Battle Shapers

First-person roguelite shooter with robot battles and stolen boss powers

Metric Empire · Published by Metric Empire, Kepler Ghost · Released Dec 4, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 1,136
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 8; peak 24h 20
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 7 months ago; Jan 23, 2026

Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.

What is Battle Shapers?

Battle Shapers is a single-player first-person roguelite shooter set in New Elysium, where Ada fights corrupted robots to reclaim the city from the Overlords. On runs through their towers, you shoot and punch enemies, collect weapons and upgrades, defeat bosses to take their Cores, and unlock abilities for later runs.

For you if...

+you like fast, close-range shooting mixed with melee attacks
+you enjoy combining weapons, mods, and abilities
+you want boss fights that grant new powers

Not for you if...

−you dislike replaying towers after failed runs
−you prefer slower combat over close-range shooting
−you want to play with other people

What players say

82% of 1,136 reviews are positive

Players praise the responsive combat, boss fights, and ways to customize weapons and abilities. Common complaints are repetitive runs, lengthy climbs, and abilities that take too long to unlock.

Screenshots and trailer

Battle Shapers system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit Version)
Processor: i5 4th Gen 4 Cores
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space
Notes: SSD recommended. 50 FPS in 1920x1080 with "Very Low" preset.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 52
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Turkish.