Shapes is a web‑based multiplayer chat platform that lets users converse with both human participants and customizable AI agents in the same room. It offers public and private chat spaces with themed communities, real‑time messaging, and AI personalities that can be tailored for knowledge, tone, and role, enabling social interaction combined with AI‑driven assistance or entertainment.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Users seeking real‑time conversation often have to choose between separate platforms for chatting with friends and interacting with AI assistants, limiting the ability to blend social interaction with AI‑driven help or entertainment.
Solution
Shapes offers a multiplayer chat application that lets participants converse simultaneously with human peers and customizable AI agents within the same conversation space. Users can join public community rooms—such as study groups, casual hangouts, or themed chats—or create private rooms to tailor the experience. The platform provides a wide selection of AI personalities powered by multiple large‑language‑model engines, allowing users to shape each bot’s knowledge, tone, and role. Real‑time messaging is synchronized across all participants, enabling seamless social interaction while the AI contributes information, role‑play, or productivity assistance as needed. The service is accessible via a web app and does not require external bots, ensuring a unified, moderated environment.
Target Audience
Shapes targets social media users, gamers, students, and hobbyist communities who want to chat with friends while leveraging AI for fun, learning, or productivity within a single platform.
Features
- Multiplayer chat rooms supporting both human users and AI agents in the same thread
- Customizable AI personalities with selectable model back‑ends (e.g., Claude, GPT‑5.5, Gemini, Grok) and adjustable knowledge scopes
- A variety of themed community rooms for study groups, casual conversation, fandoms, and niche interests
- Real‑time text messaging with moderation tools to keep discussions safe and bot‑free
- Ability to create private rooms and invite friends for personalized AI‑enhanced interactions
- Integrated AI role‑play and assistance features that can provide information, tutoring, or entertainment on demand