Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want a Casual game with Steam Leaderboards, Color Alternatives, and Custom Volume Controls. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs Retrobooster
Beat Hazard and Retrobooster 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 Retrobooster (2014). Beat Hazard is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Retrobooster (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD). 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 Retrobooster
Choose Retrobooster if it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Retrobooster launched in 2014.
Both Beat Hazard and Retrobooster sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen, 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 |  Retrobooster | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Really Slick |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 4 years older than Retrobooster (2014).
- Beat Hazard is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Retrobooster (9.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; Retrobooster does not.
Beat Hazard vs Retrobooster — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Retrobooster first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Retrobooster (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 Retrobooster 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.