Beat Hazard

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• rhythm game

• music video game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  2^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Casual^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Shared/Split Screen^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Color Alternatives^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Remote Play Together^*
• Family Sharing^*
• Local co-op^*

Interface languages

• English^*
• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Dutch^*

Community tags · historical

• Rhythm^*

  Votes · historical

  544^*

• Music-Based Procedural Generation^*

  Votes · historical

  538^*

• Twin Stick Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  535^*

• Bullet Hell^*

  Votes · historical

  531^*

• Shoot 'Em Up^*

  Votes · historical

  528^*

• Music^*

  Votes · historical

  519^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  363^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  322^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  319^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  257^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  201^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  198^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  192^*

• Colorful^*

  Votes · historical

  171^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  150^*

• Local Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  126^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  122^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  117^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  114^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  111^*

System requirements

• Linux · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS or equivalent^*

  Processor alternatives

  x86 1.5 GHz^*

  Memory

  512 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 250mb HD space^*

• macOS · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel^*

  Memory

  512 MB RAM Hard Disk Space: 250mb HD space^*

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP/Vista/Win 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0GHz processor^*

  Memory

  512+MB of RAM^*

  Storage

  40+MB of free hard drive space^*

  Graphics alternatives

  256MB of video memory Sound: DirectX-compatible sound DirectX®: 9 or later^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Memory

  512 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0GHz processor^*

  Graphics alternatives

  256MB of video memory^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unknown^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  13^*

  Community confidence

  moderate^*

Developers

• Cold Beam Games

Publishers

• Microsoft
• Cold Beam Games

• 2011-07-05

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2010-04-15 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2010-04-15^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 15, 2010^*

Detailed specifications