Tap arrow blocks to slide them out. Clear the shape without blocking yourself
Shape Away: slide arrow blocks off the board
By Mei-Lin Chua
Contributing editor, apps and storefronts
- Arrow-marked blocks that slide out one tap at a time
- Blocked pieces that stay put until their path clears
- Frozen blocks that stay locked until freed
- Easy to hard difficulty with denser layouts over time
- Hints for boards that stop making sense
- No timer, and one-tap controls throughout
What the Shape Away puzzle game involves
Shape Away is a block escape puzzle game. Each piece on the board has an arrow, and tapping it slides the piece in that direction. If nothing is in the way, the piece leaves the board. If another block blocks its path, the piece does not move.
The puzzle is about sequence. Because a blocked piece cannot move, the order you clear pieces in decides whether the level opens up or jams. The game is aimed at players who like untimed logic puzzles, since the listing describes no timer and no time pressure on any level.
Clearing a level one piece at a time
To finish a level, you remove every block until the shape is gone. The usual method is to find which piece sits in front of the others, move it first, and keep the exit lanes open for what remains.
Long pieces need a wide lane before they can leave the board, so they often have to wait until the pieces around them are gone. A single careless tap in a tightly packed layout can lock a whole section, which is why the listing stresses checking the board before each move.
Frozen blocks and dense layouts
Some levels include frozen blocks. These stay locked until another move frees them, so a level can require clearing pieces in a specific chain.
The listing says difficulty runs from easy through hard, with layouts that grow denser as you progress. Hints are available for when a board stops making sense, which is the part of the game where a player may get stuck.
Controls and pacing
Every action is a single tap, and there is no timer on any level. The listing presents this as a way to work through each board without rushing.
Hints are the only listed help. Players who want to solve boards unaided can ignore them and simply work out the order of moves on their own.
About this APK
The build we hold is Shape Away 1.1 (APKS split bundle) for Android 7.1 and up.
- Version
- 1.1
- 11
- Requires Android
- 7.1+
- Target Android
- 16
- Package ID
- com.gdm.shapeaway
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Google Play Protect
- Permissions
- 15 declared
- Signed by
- CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
- Certificate SHA-256
- 6925269744c675a6318f264c765c7da666d1b309587e45c8f68462b033a1c61b