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Just Shapes & Beats
"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
27 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I used to love this game when I was younger but I didn't review it, so after revisiting for a few hours, I wanted to come back and give the game all the flowers it deserves. I want to thank it for being filled with so…”
“tuffest game oat bro fun as ♥♥♥♥ and the music is lowkirk fire icl”
“This game is very fun and I can play it on 60 fps. I like how it supports up to 4 players but I hope in the future there can be 8 because me and my 4 friends have to take turns playing. I love how there is a story to…”
23 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“tuffest game oat bro fun as ♥♥♥♥ and the music is lowkirk fire icl”
“beats so good it made me stop beating my wife”
“cool game high quality and the dlc is amazing and its only 20 dollers i love this game with all my heart a good mix of diffuculty and stylish animation plus the soundtrack is peak and dont ask if i even beat the game…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Just Shapes & Beats is truly one of the best indie games ever made. Gameplay wise, it's a lot like Undertale but without the turn based combat elements and much more of an emphasis on the bullet hell…”
“This game is very fun and I can play it on 60 fps. I like how it supports up to 4 players but I hope in the future there can be 8 because me and my 4 friends have to take turns playing. I love how there is a story to…”
“This is amazing. Thumbs UP. I play Geometry Dash so I like this. Fun story and challenging gameplay :D”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“It's like 2020 never left. This game was my whole life during COVID, it was basically all I played on my Switch for a good while. Then I beat it on PlayStation, and now on PC. I can't get enough of the shapes and beats.”
“Just Shapes and Beats is a fun time. I went into this not expecting much, and have thus far gotten one of the best games i have ever played. I find myself just losing a S rank to a stupid hit and can't wait to try next…”
“Love this game and everything about it. I've played it for years on my switch, and just now rebeat the game on PC! I highly recommend you play this game, it's super fun!”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“cool game high quality and the dlc is amazing and its only 20 dollers i love this game with all my heart a good mix of diffuculty and stylish animation plus the soundtrack is peak and dont ask if i even beat the game…”
“This is amazing. Thumbs UP. I play Geometry Dash so I like this. Fun story and challenging gameplay :D”
“Just Shapes and Beats is a fun time. I went into this not expecting much, and have thus far gotten one of the best games i have ever played. I find myself just losing a S rank to a stupid hit and can't wait to try next…”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Yes the music and effects are great. However I take major issues with the gameplay. While most damaging effects are telegraphed and fair, sometimes it is entirely unfair to the point there is no possible way the player…”
“this game makes me want to kill myself graphically in the snow, but that's only because I have a massive ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ skill issue. If you are in any way shape or form good at anything at all, this is the game for you. it is…”
“First of all, yes, this game is very fun and the music is really good. However, the game in REALLLY hard, and I thought the tutorial was hard! Eitherway it's still a very fun game to play and very satisfying. Just…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Yes the music and effects are great. However I take major issues with the gameplay. While most damaging effects are telegraphed and fair, sometimes it is entirely unfair to the point there is no possible way the player…”
“Very fun to play with friends, could get somewhat boring alone, which is why multiplayer exists! Even so, if you're by yourself, it gets boring. It's like a game you think of playing, play for 30 mins, then get off then…”
“i don't know why people like this game its just a bunch of shapes and beats bro”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“very very very very very very very very very very very very very not worth my money, its a rly good game but im lowkey kinda poor if u can easily buy that u should”
“not worth the $10 but at least it's mac”
“honestly idk why i redeemed this i want it back”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 97.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“barracuda is the best boss you cant change my mind, also yes play the game”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“What do you mean ''This is good''? It's literally Just Shapes and Beats. While not being graphically great, JSaB makes up for it with it's great music, and some small story to go with it. Also after you clear the song in the story, you can then play it freely in the Free Play.…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“This game has all the requirements for a good game. no lag: check good gameplay: check fair skill balancing especially in the story mode: check and like every good rythm based game needs, a hard mode. 10/10 Would definitely recommend.”
— a player, Steam review · 406 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:16 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The year is 2025 and Just Shapes & Beats turns seven.
HELLO, IT'S BEEN A MINUTE! Today, well, theoretically yesterday but I had this text prepared to go and we couldn't post it. ANYWAY, today marks the seventh year of Just Shapes & Beats. Seven years ago
Five Years of Just Shapes & Beats?!
Hey Everyone! That's right, today marks 5 years since the launch of Just Shapes & Beats. So much has changed since then, and yet were we are, and here you are, and we're so appreciative for that. Now
You can now 100% play JS&B on the go with Steamdeck!
Ahoy, long time no post! We finally got around to getting the game working tip top on the Steamdeck, so we figured we'd fix a few bugs while we at it; probably introduce some new ones too, this is the
Lost Chapter + Patch 1.6.30
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER The once lost to time chapter has now been found, experience the story as it was meant to be told through five brand new tracks including a new boss battle: - F-777 - Airborne R
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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 | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Rhythm · Great Soundtrack · Music · Bullet Hell · Difficult · Multiplayer · 2D · Indie · Action · Co-op · Singleplayer · Local Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Languages | English, French, Japanese, Korean, German, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://justshapesandbeats.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft® Windows® 7 Processor: Intel Core i3 3.0 GHz 64 bits Processor Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11-compatible graphics card with at least 512MB of video memory DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 1 GB available space