Beat

Music-based action with one-button steering and support for custom songs

Alex Meng · Released Sep 17, 2018 · Early Access

Early Access, no updates for over a year

Reviews: Mixed; 63% of 78
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Untested
Last update on Steam: 7 years ago; Oct 30, 2018
Minimum PC: 2 GB RAM; Full requirements

What is Beat?

Beat is a free-to-play, single-player action game in Early Access. You work through tutorials and faster levels, holding the spacebar to turn and releasing it to return to your previous direction. A basic level generator accepts songs in WAV format.

For you if...

+you enjoy working through progressively harder, fast-paced levels

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer rather than solo level challenges

What players say

63% of 78 reviews are positive

Players praise the music. Older reviews criticize movement that does not match the beat and awkward hold-and-release controls, while some more recent feedback says the game needs more work.

Screenshots and trailer

Beat system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB RAM.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Beat?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

OS: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: Processor better than 2GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM

Does Beat have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does 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
Steam features: Family Sharing
Languages: Text only: English.

Does 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam