Coming 2027 to Steam
Easy to learn. Hard to master.
A calm puzzle game about building tiny production lines in very little space. Every puzzle has more than one right answer, and there's usually a smarter one you haven't found yet.
Windows, macOS and Linux
What is puzzlez?
Tiny platforms. Proper problems.
You get a couple of input shapes, a target shape and a platform not much bigger than a tray. Belts, cutters, rotators and painters go wherever you put them. When the right shape rolls out the far end, you're done.
Early puzzles teach one idea each. Later ones stack several floors and make you route around your own machines.
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Puzzles that make you think
Simple chains at the start, multi-floor logistics knots at the end.
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Calm, all the way through
Soft light, quiet sound, nothing counting down. You can't lose here. You can only get better.
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More than one right answer
Solve it your way. Then open the stats and see how everyone else went about it.
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A gentle ramp, zero pressure
Undo, hints when you ask for them, puzzles that grow with you. You don't need to know shapez.
Screenshots
Compact dioramas, one problem each
75+ handcrafted puzzles
From your first belt to the ones that hurt
More than 75 handcrafted puzzles ship with the game. The first ones are a single belt. The last ones are multi-floor logistics problems that reward a plan, not fast hands.
- Shape puzzles: cut, rotate, stack and paint until the goal comes out
- Puzzles that span several building floors
- Hints and undo when you want them. Never a timer.
- Stats that show how your solution compares with other players
Create, share, play
The same editor we use
The tool we build the official puzzles with is in the game, unchanged. Make a puzzle, publish it, and it shows up in the in-game library next to everyone else's. Ever wanted to design a level for a game you like? This is the easy way in.
- Built-in editor that checks your puzzle is solvable before it goes live
- Browse, play and rate community puzzles without leaving the game
Is puzzlez for you?
You'll probably like puzzlez if you enjoy
- shapez
- Mini Metro
- Mini Motorways
- Opus Magnum
- Infinifactory
- LEGO Builder's Journey
- Open puzzles where the fun is a cleverer solution, not the one solution
- Logic and optimisation over reflexes
- Quiet, minimal games that work for twenty minutes or a whole evening
- Playing or creating community puzzles
puzzlez is single-player, with no combat, timers or fail states. It isn't a factory game about scaling up, and you don't need to have played shapez.
Fact sheet
- Title
- puzzlez - a shapez game
- Genre
- Puzzle, logic, automation
- Release
- 2027 (wishlist now)
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux via Steam
- Players
- Single-player
- Languages
- 11, including English, German, French, Japanese, Korean and Simplified Chinese
- Puzzles
- 75+ handcrafted, plus community puzzles
- Developer
- tobspr Games (Munich, Germany)
- Publisher
- tobspr Games, Doyoyo Games
- Price
- Announced closer to release
FAQ
Questions, answered
What is puzzlez?
puzzlez - a shapez game is an easy to learn, hard to master puzzle game about building shapes in compact 3D spaces. Each puzzle gives you a few input shapes, a target shape and a small platform. You place belts and machines until the target comes out. It ships with more than 75 handcrafted puzzles, a built-in puzzle editor and an in-game library of community puzzles. tobspr Games develops it. It releases in 2027 on Steam for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Do I need to have played shapez or shapez 2?
No. puzzlez is a standalone game and assumes nothing. The onboarding introduces one mechanic at a time. It shares the shapes and the look of the shapez games, but it's a pure puzzle game, not a factory game about scaling up.
Is puzzlez hard?
It starts gentle and ends genuinely hard. Early puzzles are simple production chains. Later ones span several floors and turn into real logistics problems. You get hints and undo, and there are no timers or fail states, so the difficulty comes from thinking rather than pressure. Every puzzle has several valid solutions. If you like to keep optimising, the stats show how your solution compares with other players.
Which games is puzzlez similar to?
If you enjoy Mini Metro, Mini Motorways, Opus Magnum, Infinifactory or LEGO Builder's Journey, puzzlez is in your neighbourhood: calm, minimal presentation, open-ended logic puzzles with many valid answers, and the fun of finding a cleverer one. Players of the shapez 1 Puzzle DLC will recognise the idea, now in 3D and with a lot more content.
How many puzzles are there?
More than 75 handcrafted puzzles ship with the game, from simple production chains to multi-floor brain-twisters. Players can also build and share their own puzzles with the built-in editor, so the in-game library keeps growing after release.
Can I make my own puzzles?
Yes. The editor in puzzlez is the same tool the developers use for the official puzzles. You design a puzzle, the game checks that it can be solved, you publish it, and other players can find, play and rate it inside the game.
Is puzzlez multiplayer?
puzzlez is single-player. The community side is asynchronous: you share puzzles you made, play puzzles others made, and compare solutions through statistics. There's no competitive or co-op mode.
What platforms is puzzlez on?
puzzlez releases on Steam for Windows, macOS and Linux. Steam Deck support hasn't been confirmed. No mobile or console version is planned for launch.
When does puzzlez release, and what does it cost?
puzzlez is scheduled for 2027 and you can wishlist it on Steam now. The exact price will be announced closer to release. It will cost what a puzzle expansion for shapez 2 would have cost. Making it a standalone game didn't change the price.
Which languages does puzzlez support?
The interface comes in 11 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Turkish. The Chinese title is 谜题工厂 - 异形工厂系列.
Why is puzzlez a standalone game and not a DLC for shapez 2?
Because the audience is different. Many people who played the shapez 1 Puzzle DLC also play Mini Motorways and Zachtronics puzzle games. That overlap is much smaller for shapez 2. A standalone game with its own price lets puzzle fans who have never touched shapez get in, while shapez players still get the depth they expect.
Does development on shapez 2 continue?
Yes. A dedicated team keeps working on shapez 2. Update 1.2 shipped in August 2026 and 1.3 is in progress. puzzlez is built by a separate team at tobspr Games.
Who makes puzzlez?
tobspr Games, the Munich studio behind shapez and shapez 2, develops puzzlez and co-publishes it with Doyoyo Games. The project is funded by the German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.