Shape of Dreams — Steam gift

Shape of Dreams: an action roguelite where MOBA meets a dream world

Shape of Dreams is an action roguelite from Korean indie studio Lizard Smoothie (published by NEOWIZ), released on Steam on September 10, 2025. It blends three things that rarely sit together: fast hack-and-slash combat, MOBA-style aimed skillshots, and strategic build crafting between runs. You guide a Traveler through surreal dreamscapes, manually dodging enemy abilities while shaping your playstyle from dozens of Memories and Essences. You're not buying a season pass or a temporary bonus here — you get the full game that stays yours forever, delivered as a Steam gift straight to your account.

What this game actually is

The core hook of Shape of Dreams is that combat is about your hands, not just your numbers. Unlike many roguelikes where success is item math, here you genuinely aim your abilities and dodge enemy attacks like in a MOBA. At launch there are 8 Travelers, each with distinct mechanics: some kite with skillshots, others dive in for melee combos. Between worlds you weave 150+ Memories and Essences into your skills — modifiers that change not the stats but the very logic of an ability. The same starting skill can become unrecognizable by the end of a run, and that's where the replayability lives.

Solo versus co-op

Shape of Dreams plays both solo and in online co-op for up to 4 players — and they are two very different experiences. Solo, you carry all the damage, control, and survival yourself; runs feel calmer and more meditative. In co-op, team synergies kick in: hero builds start amplifying each other, fights get denser and more chaotic, and the tough handcrafted bosses stop being a wall. If you love clearing roguelikes with friends, that's a strong reason to grab it.

Run structure: worlds, bosses, and difficulty

Your journey runs through 8 dream worlds with unique handcrafted bosses and secrets — not procedurally sliced identical rooms, but designed locations. Once the base campaign is mastered, 9 Lucid Dreams open up — difficulty modifiers that twist the rules and force you to rebuild from scratch. Add 50+ emotes and emblems for personalization and 85 Steam achievements, and there's plenty to do after your first clear.

What's included

This is the full base version of Shape of Dreams. As of now the game has no separate paid editions like Deluxe or Gold and no paid DLC — you get the whole game, with every Traveler, world, and base feature. So the choice is simple: one product = the entire game. There's no "upgrade to full version" to buy on top.

• 8 playable Travelers with distinct combat mechanics.
• 150+ Memories and Essences for build crafting.
• 8 dream worlds with handcrafted bosses.
• 9 Lucid Dreams difficulty modifiers.
• Solo and online co-op for up to 4 players.
• Russian interface localization, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing.

How we deliver: Steam gift

We hand over the game via the Steam Gift mechanic. You provide your Steam friend invite link (s.team/p/...) and your account region. Our bot adds itself as your friend, sends the gift, and automatically leaves your friends list after delivery — you don't need to accept the request manually. Delivery usually takes a couple of minutes from checkout. Steam Guard is not required to receive the gift, and you don't need to own anything or have any account activity.

Region and the key condition

A Steam gift is region-bound: your Steam account region must match the region of the gift you buy, otherwise Steam simply won't let you accept it. The second mandatory condition is that Shape of Dreams must not already be in this account's library — a gift can't be accepted for a game you already own. So pick the option for your region and check that you don't own the game yet. If friend requests are closed in your privacy settings, open them before ordering, otherwise the bot can't add you.

Who it's for

Get Shape of Dreams if you love roguelikes that reward skill and reaction over lucky drops, and if you want to clear runs in co-op. If you enjoy build-driven games of this genre, also check out Hades and Risk of Rain 2 — both have strong replayability and build crafting. And if you want another title from the same publisher NEOWIZ, take a look at Lies of P.

In short

Shape of Dreams is a fresh, warmly received roguelike (over 300,000 copies sold in its first week) that doesn't feel like a genre assembly line: you aim with your hands, surprise with your build, and break bosses in co-op. The full game, yours forever, delivered as a Steam gift usually within a couple of minutes.