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Beat Hazard

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Player score
9.5/10
7,449 reviews
Released
2010
Developer
Cold Beam Games
Platforms
1 systems
Critics
70
Steam Deck
unknown
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Beat Hazard?

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released14 April 2010
DeveloperCold Beam Games
PublisherCold Beam Games
PlatformsPC
GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Languages6 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata , seeded TBA. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Beat Hazard received?

Players95%positive of 7,449 · Very Positive
Metacritic70critic aggregate, PC
Achievements63on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

6 declared features

Seeing

  • Color Alternatives

Hearing

  • Custom Volume Controls

Input

  • Full controller support
  • Playable without Timed Input

Difficulty

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Save Anytime

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playYes
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckunknown
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on content2 DLC listed
Age gateNone

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Games like Beat Hazard

24 games overlap with Beat Hazard on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Distant Space, Super Hexagon and A Dance of Fire and Ice.

All 24 games like Beat Hazard

Common questions about Beat Hazard

What platforms is Beat Hazard on?

Beat Hazard is available on PC. It first released in 2010.

How much does Beat Hazard cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Beat Hazard?

95% of 7,449 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Beat Hazard?

70 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Who made Beat Hazard?

Beat Hazard was developed by Cold Beam Games and published by Cold Beam Games.