Just Shapes & Beats

Up to four players dodge shapes together to the beat of the music, on the couch or online.

Berzerk Studio

Playing together

Online co-op
1 source
Online versus
1 source
Players in online co-op
1 source
How co-op works
1 source
Local co-op
1 source
Free to play
1 source
Plays like
Not known yet
Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, Crossplay, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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How you talk

Public matchmaking
1 source
Not known yet
Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Friendly with strangers

About the game

"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.
From Steam

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Why we rate it this way

  • 98% positive from 26,322 Steam reviews.
  • Critics rate it 85/100 from 2 reviews.
Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 9Review score desc: Overwhelmingly PositiveTotal positive: 25692Total negative: 630Total reviews: 26322{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":9,"review_score_desc":"Overwhelmingly Positive","total_positive":25692,"total_negative":630,"total_reviews":26322}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 31194Name: Just Shapes & BeatsUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/just-shapes-and-beatsCreated at: 1495626822First release date: 1527724800Total rating: 80.56517892736315Total rating count: 42Aggregated rating: 85Aggregated rating count: 2Hypes: 1Release dates: [{"id":165781,"date":1551139200,"human":"Feb 26, 2019"},{"id":165780,"date":1551139200,"human":"Feb 26, 2019"},{"id":153006,"date":1527724800,"human":"May 31, 2018"},{"id":362615,"date":1653955200,"human":"May 31, 2022"},{"id":153007,"date":1527724800,"human":"May 31, 2018"},{"id":239642,"date":1593475200,"human":"Jun 30, 2020"},{"id":177781,"date":1527724800,"human":"May 31, 2018"}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":13742,"name":"Berzerk Studio"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]{"id":31194,"name":"Just Shapes & Beats","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/just-shapes-and-beats","created_at":1495626822,"first_release_date":1527724800,"total_rating":80.56517892736315,"total_rating_count":42,"aggregated_rating":85,"aggregated_rating_count":2,"hypes":1,"release_dates":[{"id":165781,"date":1551139200,"human":"Feb 26, 2019"},{"id":165780,"date":1551139200,"human":"Feb 26, 2019"},{"id":153006,"date":1527724800,"human":"May 31, 2018"},{"id":362615,"date":1653955200,"human":"May 31, 2022"},{"id":153007,"date":1527724800,"human":"May 31, 2018"},{"id":239642,"date":1593475200,"human":"Jun 30, 2020"},{"id":177781,"date":1527724800,"human":"May 31, 2018"}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":13742,"name":"Berzerk Studio"},"developer":true,"publisher":true}]}

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First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 3 Nov 2026.