Games like shapez
If you like shapez (automation, puzzle and minimalist), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Factorio
- In common: building and thinking
- Difference: more co-op
When you have many hours ahead and a sharp mind: "five more minutes" turns into three hours.
Satisfactory
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: more co-op
When you have a long afternoon and want to build something huge and functional, solo or with friends.
Oxygen Not Included
- In common: building and thinking
- Difference: more intense
When you have hours, a clear head and want to untangle complex systems.
Cities: Skylines
- In common: building and long sessions
When you want to build something big at a relaxed pace. Watching your city grow session after session keeps you hooked for weeks.
RimWorld
- In common: long sessions and building
- Difference: more story
When you have a long afternoon and fancy managing: each session writes a new chapter for your colony.
Against the Storm
- In common: building and thinking
- Difference: more intense
When you want to build and manage without committing to a weeks-long game: each settlement is one session.
Timberborn
- In common: building and long sessions
When you want to build calmly and watch your dams transform the landscape.
Two Point Hospital
- In common: progression and building
When you want to manage something without real stress and with a laugh: each hospital plays in comfortable sessions.
Planet Zoo
- In common: building and long sessions
- Difference: less thinking
When you have an afternoon and want to create something beautiful while caring for your animals.
Graveyard Keeper
- In common: long sessions and progression
- Difference: less thinking
When you want to optimise tasks calmly and fancy a macabre touch.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About shapez
A factory of geometric shapes: you cut, paint and combine shapes on increasingly complex conveyor belts. No enemies and no resources running out, it's automation at its purest and most relaxed.
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