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BIT.TRIP BEAT

BIT.TRIP BEAT

From gameplay to visuals to music and imagination, BIT.TRIP BEAT is inspired by classic games in every way. Get sucked into a whole new world of sight and sound as you juggle beats and ride the vibe in this modern look at the beginning of it all. BIT.

Released Nov 2, 2010 Developer Gaijin Games Platforms Windows · Mac IndieRhythmMusicActionCasual
View on Steam ↗ $4.99 (US · as of 2026-10-24)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

80.6%positive883 reviews
Recommended · 47 found this helpful

“This game is some kind of pong mixed with acid, all you have to do is repel the little squares to get points and form a rhythm while you do so, there's also a boss fight in each one of the 3 stages. It's very relaxing at first, but it gets really hard and frustrating as you…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 31 found this helpful

“BIT.TRIP.BEAT is the offspring of one wild night between Pong and Super Breakout while they were both totally out of their minds on the wildest acid trip. Or at least that's how I imagine it, as I've never had a wild acid trip, and I'm not sure computer games can have sexual…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 36 found this helpful

“This game, as other said, is like pong with acid and rhythm. But there's one problem: the background. That's your main enemy. Sometimes it is even impossible to see the objects you're trying to hit!”

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

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

2peak since Aug 2026
0 0 0 0 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-24.

26achievements
2.7%median completion
0.9%rarest: FLAWLESS.GROWTH
77.1% of players 67.6% of players 55.7% of players 51.0% of players 45.7% of players 38.7% of players 36.8% of players 35.7% of players 19.0% of players 8.4% of players 6.8% of players 5.5% of players 2.7% of players 2.7% of players 2.3% of players 2.0% of players 1.7% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 77.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
77.1%OLD.SCHOOL.SKILLS — Escaped Nether Mode
67.6%EPIC.FAIL — Miss a Beat with an extended Paddle
55.7%BIT.TRIPPER — Register a high score on the leaderboards
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%FLAWLESS.GROWTH — Got a PERFECT score in Growth
0.9%FLAWLESS.DESCENT — Got a PERFECT score in Descent
0.9%FLAWLESS.TRANSITION — Got a PERFECT score in Transition

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$4.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-10-24 11:05 UTC
$9.99base price
$4.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-28
US4.99 USD−50%
EU3.99 EUR−50%
UK3.49 GBP−50%
Australia7.25 AUD−50%
Canada5.49 CAD−50%
Japan490 JPY−50%
Brazil8.49 BRL−50%
China18.00 CNY−50%

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

Brazil≈$1.7 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$5.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-23). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-25 08-11 08-29 09-16 10-04 10-24

Latest official news

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

Nov 21, 2023
Check out our newest game: BIT.TRIP RERUNNER!

BUY or WISHLIST NOW ON STEAM! BIT.TRIP RERUNNER features the RUNNER MAKER level editor tool, empowering players to craft their own challenging levels. Additionally, the game introduces the exciting MU

Games like BIT.TRIP BEAT

From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.

BIT.TRIP RUNNER BIT.TRIP RUNNER 83.8% · 2,632 reviews shares Rhythm, Music, Great Soundtrack, Minimalist Super Hexagon Super Hexagon 96.8% · 16,721 reviews shares Rhythm, Music, Great Soundtrack, Minimalist Savant - Ascent Savant - Ascent 92.0% · 1,851 reviews shares Music, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, Retro Polygoneer Polygoneer 79.6% · 720 reviews shares Music, Great Soundtrack, Difficult, Retro WAVESHAPER WAVESHAPER 87.2% · 880 reviews shares Music, Minimalist, Difficult, Retro Audiosurf 2 Audiosurf 2 80.9% · 3,840 reviews shares Mouse Only, Rhythm, Music, Great Soundtrack One Finger Death Punch One Finger Death Punch 98.0% · 11,610 reviews shares Mouse Only, Rhythm, Great Soundtrack, Difficult One Finger Death Punch 2 One Finger Death Punch 2 96.4% · 3,258 reviews shares Mouse Only, Rhythm, Great Soundtrack, Difficult

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsIndie · Rhythm · Music · Action · Casual · Arcade · Great Soundtrack · Difficult · Minimalist · 2D · Retro · Pixel Graphics (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
Achievements26
Official sitehttp://totallychoice.com/games/bittrip-beat
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 2.0+ GHz Memory: 512 MB DirectX®: DirectX® 9.0c and shader model 3 with 128 MB of memory Hard Drive: 100 MB Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output