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Alejandro Valenzuela · Published by 3Dinteractive · Official site ↗
2 user reviews — 50% positive (2 reviews) · 2 achievements
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
ShapeCycle is a peaceful open-world adventure built on recycling. Collect resources, solve shape-based puzzles, and restore balance to the world. Every copy also includes ShapeRecipe, a free expansion that lets you craft 3D shapes from 2D forms, blending creativity with critical thinking.
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Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Strategy · 2025 · More £15 - £30 games
Embark on a peaceful open-world journey in ShapeCycle, where collecting resources and solving shape puzzles guide you through an adventure of restoration. Explore the game's world with the free expansion ShapeRecipe, which adds creative crafting from 2D forms into your strategic toolkit.
About this game
At its core, ShapeCycle is a recycling adventure game and shape visualizer—a tool for both learning and creativity. Players explore a vast open world where recycling isn’t just a mechanic, but the heart of the journey. Collect cans, glass, and scrap to craft resources, solve puzzles, and restore balance to a world built on geometry and logic.
ShapeCycle features 12 core shapes—Circle, Triangle, Square, Pentagon, Cube, Pyramid, Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Dodecahedron, Icosahedron, Sphere, and Torus—each tied to real-world principles of logic, color, tone, and constellation alignment. Beyond the basics, players unlock advanced forms like the Hypercube (Tesseract), the Golden Spiral, and Fibonacci geometry—shapes that can be walked inside, rotated, and experienced in immersive 3D and projected 4D.
Every copy of ShapeCycle also includes ShapeRecipe, a free expansion that turns shape-building into hands-on discovery. ShapeRecipe allows players to craft new 3D forms directly from 2D shapes, giving students, teachers, and curious players an interactive way to explore geometry, creativity, and design.
Along the way, players:
• Complete quests rooted in recycling systems and shape logic
• Collect real-world materials to craft geometric forms
• Use crafted shapes to activate ancient systems, open pathways, and solve puzzles
Whether in a classroom or at home, ShapeCycle blends adventure, creativity, and environmental awareness. It encourages critical thinking, sustainable habits, and a love for form, pattern, and the hidden order of the universe!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Corei5 or AMD Rizen5
- Memory: 8 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R7 370
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
- Sound Card: standard DirectX-compatible sound card
- VR Support: currently n/a
Recommended
- OS: Windowds 10
- Processor: Intel i7 AMD Rizen7
- Memory: 32 MB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 2060AMD or Radeon RX 5600 XT
- Storage: 18 MB available space
- Sound Card: standard DirectX-compatible sound card
- VR Support: 2026 support
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
ShapeCycle Free Trial Now Live
The ShapeCycle Free Trial is now available. Step into a unique open-world experience where exploration, recycling, and puzzle-solving come together. Collect materials like cans, glass, and bottles, then bring them to the recycling center to earn currency and unlock new paths.Discover a world built around shapes—where interacting with different forms opens new areas, triggers transitions, and reveals hidden progression systems. Combine basic shapes into more complex structures and experiment with how the world responds.This free trial gives you a first look at the core gameplay loop, including:• Open-world exploration with interactive environments • Recycling-based progression and economy system • Shape-driven level transitions and mechanics • Early access to crafting and structural combinationsStart small. Build bigger. Unlock the system.Read full article on Community Announcements (alexdigital2012)AnnouncementsOfficial
ShapeCycle Creator Challenge: Earn a Character in the Game
🎮 SHAPECYCLE CREATOR CHALLENGE Support@ShapeCycle.netComplete the full ShapeCycle game and earn the opportunity to name and describe a future in-game character.This is a skill-based challenge designed for players who fully experience the game.HOW TO ENTER1. Complete the full ShapeCycle game.2. Take clear screenshots showing: - Final completion screen OR - End-game confirmation3. Upload your screenshots using the submission link below.CREATOR REWARDSelected players will be invited to:• Name a future ShapeCycle character• Write a short character description (personality, role, theme)• Have their creation considered for inclusion in a future updateThe final design will be adapted to fit the ShapeCycle universe.SUBMISSION METHOD• Screenshot upload is drag-and-drop• Multiple images allowed• One entry per Steam accountSELECTION CRITERIA• Full game completion required• Screenshots must be clear and verifiable• Character ideas will be evaluated on creativity, theme fit, and clarityDEADLINE• Submissions close on: \This contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Steam. Support@ShapeCycle.netRead full article on Community Announcements (alexdigital2012)
