Rank 01Why this
Shares open mic integration and ship customization with Beat Hazard 2.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Beat Hazard 2
- 28 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Beat Hazard 2 also play
The closest matches to Beat Hazard 2: Beat Hazard 3, Beat Hazard, Symphony, Soundodger+, and Sektori. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Sektori
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Beat Hazard 2.
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Bleed 2
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Beat Hazard 2.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Beat Hazard 2
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Beat Hazard 3
Shares open mic integration and ship customization with Beat Hazard 2.
- 83% of 387 reviews
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Also Music-Based Procedural Generation and Rhythm, like Beat Hazard 2.
- 81% of 173 reviews
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- Released: 2019
- Developer: Cold Beam Games
- Price: $18.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 90% of 755 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Casual
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Leaderboards for every track you play
- Play your own music without conversion
- Ship customization runs deep
- Epic
- Hypnotic
- Intense
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Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Beat Hazard 2 at current Steam store prices.
Everyday Shooter
Why this: Also Music and Twin Stick Shooter, like Beat Hazard 2.
Hyperspace Invaders II: Pixel Edition
Why this: Also Music-Based Procedural Generation and Rhythm, like Beat Hazard 2.
Music Killer
Why this: Same hypnotic mood as Beat Hazard 2.
The Metronomicon: Slay The Dance Floor
Why this: Also Music and Rhythm, like Beat Hazard 2.
Music Racer
Why this: Same retro mood as Beat Hazard 2.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Beat Hazard 2, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
Waves
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Beat Hazard 2.
Relic Hunters Zero: Remix
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Beat Hazard 2.
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
Why this: Also Music-Based Procedural Generation and Twin Stick Shooter, like Beat Hazard 2.
Neon Beats
Why this: Also Music and Rhythm, like Beat Hazard 2.
Chicken Invaders Universe
Why this: Also Top-Down Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Beat Hazard 2.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Beat Hazard 3
Why this: Shares open mic integration and ship customization with Beat Hazard 2.
Sektori
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Top-Down Shooter, like Beat Hazard 2.
Bleed 2
Why this: Also Twin Stick Shooter and Shoot 'Em Up, like Beat Hazard 2.
About Beat Hazard 2
The closest matches to Beat Hazard 2: Beat Hazard 3, Beat Hazard, Symphony, Soundodger+, and Sektori. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Beat Hazard 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Beat Hazard 3, Beat Hazard and Symphony — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as epic, hypnotic and intense, and single out its leaderboards per track and music sync visuals. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Beat Hazard 2: Experience your music collection as never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Is Beat Hazard 2 worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 90% of 755 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $18.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Leaderboards for every track you play
- Play your own music without conversion
- Ship customization runs deep
- Syncs explosions and visuals to the beat
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Currently has a heavy chance to harm physical hardware unless you run this under a debugger and with sandboxed libraries. Optimizations regarding the use of video memory cause it to index out of bounds and write bogus values to volatile…”
People who play it also play: Beat Hazard 3, Beat Hazard, Symphony
Mobile version
Beat Hazard 2 is also on Google Play and App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No ads declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-07, source)
- No in-app purchases declared on Google Play (checked 2026-11-07, source)
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-07, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-07, source)
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Frequently asked about Beat Hazard 2
Can I run it?
Does Beat Hazard 2 run on Steam Deck?
Beat Hazard 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Beat Hazard 2 cost?
Beat Hazard 2 is listed on Steam at 18.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Beat Hazard 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Beat Hazard 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Beat Hazard 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Beat Hazard 2 are Beat Hazard 3, Beat Hazard, Symphony.
Who developed Beat Hazard 2?
Beat Hazard 2 was developed by Cold Beam Games.