Shape of Dreams News

[p]Hello Travelers![/p][p]In this travel log, we'd like to share our development philosophy on new items coming to the game, and talk about new banners that will be added.[/p][p][/p][p]The Shape of Dreams demo already has 38 different Memories (excluding Traveler Memories) and 52 Essences. While there are already many combinations and builds possible with these items, we're adding more items to the full version to provide Travelers with a richer experience.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]For example, we're adding various materials to diversify growth paths for ranged attackers, such as Attack Effects, Critical Hit chance, and more.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]We're also adding Memories and Essences that support others to enhance the cooperative experience. In particular, we've heard feedback from many of you who want pure support characters, and we're preparing something to meet your needs. Of course, we're designing these characters, Memories, and Essences to be fun to use in solo play as well.[/p][p][/p][p]If you have any ideas for items that you think are essential for The Rapids, please leave your thoughts in the comments![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]However, simply increasing the numbers doesn't solve everything. New Memories and Essences should be means to enjoy the game in new ways. When the pool is filled with junk items, it becomes harder to create interesting item builds. Therefore, we're taking a more careful approach to this issue, focusing our efforts on adding meaningful items that define new playstyles or strengthen existing builds.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In addition to these efforts, we're also preparing to increase the means for Travelers to obtain the items they want, allowing for more freedom in completing combinations. Stay tuned![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Veteran adventurers who explore The Rapids grow by overcoming difficult challenges and trials. They deserve respect! For this reason, we're adding numerous banners that can be purchased with Stardust to decorate your nametag, and some will only be obtainable by playing the game for a long time or on difficult settings. This will be both a challenge for veteran adventurers and a means to show off their achievements.[/p][p][/p][p]That's all for this travel log. How about leaving your thoughts on these changes in the comments, or sharing ideas and opinions with other Travelers on Discord?[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for your patience as always, and happy travels![/p][p]Lizard Smoothie 💫[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Are you enjoying the game?[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][p]In the second half of 2025, new characters, abundant items, and challenging, intense adventures await.[/p][p]Add the full version to your wishlist! [/p][p][/p][p]✨ Official Discord Channel - Talk with thousands of Travelers and journey through The Rapids together! [/p][p]🌠 Get the latest news about Shape of Dreams! @SodStm [/p][p]🦎 Follow developer Lizard Smoothie! @LzrdSmoothie[/p][p] 🔧 Have a bug to report? Use Steam discussions, Discord, or contact us at [email protected]![/p]

[p]Hello travelers! Are you enjoying your journey today?[/p][p]Today, we'd like to talk about the evolution and behind-the-scenes of Lacerta, the protagonist and flagship character of Shape of Dreams, while also introducing a new NPC you'll meet in the future![/p][p][/p][p]"Why is the main character a lizard?" is one of the questions we get asked most frequently. First of all, lizards are cute, and unlike dogs or cats, they don't shed fur! They don't bark loudly, and they smell less!! Naturally, we ended up decorating our office with many lizard figurines.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Unfortunately, our development team can't keep real lizards yet, but turning our office into a lizard habitat someday is one of our important milestones.[/p][p][/p][p]In addition to our obvious love for lizards, we wanted to create a character that was more unique than the ordinary human characters you see in many games.[/p][p][/p][h2]Lacerta's Early Appearance[/h2][p]It was quite a long process before Lacerta became what he is today.[/p][p]In early 2023, we started developing Shape of Dreams with just two engineering students, and although we didn't have an artist on the team, we wanted to create a distinctive and unique character. That's when we thought of taking an ordinary hunter character and adding a lizard head and tail to create a lizardman. Surprisingly, this approach aligned well with our direction of maintaining uniqueness despite our limited artistic sense and skills.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]He looks thinner, simpler, and slightly more goofy than the current Lacerta.[/p][p][/p][h2]Lacerta Today[/h2][p][/p][p]Later, in mid-2024, two artists joined our team, and we've continued developing Shape of Dreams as a team of four. With proper art experts on board, we redesigned all the characters in the game, and Lacerta underwent a complete transformation. After going through some intermediate stages, he now looks like this:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]He's become much more handsome![/p][p]But it's still not enough. We need to add more lizard friends to the game.[/p][p][/p][p]To meet your daily recommended lizard intake, we're adding as many scaly friends to The Rapids as possible. As part of this effort, we'd like to introduce "Smoothie," one of the NPCs that will be added in the future![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Smoothie is a souvenir merchant traveling through The Rapids, whom you might encounter at a low probability during your adventures. He sells many souvenirs for those traveling through the dream world. Equip these souvenirs on your traveler to create your own unique fashion![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In addition to souvenirs, Smoothie will also sell mysterious treasures for travelers. You can get various levels of help for your adventure in special ways using Smoothie's treasures. Smoothie will provide various services, such as paying gold to slow down the Hunter, or offering special quests to collect more Stardust.[/p][p][/p][p]That's all we have to share today. In the next Travel Log, we'll give you a sneak peek at new Memories and Essences, along with our future development plans. We'll continue to work hard to create an even better game.[/p][p][/p][p]Thank you for your patience. Happy travels![/p][p]Lizard Smoothie Team 💫[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Are you enjoying the game?[/h3][p]
[dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][p]New characters, new bosses, multiple endings, numerous Lucid Dreams and achievements, new Memories and Essences are coming.[/p][p]Add the full version to your wishlist! [/p][p][/p][p]✨ Official Discord Channel - Talk with thousands of travelers and journey through The Rapids together! [/p][p]🌠 Get the latest news about Shape of Dreams! @SodStm [/p][p]🦎 Follow the developer Lizard Smoothie! @LzrdSmoothie[/p][p] 🔧 Have a bug to report? Use Steam discussions, Discord, or contact us at [email protected]![/p][p][/p]

Dear Travelers,
This is the Shape of Dreams Dev team

Last week at PlayX4, we had the privilege of meeting so many of you face to face—
sharing conversations, laughter, and gameplay in truly meaningful ways.

Every interaction, every word, and every glance you shared with us at the booth was a gift we deeply cherish.
Thank you for being with us.








Through fun mini-events and giveaways of exclusive merchandise, we were able to get even closer to our players.

The beautiful moments captured at the photo zone, and the wall filled with your heartfelt messages,
made us feel as if the world of Shape of Dreams had stepped into reality.








With the help of talented visual-audio artists, our showcase performance allowed us to reimagine the ethereal rhythm and emotions of Shape of Dreams in a brand-new way.

In that moment, when sound and gameplay became one, the emotional resonance was unforgettable—and still lingers in our hearts.








This is only the beginning of Shape of Dreams.
To create even richer, deeper dreamscapes, we are carefully preparing for the next step in our journey.



In June, we’ll be meeting you again at a new location—and we’ll do our best to make that moment just as special.

Once again, thank you for the love and support you’ve shown Shape of Dreams.
The world born from your imagination is only beginning to grow—deeper, wider, and more wondrous. 🌀

With heartfelt gratitude,
Shape of Dreams Dev Team

Hello travelers! Are you enjoying your journey today?

In today's Travel Log, we'd like to give you a peek at the progress of the Constellation rework we mentioned last time, as well as introduce a new system coming in the future: Traveler Mastery!





Stars will no longer function as permanent upgrades, but instead will become a flexible system where you can equip and unequip them from slots. Some stars are simple stat boosts, while others change the way you play a character. This allows you to make the game easier, harder, or give it a fresh feel. You can freely customize each traveler to your liking.



There are four types of stars and star slots: Destruction, Imagination, Life, and Flexibility. Each star must be equipped in the appropriate slot. However, there are some exception rules, such as stars equipped in different types of slots still functioning at 50% efficiency, or Flexibility stars and slots acting as a kind of "wild card" that isn't restricted by type.

Additionally, in response to feedback about the inconvenience of turning constellations on and off repeatedly, we've decided to add a feature that allows you to save multiple constellation builds and instantly load the one you want. We hope this constellation rework, which will be implemented in the full version of Shape of Dreams, will enhance the fun of character customization.







Some of you play all travelers equally, while others might spend 10 hours on just a few characters. Either way, we all have our own ways of showing affection for our travelers. To reward players who spend a lot of time with their travelers, we've decided to add a system called "Traveler Mastery".

By playing games with a specific traveler, you can collect Traveler Mastery points, and when you gather enough points, your level increases. This Traveler Mastery level will be displayed to other players in the lobby, allowing you to show everyone how much you love that intimidating hammer guy, and as you level up, you can earn exclusive rewards like special character emblems. New stars and additional slot counts will also be unlocked according to your level.



Please leave us feedback on these changes! We read all of your comments and will continue to work hard to make a better game based on your input.

Thank you for your patience. Happy travels!
The Shape of Dreams Development Team 💫


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New characters, new bosses, multiple endings, numerous lucid dreams and achievements, new memories and essences are coming.
Add the full version to your wishlist!

✨ Official Discord Channel - Talk with thousands of travelers and journey through The Rapids together! 🌠 Get the latest news about Shape of Dreams! @SodStm 🦎 Follow the developer Lizard Smoothie! @LzrdSmoothie
🔧 Have a bug to report? Use Steam discussions, Discord, or contact us at [email protected]!

Hello Travelers!

Thanks to your interest, we were able to successfully conclude our recent event! We are grateful for your support. Many of you sent us valuable feedback and opinions, and based on these, we've taken time to consider what needs to be improved before release and what needs to be added to make the game better. After reconsidering our development schedule, we've unfortunately made the difficult decision to delay the release date.



We aim to release Shape of Dreams between Q3-Q4 2025, and until then, we will prepare more content while improving the game experience.

Also, since this delay will make the wait longer, we've decided to regularly share what we're developing to help ease your anticipation! Here are some improvements that have been decided based on your feedback.






We believe that looping back to the beginning is one of the most fun ways to play Shape of Dreams. Growing your character to the extreme and testing yourself to see how far you can go is truly an enjoyable experience. However, we've confirmed user feedback that this experience can become somewhat repetitive over time, especially for veteran players.

So, we're testing various methods to make the overall gameplay, especially the late game, more rich. In particular, we think that if bosses and monsters grow in unexpected ways, and players have to adapt and overcome these situations, it will enhance the challenging fun.






Constellations are the meta-progression system of Shape of Dreams. While it's an essential system that provides players with the fun of growth, many travelers have pointed out areas for improvement in the current constellation system. Among the feedback we've confirmed, the main opinions were as follows:

• Most are simple stat growths. There's a lack of upgrades that can change the experience in different ways.
  
• When all trees are completed, the game becomes too easy because you become too powerful, and conversely, when no trees are completed, the game becomes too difficult.
  

We want to solve these problems and make the constellation system feel more strategic and provide better growth enjoyment. To this end, we're testing several interesting methods, such as stars that can be equipped and unequipped, and stars that have both strengths and weaknesses.


We believe these changes will greatly complement the weaknesses the game currently has. If you have any opinions on this or if you have good ideas, please share them with us on the Steam forum and Discord! You can be of great help in our process of making a better game.


Thank you for playing. Happy travels!
From the Shape of Dreams Development Team 💫


[h3]Are you enjoying the game?[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2444750/Shape_of_Dream/

New characters, new bosses, multiple endings, numerous lucid dreams and achievements, new memories and essences are coming.
Please add the full version to your wishlist!

✨ Official Discord Channel - Talk with thousands of travelers and journey through the Rapids together! 🌠 Get the latest news about Shape of Dreams! @SodStm 🦎 Follow the developer Lizard Smoothie! @LzrdSmoothie
🔧 Have a bug to report? Use Steam discussions, Discord, or contact us at [email protected]!