Choose Metal Tales: Overkill
Choose Metal Tales: Overkill if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Metal Tales: Overkill launched in 2022.
Metal Tales: Overkill vs Beat Hazard 3
Metal Tales: Overkill and Beat Hazard 3 both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Metal Tales: Overkill (2022) is 2 years older than Beat Hazard 3 (2024). Metal Tales: Overkill is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard 3 (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Beat Hazard 3
Choose Beat Hazard 3 if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Beat Hazard 3 launched in 2024.
Both Metal Tales: Overkill and Beat Hazard 3 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Metal Tales: Overkill |  Beat Hazard 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 17.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 82.9% positive (387 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Zerouno Games | Cold Beam Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Metal Tales: Overkill (2022) is 2 years older than Beat Hazard 3 (2024).
- Metal Tales: Overkill is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard 3 (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Beat Hazard 3 is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Metal Tales: Overkill has no Deck rating yet.
Metal Tales: Overkill vs Beat Hazard 3 — FAQ
- Should I play Metal Tales: Overkill or Beat Hazard 3 first?
- If you want chronology, Metal Tales: Overkill (2022) came out before Beat Hazard 3 (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Metal Tales: Overkill and Beat Hazard 3 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Metal Tales: Overkill and Beat Hazard 3 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Metal Tales: Overkill ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Beat Hazard 3 ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.