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Just Shapes & Beats

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

Berzerk Studio · Released May 31, 2018

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
97% of 27K
Recent reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 186 in 30 days
Players
47
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 14, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 11 GPU
8 GB RAM · 1 GB disk
Full requirements

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

97% of 26,758 reviews are positive · 95% of 186 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.

Players over time

▼ -51% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 103 players on Oct 24, 2026.

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Nov 1, 202651
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Oct 27, 202666
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Oct 25, 202699
Oct 24, 2026103
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Oct 21, 202680
Oct 20, 202687
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Oct 15, 202670
Oct 14, 202676
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Oct 10, 202674
Oct 9, 202685
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Oct 7, 202673
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Oct 5, 202676
Oct 4, 202698
Oct 3, 202699
Oct 2, 202653
Oct 1, 202653
Sep 30, 202665
Sep 29, 202653
Sep 28, 202647
Sep 27, 202670
Sep 26, 202672
Sep 25, 202651
Sep 24, 202652
Sep 23, 202639
Sep 23, 202651
Sep 22, 202652
Sep 21, 202651

How many players finish Just Shapes & Beats?

46% of Steam players have unlocked «It's Over, for real, really», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Just Shapes & Beats system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 11 GPU, 8 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.

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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

Recommended

OS
Microsoft® Windows® 10
Processor
Intel Core i5 3.5GHz 64 bits Processor
Graphics
DirectX 11-compatible graphics card with at least 1024MB of video memory
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
1 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Just Shapes & Beats have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen; PvP online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Just Shapes & Beats run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
26
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil.

Does Just Shapes & Beats 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 Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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