Beat Hazard 3

Beat Hazard 3 is a twin-stick space shooter in which you pilot a ship through battles generated around music. Enemy waves, weapon intensity, and visual effects respond to the audio, so different songs shape the feel of each fight.

Shoot through enemy fighters and asteroids while dodging incoming fire. The Fold ability can help you evade attacks or concentrate your weapons into a beam, and you can adjust the difficulty and visual intensity.

You can play tracks from your music collection or use the Open Mic system to capture audio from other sources. The galaxy map turns songs into destinations to explore, while ship and mothership upgrades, new weapons, and unlockable ships provide longer-term progression.

Players who enjoy the game often like fighting to their own music, the vivid screen effects, and the easy-to-pick-up arcade action. Some also enjoy mapping songs into galaxies and working toward ship upgrades. Other reviews find the galaxy interface confusing, the music response inconsistent, or report technical and control problems.