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Shape your dream ship, add sails and details, and take it sailing. Explore building guides, Steam Workshop sharing, and 3D model export tutorials.
- Price
- $8.99
- Review rating
- Very Positive
- Reviews
- 234
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ShipShaper steamship: How to Design and Sail Steam Vessels
Build and sail a steamship in ShipShaper with paddle wheels, boilers, and smoke stacks. Here is how hull shaping and steam propulsion work.
Ship Colors: Palette Guide and Customization Tips
Customize your ShipShaper ship colors using the color wheel, theme generator, and zone controls for hulls, decking, sails, and dynamic lights.
ShipShaper wind and waves: Sailing Physics and Storm Guide
ShipShaper wind and waves dictate your ship's speed, heel, and stability in world view. Here is how wind direction, storms, and ocean physics function.
ShipShaper rudders Guide: Types, Scaling, and Stability Physics
ShipShaper rudders affect steering rates, hull handling, and roll stability. Learn how multi-rudder setups, integrated screws, and diving rudders work.
STL Export: 3D Printing Guide, Formats, and Licenses
Export ShipShaper ships as STL files for 3D printing. Review supported file formats, slicer cleanup steps, thin mesh limits, and commercial license terms.
Steam: Price, Features, Specs, and Workshop
ShipShaper Steam is an Early Access ship builder by Tomas Sala priced at $8.99, featuring free-form shaping, 3D file export, and Steam Workshop.
Squadrons Guide: Formations, Physics & Controls
ShipShaper squadrons allow you to spawn multiple ships in world mode with AI pathfinding, ramming physics, diving rudders, and dual speed telegraphs.
Hull Design Guide: Shaping, Stability & Stations
ShipShaper hull design relies on free-form pushing and pulling. Shape cross sections, balance hull height and beam, and maintain sailing stability.
Weekly Challenge: Rules, Leaderboards, and Prizes
Learn how the ShipShaper weekly challenge works, from Monday theme resets and Workshop leaderboard voting to evaluation criteria and developer prizes.
FBX export: Formats, Engine Setup, and License Rights
Export 3D ship models from ShipShaper as FBX files. Review upper-left menu steps, Unity vertex color setups, and commercial license terms.
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Your ShipShaper Journey
Builder Guide and Physics
Understand foundational hull manipulation, contextual part placement, and buoyancy balancing before launching your first ship.
Controls and Shortcuts
Review mouse-driven node dragging, telegraph navigation dials, camera rotation shortcuts, and item deletion commands.
Library Mode Snapping
Browse categorized parts menus and utilize specialized snapping rules for railings, masts, and multi-tier gun emplacements.
Ocean Sailing Guide
Take completed vessels into open ocean waters to steer using WASD, manage dual engine telegraphs, and navigate storm swells.
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Guides & References
Controls Guide: Editor Shortcuts and Sailing Commands
Find every ShipShaper controls binding for editor building, hull shaping, and sandbox sailing, including mouse shortcuts and WASD navigation.
Library Mode: Item Selection and Snapping Explained
ShipShaper library mode provides a categorized catalog for placing parts. Here is how snapping rules, gun emplacements, and variants work.
Tutorial: Builder Guide, Controls, and Sailing Physics
ShipShaper includes no official tutorial yet. This ShipShaper tutorial covers hull sculpting, part controls, physics balance, and sailing modes.
Undo Redo Controls, Keybinds, and History Guide
Use ShipShaper undo redo shortcuts and UI buttons to revert building edits, fix accidental resizing, and restore changes across ship parts.
Cranes: How to Build and Salvage Sunken Ships
ShipShaper cranes let players salvage sunken squadron ships in sandbox mode. Here is how the controllable giant crane works and pulls up wrecks.
Custom Flags: Available Types and Custom Design Rules
ShipShaper custom flags cannot be drawn manually. See what developer Tomas Sala confirmed about in-game flag types, signal flags, and moderation rules.
Dreadnought Guide: Hull Shaping & Heavy Warship Design
Build a ShipShaper dreadnought using organic hull deformation, centered superstructures, and functional heavy naval parts with full 3D export support.
Frigate Design Guide: Rigging, Physics, and Ship Types
Designing a ShipShaper frigate requires balancing hull scale, deck layouts, and mast rigging. Here is how historical frigates handle full ocean physics.
Hull Design Guide: Shaping, Stability & Stations
ShipShaper hull design relies on free-form pushing and pulling. Shape cross sections, balance hull height and beam, and maintain sailing stability.
ShipShaper rudders Guide: Types, Scaling, and Stability Physics
ShipShaper rudders affect steering rates, hull handling, and roll stability. Learn how multi-rudder setups, integrated screws, and diving rudders work.
Ship Colors: Palette Guide and Customization Tips
Customize your ShipShaper ship colors using the color wheel, theme generator, and zone controls for hulls, decking, sails, and dynamic lights.
ShipShaper steamship: How to Design and Sail Steam Vessels
Build and sail a steamship in ShipShaper with paddle wheels, boilers, and smoke stacks. Here is how hull shaping and steam propulsion work.
Full Physics: Stability, Weight, and Sinking Mechanics
ShipShaper full physics mode calculates weight, hull buoyancy, and center of gravity so your custom ships can realistically heel, capsize, or sink.
How to Sail: Controls, Rigging, and Physics Guide
ShipShaper how to sail instructions cover entering World mode, using WASD and cursor navigation, managing dual telegraphs, and handling ship physics.
Propulsion Guide: Sails, Engines, and Physics
ShipShaper propulsion balances sails, steam engines, and screw physics that react directly to your hull shape, displacement, and component weight.
Ship Weight: Stability, Physics Modes, and Parts Guide
ShipShaper ship weight directly determines waterline depth, trim, and stability in Full Physics mode. Learn how parts, hulls, and keels impact buoyancy.
Squadrons Guide: Formations, Physics & Controls
ShipShaper squadrons allow you to spawn multiple ships in world mode with AI pathfinding, ramming physics, diving rudders, and dual speed telegraphs.
ShipShaper wind and waves: Sailing Physics and Storm Guide
ShipShaper wind and waves dictate your ship's speed, heel, and stability in world view. Here is how wind direction, storms, and ocean physics function.
Demo: How to Play, Key Features, and Controls
The ShipShaper demo lets players design custom vessels with freeform sculpting. Check available tools, controls, and evolving demo update features.
Download: Steam Demo and PC Access
Get the official ShipShaper download on PC through Steam. Access the free demo, Early Access version, pricing details, and minimum system requirements.
Price: Steam Cost, Regional Rates, and Bundle Options
ShipShaper price starts at $8.99 on Steam in Early Access. Check regional costs, available Steam bundles, third-party pricing, and free demo access.
ShipShaper release date: Early Access Launch Details and Roadmap
ShipShaper release date for Steam Early Access was September 2, 2026. Review official launch details, pricing, platforms, and the development roadmap.
Steam: Price, Features, Specs, and Workshop
ShipShaper Steam is an Early Access ship builder by Tomas Sala priced at $8.99, featuring free-form shaping, 3D file export, and Steam Workshop.
3D Printing: Formats, Prep, and Setup
ShipShaper 3D printing lets you export custom vessel meshes to STL, 3MF, and FBX. Learn how file exports work, slicer cleanup steps, and print limitations.
Bulwark Export: How to Transfer Ships and Fleet Assets
Export custom designs using our ShipShaper Bulwark export guide. Follow the Steam Workshop steps to bring your custom vessels into your Bulwark fleet.
Commercial License: What Creators Can Legally Sell
Understand the ShipShaper commercial license, confirmed FBX and STL export formats, and how you can use your custom 3D ship models in commercial projects.
FBX export: Formats, Engine Setup, and License Rights
Export 3D ship models from ShipShaper as FBX files. Review upper-left menu steps, Unity vertex color setups, and commercial license terms.
STL Export: 3D Printing Guide, Formats, and Licenses
Export ShipShaper ships as STL files for 3D printing. Review supported file formats, slicer cleanup steps, thin mesh limits, and commercial license terms.
Discord: Official Server Links and Closed Beta Access
Join the official ShipShaper Discord to get closed beta access codes, share ship builds, and talk directly with developer Tomas Sala.
ShipShaper leaderboards: How Weekly Challenges and Upvoting Work
Learn how ShipShaper leaderboards track weekly Steam Workshop upvotes, submit your custom vessel, and compete for physical 3D-printed rewards.
ShipShaper ship sharing: How to Upload, Vote, and Win 3D Prints
ShipShaper ship sharing lets you upload designs via Steam Workshop, view community boats in 3D, climb weekly leaderboards, and win real 3D-printed models.
Weekly Challenge: Rules, Leaderboards, and Prizes
Learn how the ShipShaper weekly challenge works, from Monday theme resets and Workshop leaderboard voting to evaluation criteria and developer prizes.
The Game at a Glance
What is ShipShaper?
ShipShaper: Falconeer Chronicles is a creative naval sandbox game developed by Tomas Sala where players design custom ships using organic mesh deformation instead of rigid grids or CAD tools. The simulation allows builders to craft historical vessels, ironclads, and fantasy boats with modular hardware and authentic steam or sail propulsion.
Gameplay involves pulling hull control nodes, placing categorized parts across contextual decks, and launching vessels into dynamic water to test buoyancy and handling. Players navigate via WASD steering or dual telegraph dials, balance weight against wave forces in full physics, and export finished creations as 3D files.
Explore All Guides- Developer
- Tomas Sala
- Publisher
- Wired Productions / Gamersky Games
- Platform
- Windows PC
- Genre
- Casual / Indie / Simulation
- Positive Reviews
- 97%
- Player Reviews
- 234
- Early Access Release
- Sep 2, 2026
- Supported Languages
- 13
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From shaping your first hull to sailing and 3D printing, choose the topic you need.
Beginner Guide
Start building ships by pushing, pulling, and dragging hull shapes, then adding props and functional parts. Explore fishing boats, tall ships, ironclads, and fantasy designs with free-form tools that require no previous 3D modeling experience.
Pull and push hull control handles directly on the vessel to set beam width, draft depth, and section length.
Mount masts, superstructures, railings, and heavy artillery onto contextual deck surfaces or library snapping points.
Install sails and rigging ropes or add boilers, funnels, and paddle wheels to generate forward momentum.
More details
Launch the ship into open water to check buoyancy, trim, and turning stability under dynamic swells.
Steam Workshop Ships
Explore community ship designs through the Steam Workshop, including popular and recently updated creations. Browse ships by role and propulsion, or share your own designs with other builders.
Upload vessels directly to the Steam Workshop using the in-game heart icon without manual file transfers.
Browse and preview competing community ships directly inside the builder using real-time 3D rendering.
Cast upvotes to elevate favorite submitted vessels into the weekly top 10 challenge leaderboard.
3D Export and Printing
Export your ship designs as FBX or STL files for game development, modding, and 3D printing. ShipShaper includes a free commercial license for using your creations in your own projects.
Export completed designs directly to STL for standard fabrication, 3MF for multicolor printing, or FBX for game engines.
Use exported models in commercial video games, tabletop RPG accessories, or 3D-printed merchandise without royalty fees.
Remove or thicken delicate rigging wires and thin paper canvas sails in slicer software to avoid physical print failure.
Sailing and Ship Testing
Take your completed ship onto the water and test how it sails. Sailing behavior reflects your design's propulsion, hull shape, and weight, making test drives part of refining a creation.
Regulate movement using independent speed telegraph dials for steam engines, rowed oars, and multi-tier sail rigging.
Rotate and stretch the interactive water compass to modify wind heading, wave heights, time of day, and storm intensity.
Mount diving rudders to unlock interface controls that submerge vessels below wave crests and steady surface roll.
Bulwark Export
Bring your ship creations into Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles through ShipShaper's export feature. Continue using your custom designs beyond the shipbuilder in another game from the Falconeer universe.
Package custom ships directly as Steam Workshop assets from the builder menu to import them into Bulwark.
Deploy custom creations across the Ursee ocean to engage in faction combat, trade networks, and territory defense.
Own the full Early Access version of both titles to enable Workshop transfer, as the free demo cannot publish items.
Free Demo
Try ShipShaper's free Steam demo to explore its approach to shaping and designing ships. Access the official demo download before deciding whether to buy the Early Access game.
Shape hulls and place naval props freely using an evolving Steam demo updated iteratively by developer Tomas Sala.
Frame custom boat creations inside procedurally scaled glass bottle dioramas that match the vessel dimensions.
Test core sculpting and lighting for free, while dynamic sailing physics and 3D file exports require the full game.
System Requirements
Check the official minimum and recommended specifications for operating system, processor, memory, graphics, and storage. Compare the listed hardware targets for 1080p60 and 4K60 before installing.
Install the software on Windows or Linux with a lightweight disk footprint requiring only 2 GB of available space.
Run the builder at 1080p 60 FPS using an Intel Core i3 CPU, 8 GB of RAM, and an Nvidia GTX 1650 or AMD RX 6400 GPU.
Achieve 4K 60 FPS performance by pairing an Intel Core i5 processor with 16 GB of RAM and an Nvidia RTX 3080 GPU.
Quick Answers
Frequently Asked Questions
What platforms is ShipShaper available on?
ShipShaper is available on PC for Windows 10 and Windows 11, and it is playable on Linux via Proton and on Steam Deck.
Can you sail your creations in ShipShaper?
Yes, players can test sail their creations in sandbox world view using WASD keyboard controls or nautical engine and sail telegraph dials.
Does ShipShaper include naval combat?
No, ShipShaper is strictly a creative design tool and sailing sandbox without combat progression loops or enemy encounters.
Can you export 3D models from ShipShaper for commercial use?
Yes, ShipShaper allows players to export vessels as FBX or STL files under a free royalty-free commercial license for external games, 3D printing, and mods.
Does ShipShaper support custom keybindings?
No, ShipShaper currently lacks an in-game menu for remapping keybindings, relying on default mouse actions and keyboard shortcuts.
Why do ships capsize in ShipShaper full physics mode?
Ships capsize when heavy components like gun turrets raise the center of gravity too high above the waterline or when narrow hulls lack sufficient displacement volume.
Where will you start?
Learn the controls, shape your first hull, or prepare your ship for 3D export.
ShipShaper · Platform: Windows PC · Developer: Tomas Sala
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Squadrons Guide: Formations, Physics & Controls
ShipShaper squadrons allow you to spawn multiple ships in world mode with AI pathfinding, ramming physics, diving rudders, and dual speed telegraphs.
Bulwark Export: How to Transfer Ships and Fleet Assets
Export custom designs using our ShipShaper Bulwark export guide. Follow the Steam Workshop steps to bring your custom vessels into your Bulwark fleet.
ShipShaper steamship: How to Design and Sail Steam Vessels
Build and sail a steamship in ShipShaper with paddle wheels, boilers, and smoke stacks. Here is how hull shaping and steam propulsion work.
Hull Design Guide: Shaping, Stability & Stations
ShipShaper hull design relies on free-form pushing and pulling. Shape cross sections, balance hull height and beam, and maintain sailing stability.
Demo: How to Play, Key Features, and Controls
The ShipShaper demo lets players design custom vessels with freeform sculpting. Check available tools, controls, and evolving demo update features.
Download: Steam Demo and PC Access
Get the official ShipShaper download on PC through Steam. Access the free demo, Early Access version, pricing details, and minimum system requirements.
FBX export: Formats, Engine Setup, and License Rights
Export 3D ship models from ShipShaper as FBX files. Review upper-left menu steps, Unity vertex color setups, and commercial license terms.
Tutorial: Builder Guide, Controls, and Sailing Physics
ShipShaper includes no official tutorial yet. This ShipShaper tutorial covers hull sculpting, part controls, physics balance, and sailing modes.
3D Printing: Formats, Prep, and Setup
ShipShaper 3D printing lets you export custom vessel meshes to STL, 3MF, and FBX. Learn how file exports work, slicer cleanup steps, and print limitations.
ShipShaper wind and waves: Sailing Physics and Storm Guide
ShipShaper wind and waves dictate your ship's speed, heel, and stability in world view. Here is how wind direction, storms, and ocean physics function.