Shape Shifter: Formations

Shape Shifter: Formations

Steam Deck Verified

Castec Studios · Action Roguelike · May 27, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $8.24.

92%
Very Positive
274 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 274 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 218 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
the gameplay loop is fun and the "dopamine factory" although not as egregious as like vampire survivors, is deffinetly also there, THERE are some Satisfying sounds for sure.
51 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Free coop if you do local or remote play.
17 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Lots of different enemies and fun bosses, the glowy over the top graphics we know and love, plenty perks and ships/guns to keep you entertained for a long time, at least in the early game.
16 of 218 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Fantastic, algorithm ruining visuals and a good (albeit repetitive after 5 hours) soundtrack.
7 of 218 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay51 reviews
Co-op17 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty15 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat32 reviews
81%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $8.24 (−45%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $8.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
150
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.