Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want the Shared/Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards, and Color Alternatives side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.1% positive across 3,477 reviews.
Beat Hazard vs Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL
Beat Hazard and Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL 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 14 years older than Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL (2024). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL (92.5% 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 Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL
Choose Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL if you want the Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL launched in 2024.
Both Beat Hazard and Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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 |  Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 92.5% positive (120 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Starlike Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 14 years older than Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL (2024).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL (92.5% positive).
- Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beat Hazard has no Deck rating yet.
Beat Hazard vs Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL — FAQ
- Which is better, Beat Hazard or Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL?
- On Steam reviews Beat Hazard scores higher (95.1% positive) than Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL (92.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Beat Hazard is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL (2024). 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 Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL 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.
- Do both Beat Hazard and Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Beat Hazard ships Co-op; Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL ships Online Co-op, Co-op.