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Schastye
WHY THIS
Top pick for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shape.
A miniature frozen between the atmosphere of a small room and Castaneda with Lovecraft. The story of radical spiritual practices in the search for truth among panels and stacks.
Eschaton
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
Pattern
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Shape.
Sometimes art isn't the product of a grand vision but rather the process. It's hard to know what you are trying to say until you've already said it.
The Elision Effect
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
Manifold Garden
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
Backmooms
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
You’ve wandered into a strange dimension while shopping.A mysterious monster is chasing you.You must escape."Backmooms" is a first-person adventure game.
Empathy: Path of Whispers
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Shape fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Empathy: Path of Whispers is an atmospheric and story-driven adventure game where you explore a seemingly abandoned world through the emotions and memories of the people who once inhabited it, trying to restore the world’s lost balance by journeying through its past.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Shape at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Shape.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shape.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Shape on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Shape.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shape.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Shape.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shape.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shape.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shape.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Shape.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Shape
- How much does Shape cost?
- Shape is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Shape?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shape are Schastye, Eschaton, Pattern.
- Who developed Shape?
- Shape was developed by Igor Neiman.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Shape.
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