Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want an Action and Indie 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 Chime
Beat Hazard and Chime both land in 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 are Casual games on Steam. Both released in 2010. Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Beat Hazard: 3,477 reviews, Chime: 500). 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 Chime
Choose Chime if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Chime launched in 2010.
Both Beat Hazard and Chime sit in Casual on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.1% vs 95.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Beat Hazard |  Chime | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2010 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 95.6% positive (500 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Zoë Mode |
Side by side
- Both are Casual games on Steam.
- Both released in 2010.
- Both sit near 95% positive on Steam (Beat Hazard: 3,477 reviews, Chime: 500).
- Chime is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; Chime does not.
Beat Hazard vs Chime — FAQ
- Which is better, Beat Hazard or Chime?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Beat Hazard sits at 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews), Chime at 95.6% (500). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Beat Hazard and Chime similar?
- They overlap on 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 Chime have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while Chime is listed as single-player only.