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DubWars
DubWars is a music game that combines the mechanics of a top-down shooter with the power of Dubstep and Electronic music. Your weapons are synced to the music creating times of intense weapon load outs and calm moments where your survival skills are tested.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
57 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Right now it has one new one and the ones from the demo but is a very fun game.Right now i cant find the shop but i geuss it will be there in the future.If you like challenging games this game is for you”
“Keep calm and drop that bass! This game is so much fun to play! The graphics are stunning and super vivid, the music is incredible, the controls are super easy, and the concept of the game is one of a kind! I sit down…”
“I LOVE this game, I donated to the Kickstarter and was givin pre-access to the game and was not able to stop playing! Highly Reccomended for Dub-Lovers”
46 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“DubWars is a casual/music/rhytm-based twinstick shooter with a cool soundtrack and tedious gameplay. Pros: + Soundtrack is awesome if you are into electronic music. + Cool for few minutes to shoot projectiles in harmony…”
“Keep calm and drop that bass! This game is so much fun to play! The graphics are stunning and super vivid, the music is incredible, the controls are super easy, and the concept of the game is one of a kind! I sit down…”
“i love this game but one thing can you please bring back eclipse i love that song why did you take it out on the lastist update? i hope you guys keep updating and that you dont let this game down its amazing and it has…”
18 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Keep calm and drop that bass! This game is so much fun to play! The graphics are stunning and super vivid, the music is incredible, the controls are super easy, and the concept of the game is one of a kind! I sit down…”
“I had fun completing this game but I cannot recommend it at full price or even on sale! There is just not enough content and the game suffer from a few things. I think this game is worth about 2€, but if you don't care…”
“This game is just amazing, beautiful graphics, awesome and catchy music. From someone who loves music and LOVES games, this is the best of both worlds. Would highly recommend to someone who wants to just relax and…”
10 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“Right now it has one new one and the ones from the demo but is a very fun game.Right now i cant find the shop but i geuss it will be there in the future.If you like challenging games this game is for you”
“I got this game from a lootcrate but heck I would have paid full price for it. The music is great and really gets you into the game. The levels themselves have great settings and are so unforgiving that it makes me want…”
“ok so after reading a few reviews for this game i'm going to be straight out with you all, i'll also leave a smaller summary at the bottom for people who just want to skip it all. Is this game worth it? Yes Is the game…”
9 of the 99 reviews raise this.
“i love this game but one thing can you please bring back eclipse i love that song why did you take it out on the lastist update? i hope you guys keep updating and that you dont let this game down its amazing and it has…”
“I started to play DubWars about a year before it was releaced on Steam. You could download a demo and the game would give you 10 plays (until you downloaded again). Anyways, this game has had many ups and downs but the…”
“I have had the honor of watching this game grow and change over the past year! I love the Idea, music and gameplay of it! Make sure to get this! Here is an interview with the Developer from a year ago that I did for a…”
15 of the 99 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I love the game BUT i was disappointed to find that after about 6 months all they i added was 1 new level and a difficulty setting and the price was a bit high $20? is a lot for the game but i got it because it was on…”
“DubWars is a casual/music/rhytm-based twinstick shooter with a cool soundtrack and tedious gameplay. Pros: + Soundtrack is awesome if you are into electronic music. + Cool for few minutes to shoot projectiles in harmony…”
“Right now it has one new one and the ones from the demo but is a very fun game.Right now i cant find the shop but i geuss it will be there in the future.If you like challenging games this game is for you”
14 of the 99 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is honestly quite awful. It'd make more sense if this game was a one dollar indie game that you see so often. I felt like I was playing a flash game. Don't be fooled by the screen shots and video that it…”
“DubWars is a casual/music/rhytm-based twinstick shooter with a cool soundtrack and tedious gameplay. Pros: + Soundtrack is awesome if you are into electronic music. + Cool for few minutes to shoot projectiles in harmony…”
“I received this game for free, and I'm glad I did, because I would have regretted spending money on it. When I first heard about it, I thought "Great! It's another Beat Hazard Ultra!". That was my first mistake. I…”
11 of the 99 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I love the game BUT i was disappointed to find that after about 6 months all they i added was 1 new level and a difficulty setting and the price was a bit high $20? is a lot for the game but i got it because it was on…”
“This game is honestly quite awful. It'd make more sense if this game was a one dollar indie game that you see so often. I felt like I was playing a flash game. Don't be fooled by the screen shots and video that it…”
“I received this game for free, and I'm glad I did, because I would have regretted spending money on it. When I first heard about it, I thought "Great! It's another Beat Hazard Ultra!". That was my first mistake. I…”
11 of the 99 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I love the game BUT i was disappointed to find that after about 6 months all they i added was 1 new level and a difficulty setting and the price was a bit high $20? is a lot for the game but i got it because it was on…”
“Me: Oh look a stray game! What's the matter? game: *wimmper* Me: so you say that your owner made you a cool arena shooter where your weapons are powered by wubs? game: *Bark* Me: Wait, so they promised a extreme mode…”
“Fun idea, I thought this would be this game's moment to shine, given Vampire Survivors' sudden rise to glory, as it offers similar "just move, auto shoot" gameplay, with the twist of weapons synced with cool dubstep…”
11 of the 99 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Right now it has one new one and the ones from the demo but is a very fun game.Right now i cant find the shop but i geuss it will be there in the future.If you like challenging games this game is for you”
“I wanted to enjoy this game but sadly I can't. The level unlocking is fun but it doesn't seem to work. I got to the level tough guy which is, from my understanding, the last level. After that level nothing else unlocks…”
“Fun idea, I thought this would be this game's moment to shine, given Vampire Survivors' sudden rise to glory, as it offers similar "just move, auto shoot" gameplay, with the twist of weapons synced with cool dubstep…”
Counted across 99 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 77.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“If you like music games and have the slightest interest in EGM or Dubstep music you’ve got to check DubWars out. Using wub-wubs to defeat your incinerate your enemies is so entertaining you’ll be spraying bass-lasers for hours and hours.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Dubwars is a game that is okay. Let's start with some pros: Weapons: WOW, the weapons are extremely powerful and are different every level! They are in sync with the music, which is next. Music: Well, it's Dubstep, but it's good. Even if you hate dubstep, you will like at least…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“Man, I've never seen a more riveting game that DubWars. This was so fun to play, and the music and art style were perfect. It never felt too easy, and it never got to a point where it was so hard you wanted to quit. This game was the bomb! Notice those key words; Was. Were.…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-19.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Welcome Loot Gaming Community!
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Welcome Loot Gaming Community!
http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6152172/8b64ccd0b77cc8e92c3fba11592b82532e0a40cb.jpg We are excited to work with Loot Crate and offer DubWars to the Loot Gaming co
Last Blast 2016 Charity Event
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Last Blast 2016 Charity Event
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First DLC with New Music and Level Coming Soon
Trick or Treat, we hope everyone is having a fun Halloween. Thought it would be the perfect day to tease a new level that is releasing in November. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/pub
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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.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Indie · Casual · Action · Music · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter · Rhythm (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Official site | http://www.dubwars.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP SP3 Processor: 2.0 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: Integrated Graphics (512) DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 260 MB available space Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio