Beat Hazard 2

Beat Hazard 2

Steam Deck Playable

Cold Beam Games · Rhythm · Oct 16, 2019

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $18.99. It has been as low as $4.74.

86%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
33% of themes are praise50% are divided17% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I’m not fond of the intensity of the visuals improving the scores, making it a requirement to play at 300% if you aim for the top, this feature could be tweaked or reduced, since it really hurts the enjoyment and gameplay experience.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+Open mic system lets you play songs from Spotify, Youtube, or other places, though be aware that the in-game sound effects will only play through the left speaker
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Or you just want a couch coop fun, you can play on a Party mode and blast through the galaxy together.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Every song indentified by ACRCloud while playing with OpenMic will upload highscores to an online database, allowing players to compete with each other with the same song.
6 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
Graphics48 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay62 reviews
77%
Difficulty37 reviews
78%
Combat22 reviews
82%
Interface16 reviews
63%
Story and characters10 reviews
70%
Controls10 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes22 reviews
36%
Bugs10 reviews
50%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $18.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $18.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
62
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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