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Just Shapes & Beats

Play as a small blue shape traveling with its allies through a wordless story about a world threatened by corruption. The story unfolds through expressive characters and visual scenes rather than dialogue. Each stage turns an electronic track into a moving field of hazards. Dodge the incoming patterns, use quick dashes to escape danger, and survive through the end of the song. Play alone or team up with as many as three others in local or online co-op, where teammates can help rescue fallen players. Story Mode introduces the stages, with an optional Casual mode for a gentler challenge. Challenge Runs string together randomly selected tracks, while Playlist lets you revisit individual songs and practice at different difficulties. The game also includes Party Mode and 48 handcrafted stages.

Guide a small shape through music-synced bullet patterns, dodging hazards solo or with up to three co-op partners.

Released 31 May 2018

98%positive of
26k player reviews
$19.99
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1

Dodge Beat-Synced Hazards

2

Rescue Fallen Teammates

3

Survive Boss Patterns

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Developed by Berzerk Studio · Published by Berzerk Studio

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Common Player Critiques

  1. Short Story Mode
  2. Repetitive Replay
  3. No Custom Levels
  4. Achievement Grind
98%
positive of 26k player reviews

Back of the Box

Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements 26
Age ratings
  • ESRB E10+ — Fantasy Violence Mild Blood
  • PEGI 7 — Mild Violence
  • USK 6 — Abstract Violence
  • ClassInd (Brazil) L — Violência fantasiosa
Players 1–4
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Co-op campaign
  • Local co-op
  • Split screen
  • Drop-in/drop-out
Other modes
  • Story Mode co-op
  • Challenge Runs
  • Public online challenge lobbies
  • Party Mode
  • Remote Play Together
Multiplayer The game supports solo play and co-op for up to 4 players. Multiplayer is available both locally and online, with drop-in/drop-out support explicitly stated. Story Mode and Challenge Runs are described as playable local or online, while Challenge Runs also supports public matchmaking with strangers.
Multiplayer & mods Reviews mention a level editor exists, but no provided information confirms official multiplayer mod support or how custom content works in multiplayer.
Controller support Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 1 listed on Steam
Content notices
  • Fantasy Violence
  • Mild Blood
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Website Official website

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