Games like Audioshield
If Audioshield is your kind of game, the closest matches are Boom Dojo, Pulsar and StarMaker VR — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, contemplative and intense. 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 →Audioshield is a VR rhythm game released in 2016 by Dylan Fitterer, available as a solo indie experience for $19.99. Players import their own music files and block incoming orbs with shields, creating a personalized rhythm experience. The game features procedural track generation, difficulty scaling, leaderboards, and a workout mode. Reviewers note that the game can turn exercise into a rhythm experience and that procedural tracks keep replays fresh. Players describe it as intense and contemplative while offering substantial challenge. The game received an 80% positive rating from 2119 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.
About Audioshield: Block the beats! Audioshield puts you at the point of impact for every hit in your songs. Block incoming orbs with your shields and feel the music. Works with any song!
Players who liked Audioshield also play
Steam players who put hours into Audioshield 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.
Pulsar
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Pulsar is a VR shooter that combines procedural generation with your music. Built in audio analysis will challenge your reflexes and accuracy with dynamic game play and visual effects. Key Features: in-game file browser and audio analysis 10 different worlds 2 game modes Weapon customization
StarMaker VR
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Start your music journey in StarMaker VR, sing to release the real you and dance with your souls in the melody of the music! You will enjoy what you have changed in this all new experience!
Holodance
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Audioshield.
Ranked #4 for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Released into Early Access as one of the first two VR rhythm games April 5, 2016, Holodance constantly evolved and continues to evolve: Punch orbs with your hands, slice drops with laserblades, shoot drones with guns or dance with dragons, with lots of different kinds of beatmaps!
BOXVR
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Audioshield.
Ranked #5 for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
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.
PowerBeatsVR - VR Fitness
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Audioshield.
Ranked #6 for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
PowerBeatsVR is a high-intensity VR fitness game where you box, dodge, and squat to the rhythm of upbeat music. Choose between official songs with leaderboards and dozens of professional workouts or train with your own music using the generator. See those calories burn and your pulse racing.
Quantized
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Quantized is an audio reactive, procedurally-generated sensory experience. Play your own local songs to generate a fun, exhilarating musical journey.
Beat Ninja
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Audioshield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Beat Ninja is a rhythm based VR game that has you cutting up music like never before. Slice through the music notes as the fly at you from all angles while a tower defense mini-game plays out to your actions. Works with your own music library and supports user and auto-generated beat maps.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Audioshield
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Synth Riders
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Audioshield.
Reviewers of Audioshield cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!
AudioSurf
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Audioshield cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
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.
Serious Sam 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Audioshield.
Reviewers of Audioshield cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Beat Saber
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Audioshield.
Reviewers of Audioshield cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Beat Saber is a VR rhythm game where you slash the beats of adrenaline-pumping music as they fly towards you, surrounded by a futuristic world.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Audioshield at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Audioshield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Audioshield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Audioshield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Audioshield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
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!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Audioshield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Kerbal Space Program
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Audioshield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
McOsu
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
A free open-source circle-clicking rhythm game practice client for osu! beatmaps with Virtual Reality support. McOsu is developed separately from and has no direct affiliation with osu! or ppy Pty Ltd.
Music Boy 3D
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Music Boy 3D is a rhythm-based 3D runner game with the unique webcam head-tracking technology. This game is distinguished by the accuracy and interactivity of the sound.
Audio Infection
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Pew... pew... enemy goes boom! We give you exciting music, intense gameplay, smart AI and epic weapons. It is up to you to deal with the infections.
StarMaker VR
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Start your music journey in StarMaker VR, sing to release the real you and dance with your souls in the melody of the music! You will enjoy what you have changed in this all new experience!
Auragami
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Audioshield.
Auragami is a VR rhythm game that blends cosmic visuals with healing frequencies to create a meditative, motion-driven experience. It delivers atmospheric sensations, engaging you so that you may Unfold and Flow
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Frequently asked about Audioshield
- Does Audioshield work on Steam Deck?
- Audioshield is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Audioshield cost?
- Audioshield is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Audioshield?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Audioshield are Boom Dojo, Pulsar, StarMaker VR.
- Who developed Audioshield?
- Audioshield was developed by Dylan Fitterer.
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 Audioshield.
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