About Shape Sort
Shape Sort is a sorting puzzle with a friendly cast of shape characters. They start jumbled across a row of tubes, and your job is to move them around until each tube holds only one kind of shape. Sort them all and the level is solved.
The rules are simple but the planning is not. You can only move a shape onto an empty tube or on top of a matching shape, so free space is precious and the order of moves matters. Crowd your tubes carelessly and a solvable board locks up.
Every level is built to be solvable, and the game saves your progress, so it is pure, unhurried problem-solving. It is a tidy, charming sorter, the sort of game where each tube settling into a single shape is its own small reward.
How to play Shape Sort
Move shape characters between tubes until each tube contains only one kind of shape. You can only place a shape on an empty tube or on top of a matching shape. Keep at least one tube free to work with, and sort every tube to a single shape to finish the level.
| Desktop | Click a tube to lift a shape, click another to place it |
|---|---|
| Mobile | Tap a tube, then tap another to move |
| Undo | Step back from a dead end |
| Goal | Make every tube a single shape |
Tips & strategy
- Keep at least one tube empty as working space, or the board can lock up.
- Finish gathering one shape completely before starting another.
- Move shapes onto the larger matching stack to free a tube faster.
- Check the bottom of each tube to plan which moves are worth setting up.
- Use undo to test a line, since every level has a solution.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Shape Sort?
Move shape characters between tubes until each tube holds a single kind. You can only place a shape on an empty tube or a matching one.
Why can I not move a shape?
You can only place it on an empty tube or on top of a matching shape with room. Free up a tube to keep going.
Is every level solvable?
Yes. Each level is designed to be solvable, so a stuck board just needs a different order of moves.
Does it save progress?
Yes. Your level progress is stored in your browser on the same device.
Is it free to play?
Yes. It runs free in your browser with no install and no account.
