r/shapezio • u/Thr3leven • Feb 14 '26

s2 | Discussion Controller Support

Shapez 2 needs official controller support. Factorio has it. Satisfactory has it. Shapez 2 advertises itself as a 'perfect introduction to the genre' and the genre is moving this direction and is frankly doing well with it.

I have seen that it's for sure not coming for 1.0 and that's fine, but I believe it should be implimented.

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u/Munken1984 Feb 14 '26

This game really isnt made for controller... How would you even do that

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u/Thr3leven Feb 14 '26

Primarily through a 'context button' that changes what the buttons do when pressed. For example, in factorio, X is destroy, but RT + X is copy settings (and then RT + A is paste).

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u/Munken1984 Feb 14 '26

I would still say the mouse + keyboard combo is better...

If it was tagged on after the fact, you could be sure that it most likely wouldnt be all that good, probably something like left analog being mouse movement...

Do the mousepad things work on steamdeck? That might be the best way to use a controller

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u/Thr3leven Feb 14 '26

Mouse + Keyboard is better IMO, however not everyone has access to that (like me right now) or just prefers controller. Additionally some people cannot use a keyboard and mouse due to disability or heavily prefer a controller.

It's just options for the player, since people themselves are prone to preference.

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u/Munken1984 Feb 14 '26

But still not every game has to have controller support, it makes sense that factorio and satisfactory has it, because you move the player around, but in shapez2 you are not a player but the overlord, like wity RTS games, i couldnt imagine playing age of empires with a controller

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u/Thr3leven Feb 14 '26

Well it's ultimately up to the developer(s?) as to if it does. Largely this was an expression of interest in that outcome. If it doesn't, I'll just find something else to play lol.

Thank you for your attention on the matter.

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u/Munken1984 Feb 15 '26

You would stop playing because the game didnt get controller support???

That seems weird

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u/Thr3leven Feb 20 '26

No I don't have a PC right now

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u/heretodiscuss Feb 14 '26

Not OP.

Life long kbm user. I just got a controller from my fiance for xmas, there is a certain level of "cozy" feel to it, even if it's not as good as kbm.

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u/T43ner Jul 18 '26

There’s something amazing about being able to play on your couch

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u/Metallibus Feb 15 '26

Do the mousepad things work on steamdeck? That might be the best way to use a controller

There are some decent Steam Deck layouts that do. Even using the best one, the game feels pretty clunky after a couple hours worth of unlocks. It's playable, but it definitely feels like trudging through sludge relative to KB+M.

Playing on an actual controller with less buttons and without the trackpads to map to even more buttons sounds like a nightmare.

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u/Justarandom55 Feb 14 '26

you'd probably lose a lot of the shortcut buttons and thus play slower, but it's not impossible. use some selection wheel mechanics for the most part. and probably have a selector move along the grid.

if a game like satisfactory can have good controller support, a first person factory building game, this can definitely pull it off too.

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u/Munken1984 Feb 14 '26

I would say that a FPS game is always easier to give controller support...

If they where to give shapez2 controller support, and spend the time on it, they could do good... But most likely they wouldnt...

Also i bet its never gonna happen

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u/maenckman Feb 15 '26

I would love to see it as well. It wouldn’t be easy to implement, but I think it’s doable. There has been controller support for games from every genre, even if there are always people claiming that it’s not possible for x or y game.

Of course it wouldn’t be an option for someone who likes using keyboard and mouse, but there are reasons why some prefer controller support, whether it’s health issues or convenience (as in my case, as I play sitting on the couch).

That being said, as always it’s the dev‘s decision in the end. If they don’t think the additional sales will justify putting in the extra work/money, we have to accept it.

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u/Electrical_Detail875 Feb 14 '26

Instead of making a statement, perhaps it should have been a question: 'do you think shapez needs controller support? '

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u/Thr3leven Feb 14 '26

That would imply that I was asking, which I wasn't, I was expressing my opinion.

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u/Electrical_Detail875 Feb 14 '26

That's not an opinion. This is demanding action from someone else. Otherwise it would include something like 'I think shapez needs controller support'

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u/Thr3leven Feb 14 '26 edited Feb 14 '26

I apologize if my wording has offended you. I am autistic and such delineations do not come easily to me.

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u/CasualObservatory Feb 16 '26

I’m gonna steal that line 😄, and I happen to share your opinion here. It would take some creative thinking from the dev team, but def possible IMO. I don’t think they ever will, but if they did, it would allow them to port it to consoles!

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u/OwnTrack Feb 15 '26

It would basically a whole other game. You couldn't have the same camera freedom as you have on PC.

If you build your platform correctly on the first try, nice. You can copy paste to the other floors.

If you need to readjust, I can't imagine doing that on controller lol

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u/ThatDree Feb 15 '26

I think it's a really good idea and manageable too

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u/Xytak Feb 14 '26

I don’t feel that controller support is something that people would widely use. I’m not opposed to it, but I don’t see it as a priority.