Shape Rush is a rhythm arcade game where you control a self-moving block, that needs to avoid obstacles to the beat of uplifting electronic music. The game involves fast reflexes, the ability to memorise the route and to know the exact moment to beat difficult stages.
Shape Rush has a total of six levels. The first levels are easy, designed to help you get used to the controls. As you progress, the speed increases, the gaps between obstacles narrow, and the traps appear more frequently.
Each level has its own music, and consequently, its own tempo. You can't simply apply the gameplay of level 1 to level 5 – you have to learn the new rhythm each time you enter a new song.
And if you think you're done with all six levels, you're not. Completing a level 100% – that is, without a single collision from beginning to end – is a completely different challenge. That's also what keeps players coming back, time and time again, just to break their own record.
If it were just jumping back and forth, Shape Rush would probably be boring by the third level. But the game has a mechanism that keeps things fresh: the transformation gate system.
Throughout the journey, your character will pass through special transformation gates, each transforming you into a different shape with completely different controls:
Only one button. Use left mouse button, spacebar or up arrow on PC. Use touch controls on mobile.
3 types: Cube (jump over obstacles), Ship (hold to fly up, release to land), Ball (tap to reverse gravity).
No. The levels are fixed, so replaying them multiple times will help you remember the paths and play better.
Easy to learn but difficult to master. The speed increases and the spaces narrower as you progress.
No, just need a sense of rhythm. If you listen to the music closely, it will be easier for you to anticipate challenges.
The more you play, the more you’ll get the hang of the rhythm and tackle the difficult obstacles in Shape Rush.
