Games like AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia)
If AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Just Shapes & Beats, Rhythm Doctor and Dancing Cube — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic. 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 →AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) is a rhythm-based bullet hell game released in 2019 by Vitamin Games and published by Kwalee, available for $11.99. Players navigate an aesthetic where bullets sync with a soundtrack and must be dodged using precision dash mechanics. Reviewers highlight the challenging yet hypnotic gameplay loop that immerses players, noting the atmospheric design. The game features an advanced level editor with keyframe timeline, enabling players to craft stages and share them through the workshop. Players describe the DOS-like aesthetic as immersing them, and reviewers note that community levels rival official content in scope. Players also describe the precise hitboxes and rhythm-dodging sync as heightening the challenge, while editor flexibility is praised by players for enabling endless creativity. It holds a 96% positive rating from over 1600 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia): A musical bullet-hell where all things beautiful are deadly. Dodge well little nanobot, you don't have much time.
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Just Shapes & Beats
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Top pick for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
"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.
Rhythm Doctor
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Second-strongest match for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Dancing Cube
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
"Dancing Cube" is a multiplayer musical bullet-hell, where players must avoid red obtacles in a giant 3D cube that deforms to the rhythm of the music. Play in solo modes or challenge your friends to see who handles the beat better.
Geometric Feel the Beats
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Have fun destroying your enemies in a reinterpretation of games from the 80s! To the sound of a mixture of unique musical genres, complete missions, improve your ship, be precise in your shots. All of this without worrying about GAME OVER! Show the world your score! Competition is what counts here!
MODSORK
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
A challenging arcade game about dual-wielding and interactive music that will have you going "just one more try!".
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Ranked #6 for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Ranked #7 for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Soundodger+
WHY THIS
Shares level editor and an atmospheric mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Ranked #8 for AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Early Access with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Action with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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 AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Just Shapes & Beats
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
"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.
Rhythm Doctor
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Strategy with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Assault Android Cactus+
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.
Jamestown
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia).
Jamestown: Legend Of The Lost Colony is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars. It features all the intensity, depth, and lovingly handcrafted pixels of a classic arcade shooter, with a modern twist: deeply-integrated cooperative gameplay.
Frequently asked about AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia)
- Does AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) run on Steam Deck?
- AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) 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 AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) cost?
- AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia)?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) are Just Shapes & Beats, Rhythm Doctor, Dancing Cube.
- Who developed AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia)?
- AfterBeat (Project Arrhythmia) was developed by Vitamin Games and published by Kwalee.
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