Indie · May 21, 2019

Beat Saber (2019)

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Beat Saber is an immersive rhythm experience you have never seen before! Enjoy tons of handcrafted levels and swing your way through the pulsing music beats, surrounded by a futuristic world. Use your sabers to slash the beats as they come flying at you – every beat indicates which saber you need to use and the direction you need to match. With Beat Saber you become a dancing superhero! Features Feel the Rhythm: Immerse yourself in the smoothest combination of music beats and visual effects in Beat Saber’s truly unique gameplay. Handcrafted Levels & Music: Unlike other rhythm games with generated content, music and levels in Beat Saber are drawn precisely by hand to enhance the music experience. Compete in Multiplayer: Challenge your friends or random opponents around the world. Challenging Campaign: Get better every day while completing objectives and challenges in the Campaign. Rise Up the Global Leaderboards: Compete against other Beat Saberists around the world in various difficulties. Easy to Learn, Fun to Master: Everyone can understand the basic game mechanics. It's easy for anyone to pick up and play. Great Exercise: Exercise while dancing and slashing the beats, Beat Saber gets you moving.

Indie releases from 2019

38 Indie titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Indie

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume74.6k Steam reviewsTop 5% in Indie
Positive rating96% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 16%
Metacritic93/100Genre average 77 — top 2% of Indie titles
Concurrent peak423 playersTop 15% in Indie by live player count
Engagement hours34 h averageTop 15% for session depth among Indie

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • VR · 910
  • Rhythm · 679
  • Music · 628
  • Moddable · 413
  • Fast-Paced · 396
  • Singleplayer · 389
  • Difficult · 387
  • First-Person · 387
  • Multiplayer · 386
  • Indie · 376
  • Swordplay · 372
  • Action · 368
  • Sports · 366
  • Great Soundtrack · 361
  • Futuristic · 361

Peer Indie titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (7)

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Full audio (7)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Spanish - Latin America

Reception Metrics

Steam community

96%Overwhelmingly Positive · 74.6k reviews

71.6k positive · 3.0k negative

Metacritic

93/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.4/10

Curator recommendations

69.0k

Peak concurrent players

423

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP

Community

  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Tracked Controller Support
  • VR Only

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

34h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

26

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 21, 2019
DeveloperBeat Games
Base price$29.99
DLC / Add-ons261 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Editions & Packages

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