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Games like Beat Ninja

If Beat Ninja is your kind of game, the closest matches are Boom Dojo, Pulsar and StarMaker VR — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Beat Ninja: 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.

2016Indie12.99 USDWindowsby Xelphyre Games
Beat Ninja — Steam game cover

Players who liked Beat Ninja also play

Steam players who put hours into Beat Ninja 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 Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    Boom Dojo is a procedural rhythm boxing trainer

    2021ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Pulsar

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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

    2024ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. StarMaker VR

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieFreeSteam ↗
  4. Shadow BoXR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    Shadow BoXR is a rhythm boxing game intended to make working out fun. Punch the targets and dodge the obstacles all while rocking out to your favorite music. This is your workout built by you for you.

    2023SportsIndieEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Magyarock VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    Magyarock VR is a drumming rhythm game where you can discover Hungarian metal / rock bands while you are climbing to the top of the leaderboards. Be part of the community and help make the game better.

    2023SportsIndieCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Reach The Beat

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Dive into the stunning world of "Reach The Beat," where your shooting skills are tested to the electrifying rhythms of electronic music. In this game, every move and shot you make creates a musical harmony, illuminated by the neon lights of an abstract city. Ready to feel the rhythm?

    2024Casual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Audioshield

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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!

    2016Indie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. BOXVR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Beat Ninja fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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 ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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 ~62% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~52% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~62% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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 ~62% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~92% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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 ~77% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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. OneShot

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~54% under Beat Ninja on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.

    2016IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. McOsu

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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.

    2017IndieFreeSteam ↗
  2. Music Boy 3D

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Lynium

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    Lynium is a competitive 2D and 3D music video game You can play the different traditional or original game modes

    2020IndieSimulationRPGFreeSteam ↗
  4. Audio Infection

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. StarMaker VR

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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!

    2022ActionIndieFreeSteam ↗
  6. Auragami

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Beat Ninja.

    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

    2026IndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Beat Ninja

How much does Beat Ninja cost?
Beat Ninja is listed on Steam at 12.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Beat Ninja?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beat Ninja are Boom Dojo, Pulsar, StarMaker VR.
Who developed Beat Ninja?
Beat Ninja was developed by Xelphyre Games.

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 Beat Ninja.

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