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Beat Hazard 2

Beat Hazard 2

Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Released Oct 16, 2019 Developer Cold Beam Games Platforms Windows RhythmMusic-Based Procedural GenerationProcedural GenerationTwin Stick ShooterMusic
View on Steam ↗ $18.99 (US · as of 2026-09-10)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

86.4%positive2,261 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Games are a blast to be frank play your music lets destroy ships to some heavy metal or some crazy dubstep yeah I love the flow in space”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Don't play this ♥♥♥♥ if you care about your sanity. Otherwise it's a great game.”

— a player, Steam review · 27 hrs played
Not recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Wow, a new feature with a huge effect on how you play the game. Surely this feature will be well-tested and streamlined since the whole release seems to revolve around it, right? No? Oh, well, then I'm sure you can turn it off to aid trouble-shooting and allow you to play the…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

417all-time peak
0 25 50 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 39 avg · Aug 2020

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.

62achievements
6.0%median completion
1.2%rarest: Black 20
62.3% of players 58.7% of players 55.8% of players 52.0% of players 31.9% of players 28.9% of players 27.1% of players 25.9% of players 25.8% of players 24.3% of players 23.7% of players 21.7% of players 21.4% of players 20.9% of players 19.2% of players 18.8% of players 18.6% of players 16.6% of players 13.0% of players 12.8% of players 12.8% of players 11.5% of players 11.3% of players 9.6% of players 9.5% of players 9.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.4% of players 7.0% of players 7.0% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.7% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 62.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
62.3%Baby Boss — Take Out a 500 Kiloton Boss
58.7%Cadet — Level Up
55.8%Medium Boss — Take Out a 5,000 Kiloton Boss
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Black 20 — Complete all Shadow Missions for 20 Ships
1.4%10 In The Top 10 — Place top 10 in a daily/lightning challenge 10 times
1.4%Black 10 — Complete all Shadow Missions for 10 Ships

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.

$18.99current · sampled 2026-09-10 20:53 UTC
$4.74lowest since tracking began2026-07-20
US18.99 USD
EU18.49 EUR
UK15.89 GBP
Australia27.95 AUD
Canada24.79 CAD
Japan2,100 JPY
Brazil57.99 BRL
China72.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$11 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-22 08-03 08-16 08-29 09-10

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 07, 2026
Beat Hazard Arcade - Out now on mobile.

Hi all, I wanted to let you know that Beat Hazard Arcade is now out on mobile. It's free to play with a full game unlock iap. Here are the store pages: Google: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai

Jul 07, 2026
Exit screen change. Mobile out now.

Quick update for the mobile version. Out now on iOS & Android!

Jun 09, 2026
Bullet Fest !!!

Hi!Wow, Beat Hazard's gone off in Steam Bullet Fest, I'm blown away! Some awesome games in the line-up. If you just found Beat Hazard, welcome to the gang! I hope you're having a blast.I'll be checkin

Jun 01, 2026
Small change to exit screen

Hi all, Small exit screen change for Beat Hazard Arcade now available for pre-register on iOS. Cheers, Steve.

Apr 14, 2026
Happy Birthday!

Hi everyone,It's Beat Hazard's 16th Birthday today! ːsteamhappyː ːBH1ːːBH6ː ːsteamhappyːThank you so much for being with me on this continuing journey!This update contains one of the most requested 'f

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsRhythm · Music-Based Procedural Generation · Procedural Generation · Twin Stick Shooter · Music · Indie · Top-Down Shooter · Bullet Hell · Arcade · Space · Shoot 'Em Up · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, Hungarian, Danish, Thai
Achievements62
Official sitehttp://www.coldbeamgames.com/beat-hazard-2.html
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 Processor: 2.5GHz processor Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 250 MB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required