Shape of Dreams similar games & best alternatives

Shape of Dreams

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced, dreamlike action in a vivid roguelite world. Dive into ever-changing realms with tight controls, fluid combat, and high-stakes battles. Whether playing solo or with up to three friends, each run is a thrilling test of reflexes and strategy.

What works
  • Deep and flexible build customization
  • Engaging cooperative multiplayer
  • High replayability and progression
  • Responsive and polished combat
  • Active and supportive developers
Things to keep in mind
  • Performance issues in some areas
  • Some grind and progression pacing complaints
  • Repetitive map environments
  • Difficulty spikes in boss fights
  • Limited cosmetic customization

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark

  • Streets of Rogue

  • Full Metal Furies

  • SWORN

  • Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

  • Charlie Murder

  • Granvir

  • Deep Rock Galactic

  • Sephiria
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Lynked: Banner of the Spark

  • MetaPhysical

  • Starlight Revolver
If you liked…

Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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  • Creativity

    Talented
  • Experimenting

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Similarity map

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How to use the graph
Similarity map

Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot for a screenshot preview, score, and top score gaps; click to compare in the panel on the right.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom out and see more games.

Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Shape of Dreams: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Survival, Fantasy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

  • Autonomy

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    "Players have extensive freedom in character builds, mastery selection, and playstyle customization, allowing personal control over actions and strategies."

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  • Competence

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    "The game offers a challenging combat system with skill-based progression, experimentation, and boss fights requiring mastery of mechanics."

    Capsule for Samurai Bringer Samurai Bringer

    "The game offers challenging combat, skill mastery, and build optimization with feedback through boss fights and progression systems."

  • Competition

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    "Focus is primarily on personal progression and co-op play rather than competitive ranked modes or leaderboards."

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    "Focus is primarily on personal progression and co-op play rather than competitive ranked modes or leaderboards."

  • Continuation

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    "Strong replayability with meta-progression, unlocks, and varied runs encourage long play sessions and habitual engagement."

    Capsule for SpellRogue SpellRogue

    "High replayability with long sessions, meta-progression, and build experimentation encourages habitual and extended play."

  • Cooperation

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    "Supports cooperative multiplayer gameplay"

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    "Supports cooperative multiplayer with shared goals, resource sharing, and team synergies, though solo play is also viable."

  • Creativity

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    5

    "Strong emphasis on creative build crafting through a massive, procedurally generated talent tree and class-specific abilities."

    Capsule for Talented Talented

    "Strong emphasis on creative build crafting through flexible skill and essence combinations and customizable character trees."

  • Domination

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    -4

    "Interactions emphasize cooperative play and shared progression rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

    Capsule for Roboquest Roboquest

    "Interactions emphasize cooperative and balanced play rather than exerting control or superiority over others."

  • Escapism

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    "Players use the game as a deep, immersive experience to escape and engage in a fantasy world."

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    "Players use the game as an engaging, immersive experience to escape real life through deep fantasy and gameplay."

  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or external pressure."

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of intrinsic interest and enjoyment rather than obligation or external pressure."

  • Experimenting

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    "Encourages trying new builds, skills, and strategies with varied character customization."

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    "Encourages trying new builds, skill combinations, and strategies with flexible customization and diverse characters."

  • Exploration

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    "Procedurally generated levels and secrets encourage some exploration, though environments can feel repetitive."

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    "Procedurally generated maps and secrets provide some exploration, though some repetition in environments is noted."

  • Expression

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    "Character builds and gear customization allow some self-expression, though cosmetic options are limited."

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    "Customization of characters and builds allows self-expression, though cosmetic options are limited."

  • Fantasy

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    5

    "Strong fantasy and surreal elements with imaginative settings and characters."

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    "Strong fantasy elements with imaginative characters, abilities, and dreamlike settings."

  • Fellowship

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    "Strong community and cooperative play foster a sense of belonging and shared goals."

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    "Community and cooperative play foster a sense of belonging and shared achievement."

  • Growth

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    "Players develop skills, knowledge, and meta-progression through repeated runs and learning complex systems."

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    "Players develop skills, knowledge of builds, and meta-progression through repeated play and learning."

  • Health

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    -4

    "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

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    "Primarily sedentary gameplay with no physical activity or health-related features."

  • Idle

    Game with the same Idle vibe

    -4

    "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during runs; not designed for background or idle play."

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    "Requires focused attention and continuous engagement during runs; not designed for idle or background play."

  • Intimacy

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    "Some social interaction through multiplayer and community, but limited to gaming context."

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    "Some social interaction and cooperation with friends and community, but limited to gameplay context."

  • Leadership

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    "Some players take lead in co-op strategies but overall balanced teamwork and shared decision-making."

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    "Some players may lead in co-op strategy, but overall balanced and shared decision-making is emphasized."

  • Progression

    Game with the same Progression vibe

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    "Strong meta-progression system with permanent upgrades, unlocks, and character development."

    Capsule for Scarlet Tower Scarlet Tower

    "Strong meta-progression system with character leveling, unlocks, and upgrades driving long-term advancement."

  • Relaxation

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    "Gameplay balances challenge and flow, but some difficulty spikes cause tension."

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    "Gameplay balances challenge and flow, but some tension and difficulty spikes exist, especially in boss fights."

  • Sensation

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    "Vivid visuals, flashy combat effects, and engaging audio provide strong sensory stimulation."

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    "Vivid visual effects, exciting combat, and dynamic audio provide strong sensory stimulation and excitement."

  • Status

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    "Minimal emphasis on social recognition or status; focus is on personal and cooperative achievement."

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    "Minimal emphasis on social recognition or popularity; focus is on personal and cooperative achievement."

  • Story

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    "Some narrative elements and lore exist but story is light and skippable, mostly context for gameplay."

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    "Narrative elements exist but are subtle and secondary to gameplay; story is pieced together through artifacts."

  • Strategy

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    "Requires planning, build optimization, and tactical combat decisions."

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    "Requires planning, build optimization, and tactical combat decisions to succeed."

  • Thrill

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    "Players experience suspense and excitement during combat and boss encounters."

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    "Players experience suspense and excitement from challenging combat and boss encounters."

  • Value

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    "Players perceive good value for time and money due to large content, replayability, and active developer support."

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    "Players perceive strong value for time and money due to extensive content, replayability, and developer support."

  • Violence

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    "Combat and destruction are central gameplay elements, though realistic and tactical rather than gratuitous."

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    "Combat and destruction are central gameplay elements, though not gratuitous or excessively graphic."

  • Survival

    Game with the same Survival vibe

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    "Players must avoid damage and manage resources to survive increasingly difficult runs."

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    "Players must avoid failure and manage resources to progress through increasingly difficult runs."

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