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 Kromaia
Beat Hazard and Kromaia 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 Kromaia (2014). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Kromaia (80% 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 Kromaia
Choose Kromaia if it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Kromaia launched in 2014.
Both Beat Hazard and Kromaia 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 |  Kromaia | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 80% positive (35 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Kraken Empire |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 4 years older than Kromaia (2014).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Kromaia (80% positive).
- Kromaia is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; Kromaia does not.
Beat Hazard vs Kromaia — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Kromaia first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Kromaia (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 Kromaia 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 Kromaia have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Kromaia is listed as single-player only.