Beat Saber
Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!
- Released
- 2018
- Developer
- Beat Games
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- 93
- Steam Deck
- unsupported
- Download
- 0.2 GB
What is Beat Saber?
Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 1 January 2018 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Beat Games |
| Publisher | Beat Games |
| Platforms | PlayStation 5 |
| Genres | music video game, rhythm game |
| Languages | 7 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q53998035, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Beat Saber received?
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.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | Not stated |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Yes |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | unsupported |
| Download size | 0.2 GB |
| Add-on content | 278 DLC listed |
| Age gate | None |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Beat Saber on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Performance and stutter10 of 300 (3%)
You can't be subjected to stutters in a rhythm game.
Steam review, 17 May 2026 · 5 hours played · 10 readers marked it helpfulFirst, I couldn't get the game to run over 5 FPS without mods (fresh install, no mods on this PC prior).
Steam review, 2 October 2024 · 84 hours played · 4 readers marked it helpful
A further 13 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Beat Saber
24 games overlap with Beat Saber on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are DJMAX RESPECT V, A Dance of Fire and Ice and Sanctum.
Common questions about Beat Saber
What platforms is Beat Saber on?
Beat Saber is available on PlayStation 5. It first released in 2018.
How much does Beat Saber cost?
$19.99 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 Saber?
95% of 76,245 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Overwhelmingly 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 Saber?
93 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.
Does Beat Saber work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Beat Saber as unsupported on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
How big is the Beat Saber download?
0.2 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.