Hacker's Beat
A hacker-themed rhythm game played across broad sections of your keyboard
TEAM TANDS PLUS · Published by PLAYISM · Released Sep 25, 2015
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 53% of 64
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 7 years ago
- Jun 24, 2019
What is Hacker's Beat?
You time key presses to on-screen notes, with rhythm taking priority over exact letters. Play is single-player and organized around individual songs. An editor lets you create custom note charts from WAV tracks shorter than three minutes.
For you if...
- +you enjoy replaying songs to chase higher combos
Not for you if...
- −you want every note assigned to a specific key
What players say
53% of 64 reviews are positive
Players praise the music. Common complaints focus on hard-to-read notes and unclear timing feedback, with several players describing the controls as encouraging button mashing.
Screenshots and trailer
Hacker's Beat system requirements
Minimum: Direct X 9.0 compliant, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or higher
- Graphics
- Direct X 9.0 compliant video card
- Memory
- 1 MB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- -
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8
- Processor
- Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz or higher
- Graphics
- Direct X 9.0 compliant video card
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
- Notes
- -
Does Hacker's Beat have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Hacker's Beat run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 38
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: Japanese, English.
Does Hacker's Beat use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 28, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Typing
- Rhythm
- Arcade
- Cyberpunk
- Surreal
- Music-Based Procedural Generation
- Action
- Casual
- Sci-fi
- Score Attack
- Level Editor
- Hacking
- Atmospheric
- Memes
- Futuristic
- Singleplayer