Fantastic EDM soundtrack
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The music is fantastic.”
Steam review · 26.8 h played ↗
Just Shapes & Beats
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Overwhelmingly PositiveOverwhelmingly Positive · 98%Berzerk Studio2018Rhythm · Bullet Hell · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $11.99
The verdict
A charming, music-driven bullet hell with a superb EDM soundtrack and fun co-op, but short and light on content for its price. Skip it if you want a true rhythm game or lots of replayable content.
Great for
Fans of EDM and bullet hells who want a short story and chaotic co-op with friends
Main risk
Story is only a few hours and replay content is limited, grindy and no longer updated
What players love
Charming wordless story and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It has great storytelling without any dialog.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Fun co-op and multiplayer
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you can save each other if you're quick enough [which means you'll probably be yelling at each other to get saved, it's a lot of fun]”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Tight, satisfying challenge
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“feels fair when you die”
Steam review · 3.6 h played ↗
Casual mode and flexible difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“since there's a casual mode, I can actually enjoy this game a lot.”
Steam review · 4.6 h played ↗
Runs well on weak hardware
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“this game is lightweight and can run in really old hardware smoothly like my GT 730”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too short for the price
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This is NOT worth 15 bucks.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
No level editor, workshop or updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Not only was the last update 5 years ago, we also never got modding support”
Steam review · 39.2 h played ↗
Unfair, untelegraphed attacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“In those cases there is no telegraph at all and something will just spawn directly on top of me.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Boss fights lack checkpoints
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Bosses take hell of a long time to beat, and there are no checkpoints.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Grindy song unlocks and repetition
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Beat Points are just plain stupid in that they are required to unlock more songs, some of them requiring 15000BP.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support1 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 7
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3.0 GHz 64 bits Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11-compatible graphics card with at least 512MB of video memory
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5 3.5GHz 64 bits Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11-compatible graphics card with at least 1024MB of video memory
Storage1 GB available space
OSMicrosoft® Windows® 7
ProcessorIntel Core i3 3.0 GHz 64 bits Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11-compatible graphics card with at least 512MB of video memory
Storage1 GB available space
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