Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want a Casual game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Color Alternatives. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.1% positive across 3,477 reviews.
Beat Hazard vs KickBeat Steam Edition
Beat Hazard and KickBeat Steam Edition 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 4 years older than KickBeat Steam Edition (2014). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than KickBeat Steam Edition (71.4% 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 KickBeat Steam Edition
Choose KickBeat Steam Edition if it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. KickBeat Steam Edition launched in 2014.
Both Beat Hazard and KickBeat Steam Edition sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, 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 |  KickBeat Steam Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2014 |
| 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) | 71.4% positive (220 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Zen Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 4 years older than KickBeat Steam Edition (2014).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than KickBeat Steam Edition (71.4% positive).
- KickBeat Steam Edition is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; KickBeat Steam Edition does not.
- KickBeat Steam Edition is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Beat Hazard has no Deck rating yet.
Beat Hazard vs KickBeat Steam Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Beat Hazard or KickBeat Steam Edition?
- On Steam reviews Beat Hazard scores higher (95.1% positive) than KickBeat Steam Edition (71.4% 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 KickBeat Steam Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before KickBeat Steam Edition (2014). 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 KickBeat Steam Edition 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 KickBeat Steam Edition have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while KickBeat Steam Edition is listed as single-player only.