Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, 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 Slash It
Beat Hazard and Slash It 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 6 years older than Slash It (2016). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Slash It (85.4% 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 Slash It
Choose Slash It if it's the newer release (2016) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Slash It launched in 2016.
Both Beat Hazard and Slash It sit in Action, Indie, and Casual 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 |  Slash It | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 85.4% positive (280 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | EGAMER |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 6 years older than Slash It (2016).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than Slash It (85.4% positive).
- Beat Hazard is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than Slash It (9.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; Slash It does not.
Beat Hazard vs Slash It — FAQ
- Which is better, Beat Hazard or Slash It?
- On Steam reviews Beat Hazard scores higher (95.1% positive) than Slash It (85.4% 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 Slash It first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Slash It (2016). 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 Slash It 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.
- Does Slash It have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Slash It is listed as single-player only.