{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e42f02434c08cc1c39023e2d","clusterId":"c_4cfbe94c1e177fac78345972","slug":"shape-of-dreams-ports-to-consoles-as-developers-keep-broken-builds","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Shape of Dreams Ports To Consoles As Developers Keep Broken Builds","summary":"NEOWIZ released Shape of Dreams on September 17 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Cloud, Xbox on PC, and Nintendo Switch 2, alongside a major update marking a year since launch. Lizard Smoothie's four-player action roguelite merged with MOBA elements has sold 1.5 million copies since its September 2025 release. Co-founders Sim Eunseop and Kang Kipyo say they designed it to remove PvP stress and let players break the game.","whyItMatters":"The console launch and update extend a title whose developers deliberately turn player-discovered broken builds into official features, a stance that matters more than the port itself for a game built on co-op flexibility.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eShape of Dreams arrived on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Cloud, Xbox on PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, with a major update timed to the game\u0026#39;s first anniversary. The title combines action roguelite progression with MOBA-style roles and supports up to four players across eight worlds. Lizard Smoothie co-founders Sim Eunseop and Kang Kipyo said the team built the game around removing PvP stress, allowing flexible role division so players can fight or heal as needed. The studio began as a two-person university project in January 2023 and now has five members.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Shape of Dreams sold 1.5 million copies before the console versions existed. Sim Eunseop and Kang Kipyo now ship it to five platforms at once, including Xbox Cloud, so the 1.5 million is the floor, not the finish.","twitterPost":"Shape of Dreams hits five platforms at once, Xbox Cloud included, after 1.5 million copies already sold. The port is the smaller event.","threadsPost":"Shape of Dreams sold 1.5 million copies before it ever reached a console. Sim Eunseop and Kang Kipyo now put it on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Cloud, Xbox on PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 in one move. The console audience is being asked to catch up to a PC base that already broke the game a year ago.","newsletterBlurb":"NEOWIZ released Shape of Dreams on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox Cloud, Xbox on PC, and Nintendo Switch 2 on September 17, alongside a major update for the game's anniversary. Lizard Smoothie co-founders Sim Eunseop and Kang Kipyo said the four-player action roguelite was built to remove PvP stress and let players break builds. The game has sold 1.5 million copies since its September 2025 release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/interviewsjp/20260920-468943/\",\"title\":\"The Hit MOBA-Style Roguelite 'Shape of Dreams' Turns Even 'Bug-Derived Broken Builds' Into Official Features. The Developers' Commitment to Making Games That Are 'Fun to Break'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4686,"outputTokens":683,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789878563,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T04:24:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T04:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T04:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4cfbe94c1e177fac78345972","canonicalTitle":"大人気MOBA風ローグライト『Shape of Dreams』は「バグ由来のぶっ壊れビルド」すら、仕様にしちゃう。開発者が貫く、“壊して楽しい”ゲーム作り","representativeArticleId":"a_a5269598633632b927396292","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Shape of Dreams\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"review\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T03:30:22.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T03:30:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T04:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/interviewsjp/20260920-468943/","title":"大人気MOBA風ローグライト『Shape of Dreams』は「バグ由来のぶっ壊れビルド」すら、仕様にしちゃう。開発者が貫く、“壊して楽しい”ゲーム作り"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Shape of Dreams"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"review","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}