Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs Beat Souls
Beat Hazard and Beat Souls both land in Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Beat Hazard (2010) is 11 years older than Beat Souls (2021). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Beat Souls (58.3% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Beat Souls
Choose Beat Souls if it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Beat Souls launched in 2021.
Both Beat Hazard and Beat Souls sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Beat Hazard |  Beat Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2021 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 58.3% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Zoo Corporation |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 11 years older than Beat Souls (2021).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Beat Souls (58.3% positive).
- Beat Hazard is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Beat Souls (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; Beat Souls does not.
Beat Hazard vs Beat Souls — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Beat Souls first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Beat Souls (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Beat Hazard and Beat Souls similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Beat Souls have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Beat Souls is listed as single-player only.