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	Title: Port of the week: shapez.io - a libre factory gaming
	Author: Solène
	Date: 26 February 2021
	Tags: openbsd openbsd70 gaming portoftheweek
	Description:

	# Introduction

	I would like to introduce you to a very nice game I discovered a few
	months ago, its name is Shapez.io and is a "factory" game, a genre
	popularized by the famous game Factorio. In this game you will have to
	extract shapes and colors and rework the shapez, mix colors and mix the
	whole thing together to produce wanted pieces.

	# The game

	The gameplay is very cool, the early game is an introduction to the
	game mechanics, you can extract shapes, cut them rotate pieces, merge
	conveys belts into one, paint shapes etc... and logic circuits!

	In those games, you will have to learn how to make efficient factories
	and mostly "tile-able" installations. A tile-able setup means that if
	you copy a setup and paste it next to it, it will be bigger and
	functional, meaning you can extend it to infinity (except that the
	input conveyors will starve at some point).

	It can be quite addictive to improve your setups over and over. This
	game is non violent and doesn't require any reflex but you need to
	think. You can't loose, it's between a puzzle and a management game.

	Compact tile-able painting setup (may spoil if you want to learn yourself)

	# Where to get it

	On OpenBSD since version 6.9 (not released yet when I publish this) you
	can install the package shapezio and find a launcher in your desktop
	environment Game menu.

	I also compiled a web version that you can play in your web browser (I
	discourage using Firefox due to performance..) without installing it,
	it's legal because the game is open source :)

	Play shapez.io in the web browser

	The game is also sold on Steam, pre-compiled and ready to run, if you
	prefer it, it's also a nice way to support the developer.

	shapez.io on Steam

	# More content

	Official website
	Youtube video of "Real civil engineer" explaining the game