{"rewrite":{"id":"r_f438fa8ed1a6f44881cc5215","clusterId":"c_6b8533e7c4bada7ed4626d10","slug":"shape-of-dreams-launches-on-ps5-xbox-series-x-s-switch-2-with-major-update","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shape of Dreams Launches On PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2 With Major Update","summary":"NEOWIZ released Shape of Dreams for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, alongside a major update. The Lizard Smoothie-developed roguelite added the ice-wielding character Ketos, new bosses and an ending, plus a system that randomizes boss behavior. Crossplay is supported across the new console versions.","whyItMatters":"Console versions and crossplay widen the pool of four-player co-op partners for a game whose 1.5 million copies sold and 388 cumulative years of playtime were built entirely on PC.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShape of Dreams opened on PC with a rough review floor and recovered through updates. Two weeks after its September 11, 2025 Steam release it had passed 500,000 cumulative sales; by the September 10 anniversary recap it stood at 1.5 million copies, 388 cumulative years of playtime and roughly 950 million monsters defeated. The console release lands with crossplay, so the co-op loop of eight characters, over 150 Memories and Essences, and tanks paired with supporters now runs across PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2. The update also adds an ending, which changes what a finished run means.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shape of Dreams randomizes boss behavior in its update, which changes what leaderboards measure. A clear time once proved pattern knowledge. Now it also proves which pattern a run drew.","twitterPost":"Ketos arrives alongside a system that randomizes boss behavior, so Shape of Dreams runs now diverge beyond player choice.","threadsPost":"Shape of Dreams ships its console versions alongside an update that randomizes boss behavior. Ketos is the visible addition, but the randomness is the structural one: it undercuts pattern memorization, the core skill of the genre, and turns routing into reaction.","newsletterBlurb":"NEOWIZ brought Shape of Dreams to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch 2 on September 17, with crossplay and a simultaneous major update. The update adds the ice character Ketos, new bosses, an ending, and randomized boss behavior. The Lizard Smoothie roguelite sat at 1.5 million copies sold and 388 cumulative years of playtime as of its September 10 anniversary recap.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260917-468383/\",\"title\":\"Hit Multiplatform MOBA-Style Roguelite 'Shape of Dreams' Suddenly Launches on PS5/Xbox/Switch 2, Along With Major Update. New Ice-Wielding Character, Randomized Boss Behavior System, and More Deepen the Replay Loop\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4619,"outputTokens":622,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789646367,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T11:54:51.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T11:58:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T11:58:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6b8533e7c4bada7ed4626d10","canonicalTitle":"大人気マルチ対応MOBA風ローグライト『Shape of Dreams』いきなりPS5/XBOX/Switch 2版発売、大型アプデまで到来。冷気使いの新キャラ、ボス行動ランダム化システムなどでやり込み深まる","representativeArticleId":"a_c067282fff268494b1a49a16","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Shape of Dreams\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T11:07:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T11:07:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T11:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20260917-468383/","title":"大人気マルチ対応MOBA風ローグライト『Shape of Dreams』いきなりPS5/XBOX/Switch 2版発売、大型アプデまで到来。冷気使いの新キャラ、ボス行動ランダム化システムなどでやり込み深まる"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Shape of Dreams"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}