The Shape of Things (2023)

- Developer
- Hyper Three Studio
- Publisher
- Maple Whispering Limited
- Platforms
- Windows
- Genres
- Casual, Indie
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 330 player ratings
- Typical playtime
- about 5.1 hours
- Where to get it
- Steam

The catalog in 3D
The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A calm, meditative puzzle game where you rotate, pan, and scale pieces to fit together in a soothing, colorful 3D space.
soothingrelaxingcasualpuzzleminimalistatmosphericcutenonlinear
What players say
Players are split on whether this is relaxing or frustrating. The visual and audio design is widely praised, but many say the controls and the need to align pieces perfectly ruin the calm, making the game feel more tedious than cozy.
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More by Hyper Three Studio
This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.

