PS Vita

Sound Shapes

MusicPlatformPuzzleStrategy

Trophies: 89
Platinum possible: Yes
Space needed: About 969 MB
Time to beat: about 2.9 hours
Plays offline: Yes

Overview

Sound Shapes is a music and platform video game developed by Queasy Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. It was originally released in 2012 and a port for the PlayStation 4 was released in 2013. The game, designed by Jessica Mak and Shaw-Han Liem, is a side-scrolling platform game with a musical focus. The game also features the ability to create and share levels with other users. The Vita version of the game features use of the touch screen and back touch pad to place sounds of different musical instruments during creation of levels. Sound Shapes was shown at industry conference E3 in 2011 and picked up nominations for best of show award from media sites including IGN, 1UP, and Electric Playground. It also received 2 Game Critics Awards (Best Mobile and Best Casual), and received three nominations at the 16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.

At the Spike Video Game Awards 2011, it was announced that Deadmau5 would be contributing songs and sound material to the project.

Beck has contributed 3 new songs to the game: "Cities", "Touch the People", and "Spiral Staircase". These are still exclusive to the game as of 2026, despite fan desire to see them released digitally.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Music, Platform, Puzzle, Strategy

Developer

Queasy Games, SCE Santa Monica Studio

Publisher

Sony Computer Entertainment

Platforms

PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita

Age rating

ESRB E

Modes

Single player: Yes
Local multiplayer: No
Online multiplayer: No
Co op: No

Age ratings

PEGI: 3
ESRB: E
USK: 0

Release dates

Platform	Region	Date
PlayStation Vita	North America	2012-08-07
PlayStation Vita	Worldwide	2012-08-07
PlayStation Vita	Europe / PAL	2012-08-15

Subscription history

Service	Tier	Added	Left
PlayStation Plus		4 Aug 2015	31 Aug 2015

Trophies

Trophies89

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum: 1
Gold: 1
Silver: 87
Bronze: 0
Total: 89
Points: 3000

You've Gone Platinum Complete all Death Mode and Beat School levels. Platinum 44.81% of players
Campaign Complete Complete all Campaign levels. Gold 53.69% of players
Death Mode: Hills n' Spills Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 50.96% of players
Death Mode: Sparkle Darkle Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 51.88% of players
Death Mode: Sneak n' Deke Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 49.65% of players
Death Mode: Rowdy Cloudy Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 49.38% of players
Death Mode: Thermogenica #1 Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 47.1% of players
Death Mode: Thermogenica #2 Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.8% of players
Death Mode: Mechanica Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.51% of players
Death Mode: Aquatica Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.69% of players
Death Mode: Extraterrestria Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 46.11% of players
Death Mode: Disasteroids Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 46.46% of players
Death Mode: Galaxanoids Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.1% of players
Death Mode: Invaderoids Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.14% of players
Death Mode: Break-a-noids Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.59% of players
Death Mode: Purgatory #1 Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 49.84% of players
Death Mode: Purgatory #2 Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 49.31% of players
Death Mode: Event Horizon #1 Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 45.95% of players
Death Mode: Event Horizon #2 Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 46.41% of players
Death Mode: Cities Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 46.83% of players
Death Mode: Touch The People Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 46.54% of players
Death Mode: Spiral Staircase Complete the Death Mode level. Silver 47.85% of players
Beat School: Straight Up Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.73% of players
Beat School: Tiny Groove Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.68% of players
Beat School: Hi-Hat Spice (not very spicy) Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.63% of players
Beat School: Lullaby Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.62% of players
Beat School: Chord Tweak Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.61% of players
Beat School: Chordaby Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.6% of players
Beat School: A Rolling Frolic Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.58% of players
Beat School: It's Getting Tense In Here Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.58% of players
Beat School: Uh Oh Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.58% of players
Beat School: Roll The Bass Dice Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.58% of players
Beat School: Cuts, Scrapes and Scratches Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.58% of players
Beat School: Muting Technique Complete the Beat School level. Silver 51.57% of players
Beat School: Guitar Serenity 1 Complete the Beat School level. Silver 42.02% of players
Beat School: Guitar Serenity 2 Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.99% of players
Beat School: Kalimba Magic Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.98% of players
Beat School: Piano? PiaYES! Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: Harmony Helper Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: Basic Rock Beat Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: Groovology 101 Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: Lazy Day Beat Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: Robot Invasion Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: In The Club Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.96% of players
Beat School: 8-Bit Melody Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.98% of players
Beat School: Danger! Danger! Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.98% of players
Beat School: Bass Boss Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.99% of players
Beat School: Underworld Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.98% of players
Beat School: Insert Coin Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.97% of players
Beat School: Synth Madness 1 Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.55% of players
Beat School: Synth Madness 2 Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.54% of players
Beat School: Badd Syntax Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.53% of players
Beat School: Pedal to the Metal Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.53% of players
Beat School: Axe Grinder Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.53% of players
Beat School: Big Hair Beat Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.75% of players
Beat School: Shoulder Pads Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.74% of players
Beat School: Driving the Autobahn Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.75% of players
Beat School: Fast Times Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.73% of players
Beat School: Hollywood Cop Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.73% of players
Beat School: Dubstep Drum Practice Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.75% of players
Beat School: Synth Grime Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.73% of players
Beat School: Filthy Bass Monster Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.74% of players
Beat School: Half-Time Drum Loops Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.73% of players
Beat School: All You Need is Wub Complete the Beat School level. Silver 41.73% of players
Beat School: A Funky Introduction Get started with this simple bass loop! Silver 41.17% of players
Beat School: The Five Elements Who got the jazz? Add some horns to your beat! Silver 41.16% of players
Beat School: On the One's and Two's Checka-checka-check out the scratch routine! Silver 41.15% of players
Beat School: The Drummer Gets Wicked Cut and paste drums to make your own breakbeat! Silver 41.15% of players
Beat School: Loop Jugglin' Ultimate hip hop loop builder - word to your moms! Silver 41.16% of players
Beat School: Does Not Compute Start with the basics, countdown like a robot! Silver 41.13% of players
Beat School: Artificial Ah Yeah! Robot feels good! Silver 41.13% of players
Beat School: Word to Your Motherboard Dance, funk, rock and house. You will master all the robotic styles. Silver 41.12% of players
Beat School: Text to Speech How could we resist? Shout out Sound Shapes with this unique beat. Silver 41.12% of players
Beat School: Machine Language Twist synthetic singing around to make your own vocal line! Silver 41.12% of players
Beat School: Blow Your Own Horn Learn the brass basics by constructing this simple trumpet loop. Silver 40.46% of players
Beat School: Battle of the Saxes Practice your sax skills by creating this cool phrase. Silver 40.46% of players
Beat School: Triumph Horns A few notes with a huge result! Silver 40.47% of players
Beat School: Jazz Hands Swing to the beat of the cool jazzy brass riff! Silver 40.46% of players
Beat School: Brass Knuckles Put up yer dukes, and make a funky horn loop! Silver 40.46% of players
Hohokum Remix: Bass Build your own bassline from this pulse. Silver 39.96% of players
Hohokum Remix: Drum Kit Can you use these dreamy drums to make a beat? Silver 39.95% of players
Hohokum Remix: Drum Loops Rearrange the drum loops to make something fresh! Silver 39.95% of players
Hohokum Remix: Guitar Loops Sculpt these ethereal guitar and bass melodies. Silver 39.96% of players
Hohokum Remix: Synth Loops Complete the mix with a splash of analog electronics. Silver 39.95% of players
Beat School: 3001 A Bass Odyssey Take this bassline for a spin around the galaxy! Silver 39.84% of players
Beat School: Interstellar Funkonauts May the funk be with you. Silver 39.84% of players
Beat School: Something Smells Funky in Here! Time to do the funky laundry! Silver 39.84% of players
Beat School: Mission to Planet Drums 3, 2, 1... funk off! Silver 39.83% of players
Beat School: Set Phasers to 'Funk' When the mothership is under attack, fight back with a funky loop. Silver 39.83% of players