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Build a paint-fueled factory that turns shapes into self-fighting heroes, then survive enemy waves and improve your next run.
Released 17 Sep 2025
Build Shape Heroes
Route Shapes On Belts
Automate Hero Production
In ShapeHero Factory, you’re the engineer of an ever-evolving paint-fuelled factory that spits out magical, shape-based warriors. Send them into battle - to death or glory - then build an even better factory on your next run.
Developed by Asobism.Co.,Ltd · Published by Asobism.Co.,Ltd









You are the engineer of a factory that turns shapes and paint into small heroes. Your goal is to produce an army capable of defending your Portal from waves of enemies.
Gather and route resources along conveyor belts, then process them through machines to make heroes. Arrange production lines to control which units you build and how quickly they reach the Portal; once deployed, they fight automatically.
Runs combine limited resources and factory space with changing recipes, research, and rewards such as relics. Choose upgrades between battles, develop different strategies with playable Masters, and unlock permanent improvements as you start new runs.
Players who enjoy the game often praise the way factory building and resource management feed directly into battles, giving production a clear purpose. Reviews also highlight the changing plans and strategies across roguelite runs, along with the cute character designs. Some players find the random upgrades and repeated rebuilding frustrating, so these themes are not shared by everyone.
Welcome to the world’s weirdest factory. You don’t swing swords or cast spells, instead you build tiny heroes out of shapes, and hope for the best as they come up against endless swarms of increasingly brutal enemies. All in a day’s work!
Drop shapes onto conveyor belts to craft self-operation heroes.
Want a soldier? Try a circle and a triangle.
Want a tank? Try circle and square.
Heroes fight on their own, you’re just there to make the decisions.

Enemies get weirder, stronger and ruder as you progress
Defend your Portal from swarming pests and brute squads
Earn magical artifacts and upgrade your factory like there's no tomorrow.

Different playable characters - ‘Masters’ - have different hero types and build strategies
Experiment with different characters to unlock their Arcane Knowledge (permanent upgrades)
Find a playstyle that suits you best
You can’t control your troops, but you can outsmart the darkness waiting to gobble up your kingdom, one conveyor belt at a time.
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
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| Achievements | 38 |
| Age ratings |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
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