Bit.Trip Beat

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Linux
• Android

Genres

• music video game

• action game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E - Everyone^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Casual^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Partial Controller Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Steam Leaderboards^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

Community tags · historical

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  83^*

• Rhythm^*

  Votes · historical

  80^*

• Music^*

  Votes · historical

  66^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  54^*

• Casual^*

  Votes · historical

  49^*

• Arcade^*

  Votes · historical

  40^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  34^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  33^*

• Minimalist^*

  Votes · historical

  32^*

• 2D^*

  Votes · historical

  30^*

• Retro^*

  Votes · historical

  27^*

• Pixel Graphics^*

  Votes · historical

  25^*

• Mouse only^*

  Votes · historical

  16^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  12^*

System requirements

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X version Snow Leopard 10.6.3, or later.^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0+ GHz^*

  Memory

  512 MB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  OpenGL 2.1 and shader model 3 with 128 MB of memory^*

  Storage

  100 MB Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows XP SP3^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.0+ GHz^*

  Memory

  512 MB DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c and shader model 3 with 128 MB of memory^*

  Storage

  100 MB Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

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

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Silver^*

  Reports

  29^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

Developers

• Choice Provisions

• Gaijin Games^*

Publishers

• Aksys Games

• Gaijin Games^*
• Choice Provisions^*

• 2009-03-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2009-03-15 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2009-03-15^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Nov 2, 2010^*

Detailed specifications