Play your own music
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“it is a game that will have you playing for hours just because "oh, (song name) had a great beat for this! I want to try (song name)!"”
Steam review · 10.1 h played ↗
Beat Hazard
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 95%Cold Beam Games2010Rhythm · Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 4 h ago
The verdict
A cheap, flashy Asteroids-style shooter that turns your own music library into levels. Skip it if you're sensitive to flashing lights or want deep rhythm gameplay; the sequels are generally recommended over it.
Great for
Music lovers with big local libraries who want a trippy, casual arcade shooter
Main risk
Strobing, cluttered visuals cause headaches or hide enemies, and the gameplay gets repetitive
What players love
Fun, addictive arcade action
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It’s also surprisingly good in co-op. Playing with a friend elevates the experience even more”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Stunning, intense visual spectacle
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the real seller is the trippy as hell graphics. The game looks incredible.”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Lots of replay value and content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“It's under 200MB and there's so much content and replay value.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Adjustable difficulty and chill mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The game has options to tune to your mood.”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
Cheap, light and runs on anything
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“It runs on pretty much anything”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Flashing visuals hurt eyes, risk seizures
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Even on the lowest settings, this game is brutal with flashing lights.”
Steam review · 8.1 h played ↗
Visual clutter hides enemies and hazards
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“How, in a bullet hell, are you supposed to distinguish between your bullets, enemy bullets, ships that have been destroyed, ships that are still in play, when everything looks the same”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Music barely affects the gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“enemy spaceships don't appear according to the music's rhythm nor does it affect anything other than the background lights and your laser's rate of fire.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Repetitive with little enemy variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Every song is the same, same enemies, appearing at similar time, there are patterns when a certain enemies appear”
Steam review · 6.3 h played ↗
Bugs, UI and compatibility issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Bugs never fixed. stuck in loading screen. crashes.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Superseded by sequels and Audiosurf
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Nearly fifteen years post release this title has been completely surpassed by it's multiple sequels.”
Steam review · 9.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support250 MB
Minimum
OSWindows XP/Vista/Win 7
Processor2.0GHz processor
Memory512+MB of RAM
Graphics256MB of video memory
Storage40+MB of free hard drive space
OSWindows XP/Vista/Win 7
Processor2.0GHz processor
Memory512+MB of RAM
Graphics256MB of video memory
Storage40+MB of free hard drive space
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