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Audioshield
Block the beats! Audioshield puts you at the point of impact for every hit in your songs. Block incoming orbs with your shields and feel the music. Works with any song!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“really wish this game was still being worked on. It has great potential and I love it”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Its not really that good”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:28 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Improved support for Vive Cosmos headsets
Default bindings for Vive Cosmos have been added so that headset is easier to get started with now.
Fixed an issue that could cause the game to hang during skin loading.
Fixed an issue that could cause the game to hang (in the headset only) during skin loading on some machines.
SteamVR 2.0 Update
Native Index controller support Support for controller mapping with the SteamVR Input system New option to disable the purple shield from automatically appearing when controllers are close. So now you
The Fitness Update!
2 new modes! 2 new skins! 10 new songs (including 5 from The Murder City Devils and a new custom Audioshield Theme)! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/12132646/7435ae2
Streaming is down
Streaming from youtube is no longer available. Sorry about that, but I'm working on alternatives.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · VR · Music · Music-Based Procedural Generation · Rhythm (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · VR Support · SteamVR Collectibles · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Estimated owners | 100,000 – 200,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://audio-shield.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or newer Processor: Intel® i5-4590 / AMD FX 8350 equivalent or greater Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1050ti / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or greater Storage: 900 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale