BIT.TRIP BEAT (2010)

Developer: Gaijin Games
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Genres: Action, Casual, Indie
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 879 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 3.8 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A fast-paced, rhythm-based arcade game where you must keep the beat flowing through increasingly frantic patterns.

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What players say

Players say BIT.TRIP BEAT turns Pong into a music game, but the default mouse controls frustrate many and the difficulty spikes hard after the first few levels. Levels are long and can't be practiced in sections, and 100% completion is considered brutal without slowdown software.

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