Just Shapes & Beats

Co-op musical bullet hell where you dodge music-timed shapes

Berzerk Studio · Released May 31, 2018

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 98% of 26K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 207 in 30 days
Playing now: 39; peak 24h 51
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 11 months ago; Oct 14, 2025

What is Just Shapes & Beats?

This 2D musical bullet hell has you dodge shapes and other hazards across stages set to chiptune and electronic dance tracks. Play through Story Mode solo or in local or online co-op with up to four players, practice individual tracks, or try Challenge Runs with randomly chosen tracks.

For you if...

+you like electronic music paired with dodge-heavy action
+you want local or online co-op with friends
+you enjoy practicing stages to improve your runs

Not for you if...

−you want rhythm gameplay based on hitting notes
−you expect a long campaign of new stages
−you dislike trial-and-error boss encounters

What players say

98% of 26,128 reviews are positive · 97% of 207 in the last 30 days

Players praise the soundtrack, simple controls, and co-op. Common complaints concern the short story and boss attacks that some players find hard to read or unfair.

Screenshots and trailer

Just Shapes & Beats system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft® Windows® 7
Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz 64 bits Processor
Graphics: DirectX 11-compatible graphics card with at least 512MB of video memory
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 1 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 26
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil.