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Games like KickBeat Steam Edition

If KickBeat Steam Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are Boom Dojo, Pianistic and Beat Hazard — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, competitive and funny. 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.

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About KickBeat Steam Edition: From indie pioneers Zen Studios (makers of Pinball FX2 and CastleStorm) comes KickBeat, an innovative rhythm game with a Kung Fu theme, featuring fully 3D characters and high-energy music! You can use your own music to create custom KickBeat tracks, allowing you ultimate replayability!

2014ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Zen Studios
KickBeat Steam Edition — Steam game cover
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Custom tracks with bpm adjustmentGlobal leaderboards for competitive playMartial arts combat syncs with musicAtmosphericCompetitiveFunny

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Steam players who put hours into KickBeat Steam Edition 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.

  1. Boom Dojo

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Boom Dojo is a procedural rhythm boxing trainer

    2021ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Pianistic

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Become a pianist with KEYBOARD and MOUSE! Play the masterpieces of classic, jazz and other piano pieces.

    2020ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Beat Hazard

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

    2010ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. TERRORHYTHM (TRRT) - Rhythm driven action beat 'em up!

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Ranked #4 for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    TERRORHYTHM - the music powered beat 'em up game. Follow the rhythm of music to defeat the security systems that keep any sound from the society. Upload your own MP3 collection and battle through your favourite tracks!

    2018ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. City of Beats

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Ranked #5 for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Shoot. Groove. Loot. Repeat. Cross an ever-changing city skyline, flowing through encounters in tune with the cityscape’s beat. From the weapons you fire, to the enemies you shoot, to the zen-like flow, the only way to win is to become one with the beat.

    2023ActionIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Beat Hazard 3

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Ranked #6 for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Are you ready to explore your music collection mapped as a stunning galaxy of wonders? Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven twin stick shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

    2024ActionIndieCasual19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Soundodger+

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Ranked #7 for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Dodge the music and dance through a mesmerizing ballet of choreographed bullets, each synced to music from over a dozen international artists. Push your creativity and skills with the fully-featured Level Editor and never run out of things to dodge.

    2013ActionIndieCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. BOXVR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Ranked #8 for KickBeat Steam Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Designed to give us back the fun we lost in exercise, BoxVR is the award-winning VR fitness game where you jab, weave and uppercut your way through workouts in time to adrenaline-pumping music.

    2019ActionSportsIndie29.99 USDSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to KickBeat Steam Edition

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. AudioSurf

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of KickBeat Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

    2008Indie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. One Finger Death Punch

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Reviewers of KickBeat Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen! With the unique 1:1 response system of One Finger Death Punch, players will feel the immediate feedback of every bone-crunching hit. Pay tribute to the masters using five classic kung-fu styles mixed with additional weapons.

    2014ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Revolution Ace

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Reviewers of KickBeat Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. K-Pop & Rock Band Manager

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of KickBeat Steam Edition cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    A new star is born! Favour Toys B.V. Entertainment wants to release a new 4-member Band. You have to choose the trainees who you think are ready to make their debut to the public and make a new history. How you manage the band will determine their future.

    2023StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below KickBeat Steam Edition at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under KickBeat Steam Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Zen Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Zen Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Pinball FX Classic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Pinball FX Classic is the biggest, most community focused pinball game ever created. Multiplayer matchups, user generated tournaments and league play create endless opportunity for pinball competition.

    2017SimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. CastleStorm

    WHY THIS

    Shares a funny mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Welcome to the world of CastleStorm, a super genre mashup of 2D physics destruction mashed with tower defense brawler! CastleStorm was born out of the fond childhood memory of building and destroying LEGO castles.

    2013ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Operencia: The Stolen Sun

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition. Shares Action and Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Operencia: The Stolen Sun embraces everything you love about classic first-person dungeon-crawlers, enhancing the old-school turn-based RPG experience with modern sensibilities. Guide a team of memorable characters through a world inspired by Central European mythology.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Pinball FX Classic VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Creating a brand new way to play pinball that deftly combines the look and feel of digital pinball with the sensation of a real-world experience, Pinball FX Classic VR is the premier place for pinball action in VR!

    2016Simulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Circus Electrique

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Circus Electrique is part story-driven RPG, part tactics, part circus management, and completely enthralling– all with a steampunk twist. When everyday Londoners mysteriously turn into vicious killers, only the show’s talented performers possess the skills necessary to save the city.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Pinball FX

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Pinball FX is digital pinball evolved. Get the highest score on tables inspired by the biggest brands in entertainment. New tables arrive frequently!

    2023SimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Wars™ Pinball VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Immerse yourself with 8 amazing Star Wars™ Pinball tables in VR - including one based on The Mandalorian - and level up the pinball action with a customizable Fan Cave, Career Mode, Force Powers, and Total Immersion.

    2021Simulation12.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Infinite Minigolf

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Another title from Zen Studios, the studio behind KickBeat Steam Edition. Shares Indie with KickBeat Steam Edition.

    Explore thousands of holes created by the community, set new world records, participate in multiplayer competitions, customize your character with unlockable clothes and accessories or create your own courses – the possibilities are endless in Infinite Mini Golf.

    2017SportsIndieCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about KickBeat Steam Edition

Does KickBeat Steam Edition run on Steam Deck?
KickBeat Steam Edition is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does KickBeat Steam Edition cost?
KickBeat Steam Edition is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to KickBeat Steam Edition?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside KickBeat Steam Edition are Boom Dojo, Pianistic, Beat Hazard.
Who developed KickBeat Steam Edition?
KickBeat Steam Edition was developed by Zen Studios.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on KickBeat Steam Edition.

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