Beat Hazard

Beat Hazard

Steam Deck · unrated

Cold Beam Games · Rhythm · Apr 15, 2010

Yes, worth buying.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

95%
Very Positive
7k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 7k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise44% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There's a satisfying sense of progression as one ranks up and earns upgrades.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Beat Hazard Ultra is a fast paced space shoot'em up with bright colorful graphics.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
You can choose whichever music track you like from your own music library.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
While I still recommend Beat Hazard on its own, it is more simplistic and lacks online co-op that the Ultra version provides, so I strongly recommend this game to be played with DLC.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay59 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty24 reviews
96%
Multiplayer10 reviews
90%
Interface9 reviews
78%
Controls8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat16 reviews
88%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
63
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.