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Beat Hazard 2

Top-down twin-stick shooter where your music shapes space battles

Cold Beam Games · Released Oct 16, 2019

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Reviews
Very Positive
86% of 2,260
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
2
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 weeks ago
Oct 19, 2026
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 670
0.5 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Beat Hazard 2?

Beat Hazard 2 is a top-down space shooter where you fight enemy ships while playing songs from your music collection or other audio sources. Each track affects the pace of combat and your firepower, and generates a player ship and a boss ship.

For you if...

  • +you want fast space shooting set to your own music
  • +you enjoy chasing high scores in arcade shooters

Not for you if...

  • −you need clear sightlines without bright, crowded effects
  • −you want a timing-based rhythm game rather than shooting

What players say

86% of 2,260 reviews are positive

Players praise playing to their own music and the variety of ships. Some say the visual effects make combat hard to follow, while others report crashes and trouble with Open Mic.

Screenshots and trailer

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Beat Hazard 2 system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 670, 0.5 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor
2.5GHz processor
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
Memory
512 MB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor
3.0GHz processor
Graphics
Nvidia GeForce GTX 690
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB available space

Does Beat Hazard 2 have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op split-screen; PvP 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 Beat Hazard 2 run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
62
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
Languages
Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Hungarian, Danish, Thai.

Does Beat Hazard 2 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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