Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs Intake
Beat Hazard and Intake both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Beat Hazard (2010) is 3 years older than Intake (2013). Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Beat Hazard: 3,477 reviews, Intake: 64). 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 Intake
Choose Intake if it's the newer release (2013) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Intake launched in 2013.
Both Beat Hazard and Intake sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.1% vs 95.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Beat Hazard |  Intake | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| 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) | 95.3% positive (64 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Cipher Prime Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 3 years older than Intake (2013).
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Beat Hazard: 3,477 reviews, Intake: 64).
- Intake is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; Intake does not.
- Intake is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beat Hazard has no Deck rating yet.
Beat Hazard vs Intake — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Intake first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Intake (2013). 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 Intake similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Intake have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Intake is listed as single-player only.