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Shape of the World

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App ID 642610
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Plug In Digital
Franchise Plug In Digital
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 30863793
Last Record Update 30 August 2025 – 15:09:27 UTC ()
Release Date 5 June 2018 – 15:59:00 UTC ()
❓ 73.55%
399 reviews
0
In-Game
😌 Casual 🌿 Nature 🌫 Atmospheric 🫠 Surreal 🚶 Walking Simulator

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Additional Information

Developer Hollow Tree Games
metacritic_name Shape of the World
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Plug In Digital
Store Release Date 5 June 2018 – 15:59:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Indie (23)
Store Genres Casual (4), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 5 June 2018 – 15:59:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 20 June 2025 – 14:04:42 UTC () (1750428282)
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review_score 6
review_percentage 78
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, FMOD SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenVR SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 14 December 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 2839023
  • configuration:
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 21 May 2017 – 19:10:24 UTC (), in changelist #3004197

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes

Tags

😌 Casual 🌿 Nature 🌱 Indie 🌫 Atmospheric 🫠 Surreal 🚶 Walking Simulator 🧘 Relaxing 🗺 Exploration 🙌 First-Person 🗺️ Adventure 👤 Singleplayer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🎨 Colorful

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 0 players right now
  • 1 24-hour peak
  • 15 all-time peak 6 June 2018
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  • 751 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • ❓ Mostly Positive
  • 73.55% SteamDB Rating
  • 312 78.2% positive reviews
  • 87 21.8% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
5 June 2018 Steam Release -
27 October 2021 ⇄ Fanatical: Guardian Bundle 4 -
16 December 2021 ⇄ Green Man Gaming: Holiday XP Pack -

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Shape of the World had an all-time peak of 15 concurrent players on 6 June 2018.

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