Games like Neon Beats
If Neon Beats is your kind of game, the closest matches are 140, Hepta Beats and Octahedron: Transfixed Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its electronic soundtrack is epic, atmospheric and challenging. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Neon Beats is a free-to-play indie rhythm platformer released in 2019 by OKYO GAMES. Players navigate tight, precision-based levels where rhythm-synced platforming creates a challenging experience. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric and hypnotic quality of the electronic soundtrack, while players describe the game as retro-inspired with hidden secrets and alternate routes to discover. Achievement-hunting and speedrunning provide additional layers of replay value alongside the secret-hunting that extends beyond the initial playthrough. The base game is free with optional DLC available. Neon Beats is verified to run on Steam Deck and holds a 95% positive rating from 2,059 Steam reviews.
About Neon Beats: Beat your best scores in Neon Beats, a 2D platformer game with rhythm based levels!
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Steam players who put hours into Neon Beats also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
140
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Neon Beats.
Top pick for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Hepta Beats
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Hepta Beats is a 2D side-view platformer game in which the levels are controlled by the rhythm, predict adversities by following the rhythm to surpass the challenges.
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Neon Beats.
Third-strongest match for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Electronic Super Joy
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Neon Beats.
Ranked #4 for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Electronic Super Joy is a brutally hard platformer set in a world of pulse-pounding electronic music. Run, jump, smash & fly your way through 45+ weird & different levels, with low-gravity, world rotation, giant monsters & swarming missiles.
Geometry Dash
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Neon Beats.
Ranked #5 for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
SATANIC PANIC 666
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Descend into hell and destroy the cursed tapes with occult music known as †HEAVY METAL† to save our children's souls. On your way you will face Satan himself.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Neon Beats.
Ranked #7 for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Beatblock
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Neon Beats fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
THE BEAT REVOLVES AROUND YOU in Beatblock, the headspinning rhythm-action game! Move your paddle and block to the beat in simple yet deviously bombastic levels, each complete with their own unique theming and visuals.
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Thomas Was Alone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Neon Beats.
Reviewers of Neon Beats cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.
Geometry Dash
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Neon Beats.
Reviewers of Neon Beats cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer!
Mariole
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Neon Beats cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
MARIOLE is a narrative management game inspired by the traditional culture of the south of France. Take on the role of a young travelling merchant named Mariole, as she journeys through medieval/post-collapse landscapes in search of her friend, a missing ‘Trobairitz’ (a troubadour woman).
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140
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Neon Beats.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
140 is a challenging minimalistic platformer with abstract colorful graphics. Rhythmic awareness is required to overcome obstacles controlled by an energetic, yet melancholic electronic soundtrack.
Octahedron: Transfixed Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Neon Beats.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Neon Beats.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Neon Beats.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Frequently asked about Neon Beats
- Is Neon Beats verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Neon Beats is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- Is Neon Beats free to play?
- Yes — Neon Beats is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Neon Beats?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Neon Beats are 140, Hepta Beats, Octahedron: Transfixed Edition.
- Who developed Neon Beats?
- Neon Beats was developed by OKYO GAMES.
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