Choose Beat Hazard
Choose Beat Hazard if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 29% cheaper on the Steam Store. 3,477 Steam reviews back the pick.
Beat Hazard vs VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION
Beat Hazard and VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION 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 VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION (2018). Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION (93.3% 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 VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION
Choose VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION if it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION launched in 2018.
Both Beat Hazard and VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (95.1% vs 93.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Beat Hazard |  VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 13.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.1% positive (3,477 reviews) | 93.3% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Neotro Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Beat Hazard (2010) is 8 years older than VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION (2018).
- Beat Hazard scores higher on Steam reviews (95.1% positive) than VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION (93.3% positive).
- Beat Hazard is currently ~29% cheaper on Steam than VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION (9.99 USD vs. 13.99 USD).
- Beat Hazard has co-op; VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION does not.
Beat Hazard vs VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION — FAQ
- Should I play Beat Hazard or VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION first?
- If you want chronology, Beat Hazard (2010) came out before VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION (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 VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION 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 VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION have multiplayer like Beat Hazard?
- No. Beat Hazard supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Co-op), while VRITRA COMPLETE EDITION is listed as single-player only.