Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.
- Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 880 player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Nonetheless, it still adds a lot of atmosphere to the game and may be appealing to players who enjoy the whole 8-bit neon style of gameplay and are just there to play a casual rhythm game.
The first installment in the amazing Bit.Trip Saga, Beat is a game that at first seemed to just be a fun little pong-type game with an awesome soundtrack, but it then blossomed into a rich, creative series following the story (Yes, these games have story.
There's also partial controller support so it may be possible to use a controller rather than a mouse or keyboard.
There are three levels in the story (each one harder than the last) including a bonus level inspired by the popular Valve game "Portal" which unfortunately does not tie in with the game's story whatsoever.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
The data behind the verdict
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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