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The Shape of Things

Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.

26 May 2023

The Shape of Things is an indie developed by Hyper Three Studio, released 26 May 2023 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Shape of Things is

The Shape of Things is an indie game developed by Hyper Three Studio and released in 2023. It was published by Maple Whispering Limited. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Experience a relaxing atmosphere from the comfort of your cozy room by solving small 3D puzzles inside collectible gachapons, and find the original shape of things inspired by Rubik’s style.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Shape of Things launched on 26 May 2023, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, System Shock and Street Fighter 6. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Diablo IV, System Shock, Street Fighter 6.

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When did The Shape of Things come out?
The Shape of Things was released on 26 May 2023 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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