Tokyo – August 14th, 2025 – Independent Japanese studio Asobism.Co.,Ltd are proud to announce that the ink is very nearly dry on release plans for ShapeHero Factory, their artistic factory-building roguelite. After nearly a year of refinement in Early Access and a lauded demo, the game makes its v1.0 debut simultaneously across PC, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on Thursday, September 18th.
In ShapeHero Factory, you're a wizardly engineer-artist, protecting art itself from invasion by ink-blob monsters. You and your pen-wielding minions turn the dark tide by sketching simple shapes (inspired by items on your table-top map) and harvest magical pigment, then create production lines to refine those primitive doodles into living heroes ready to fight on the front lines!
Creating heroes is as intuitive as doodling on a pad of paper. Use conveyor belts to combine a circle for a head and a triangle for a body and you've got your basic fighter. Add another triangle on top to turn them into a pointy-hatted wizard, or a square below to give them a defensive shield.
Every wave conquered, you'll unlock new recipes for more advanced heroes, requiring ever-more intricate shapes, inks and art tools, but remember, the clock is ticking! While magic can buy you a little extra time, no artist can escape a deadline, so build fast, smart and efficiently!
Each branching run features roguelite progression and tower-defense inspired battles against an assortment of foes. Master the art of creation to face massive, challenging bosses that'll put your hand-drawn heroes to the test. But even with the inkiest of villains conquered, survival is just the beginning.
ShapeHero Factory features scaling difficulty, endless challenge modes and alternative unlockable Masters to play as, each with their own aesthetic style, research trees and resource requirements. Graduate from simple doodled heroes to intricate watercolor creatures of myth and legend to really put your mark on the battlefield!
In the final stretch before launch, Asobism invite all aspiring magical doodlers to join the ShapeHero Factory Discord community, where fans share feedback, and the developers post up-to-the-minute design memos and weekly director's interviews.
With pencil-lines cleaned up and the details fully inked, ShapeHero Factory launches on Steam, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 on September 18th. The PC version is available now in early access along with a demo.
About Asobism.Co.,Ltd:
Our mission is to "leverage each individual's specialty". Probably, there are a lot of people who have great ability but are not aware of it. This is not just limited to studying, sports, and art. If you like something very much, you can continue doing it without getting tired of it - or you have tremendous focus, and manifest unbelievable aptitude when you do it.
The important thing is that you find your "specialty", and demonstrate your own ability to the maximum. I believe that by doing so, you can create something new and fun for the livelihood of all people, and provide something new and surprising for the world. To leverage individual specialties, collect them all together, and continuously produce the ultimate in works of entertainment --- this is the driving force behind our company, Asobism.
- Representative Director: Tomohisa OTE
Title: ShapeHero Factory
Developer: Asobism.Co.,Ltd
Release Date: September 18th, 2025
Platforms: Steam, Nintendo Switch & PS5
Official Sites: https://www.asobism.co.jp/en/
Social Media: Discord, X & YouTube
Steam Store Page: Wishlist Here
Media Contact
Dominic Tarason, White Label PR