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puzzlez is a mini-puzzle game spin-off from the factory building shapez series

| Last updated: 8 Sep 2026 at 7:34 am UTC
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If you enjoy puzzle games you'll want to keep an eye on puzzlez - a shapez game, a spin-off from the shapez series from tobspr Games.

In puzzlez – a shapez game, players construct shapes inside of handcrafted 3D dioramas to solve optimization-based puzzle-boxes that progress from simple production chains to multi-floor logistical problems involving shapes and fluids. Players can also use an in-built puzzle editor to craft and share their own puzzles with the community.

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On developing a puzzle game, Tobias Springer, Founder at tobspr Games, said "We set out to create a standalone successor to the puzzle DLC for the original shapez, so puzzlez began life as a planned DLC for shapez 2. However, we realized that this would require players to own the full shapez 2 game just to experience something we’d designed to stand on its own, so we decided that since releasing it as a separate title doesn’t change the price and would give us far more creative freedom, we’d make puzzlez its own game. Our aim is to grow puzzlez into a series itself and I think the gameplay will be quite intriguing to shapez fans and puzzle game enthusiasts."

Key Features
  • Over 75 handcrafted 3D automation and logic puzzles.
  • Puzzles ranging from simple problems to complex brain-twisters.
  • Compact and atmospheric 3D visuals and a relaxing soundscape.
  • Solve puzzles your way, track how well you did, and compare with others.
  • Design, create and share your own puzzles using the built-in puzzle editor.
  • Discover and play an ever-growing in-game library of community-made puzzles.
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Cley_Faye 8 Sep 2026
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I'm curious what it'll look like, but also, I'm curious about both the price tag and what it means for future support for Shapez 2. It feels a bit weird to release a game, then immediately go into another standalone, from a player perspective.
Ehvis 8 Sep 2026
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Quoting: Cley_FayeI'm curious what it'll look like, but also, I'm curious about both the price tag and what it means for future support for Shapez 2. It feels a bit weird to release a game, then immediately go into another standalone, from a player perspective.
I think you're reading a bit too much into it. They did a puzzle DLC for shapez.io. Since their focus is community puzzle support, I'm guessing they decided to separate it from the main game to keep the workshop content separate. I do wonder about the price though. The shapez.io puzzle DLC was cheap, but will that still be the case if it's a separate producte?
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