Games like Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia)

The closest matches to Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia): Just Shapes & Beats, Soundodger+, Rhythm Doctor, A Dance of Fire and Ice, and Beat Hazard. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Afterbeat (Project Arrhythmia) is your kind of game, the closest matches are Just Shapes & Beats, Soundodger+ and Rhythm Doctor — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and hypnotic, and single out its community workshop and dash mechanic. 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.

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.