Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want the Color Alternatives, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs Vectorium
Beat Hazard and Vectorium 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 8 years older than Vectorium (2018). Vectorium is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 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 Vectorium
Choose Vectorium if you want the Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Vectorium launched in 2018.
Both Beat Hazard and Vectorium sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and 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 |  Vectorium | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, 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) | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | IndigoBlue Game Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 8 years older than Vectorium (2018).
- Vectorium is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Beat Hazard (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Beat Hazard vs Vectorium — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or Vectorium first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before Vectorium (2018). 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 Vectorium 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.
- Do both Beat Hazard and Vectorium have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Beat Hazard ships Co-op; Vectorium ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.